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Billy Price Retires from NFL After Emergency Blood Clot Surgery; Former 1st-Rounder

Former first-round pick Billy Price is retiring from the NFL after five seasons.

Price announced his decision on Instagram after undergoing emergency pulmonary embolism surgery on April 24 to remove a blood clot that was entering both of his lungs:

"In the blink of an eye, everything can be taken away," Price wrote. "On April 24th I had emergency pulmonary embolism surgery to remove a saddle clot that was entering both of my lungs. As a healthy 29 year old, an unprovoked pulmonary embolism with no further medical explanation is terrifying. I am truly thankful to be alive today.