Seahawks’ Ricardo Lockette reportedly will announce retirement Thursday

Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockette, wearing a post-surgery neck brace, and his parents wave to fans before a Nov. 15, 2015 game against the Cardinals at CenturyLink Field. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times) Seahawks receiver Riccardo Lockette is expected to announce his retirement at a press conference Thursday after suffering a severe neck injury last season.

Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockette is expected to announce his retirement at a 1 p.m. news conference Thursday, according to a source.

Lockette suffered a neck injury in a game in Dallas last November and had to have surgery to repair ligaments in his neck. He wore a neck brace for months afterward, and the severity of the injury became more…