After 13 seasons, three teams and six Pro Bowls, Eric Weddle is calling it quits.
The veteran NFL safety who most recently played for the Los Angeles Rams announced his retirement Thursday on Twitter.
Weddle’s legacy, ugly split in San Diego
Weddle was one of the league’s most dependable and effective safeties during his career, which he played mostly with the San Diego Chargers. A 2007 second-round pick out of Utah, Weddle played nine seasons with the Chargers before joining the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent in 2015.
His split with the Chargers was contentious, with Weddle claiming after he left San Diego that general manager Tom Telesco said he “had a lot of mileage” and treated him “like a nobody.