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NFL free agency news: Jets tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson retires at 32

The string of early NFL retirements continued with a big name this morning: former UVA great D'Brickashaw Ferguson.

Filed to ESPN: Jets LT D'Brickashaw Ferguson is retiring today after 10 seasons, per sources. Only 32. Completely healthy. A stunner. #nyj

— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) April 8, 2016

There was some speculation that the move could be related to concussion concerns. Ferguson wrote in Sports Illustrated that he felt "betrayed" by the medical community associated with the NFL:

I feel a bit betrayed by the people or committees put in place by the league who did not have my best interests at heart.