Money is surely a factor in “early retirements”

Jul 25th 12:10 PM EDT.

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Last yearâ€™s surprising decision by 49ers linebacker Chris Borland to retire after only one year (and to pay back a significant chunk of his signing bonus) sparked a new narrative for the NFL: The early retirement. Since then, plenty of media members who would like to see football diminish or disappear along with some mediaâ€¦

Daniel Jones NYG QB	+25.0
Chargers DST LAC DST	+22.7
Michael Wilson ARI WR	+22.2
Ezekiel Elliott RB	+20.9
Alvin Kamara NO RB	+20.0
Daniel Carlson LV K	+15.8
Eagles DST PHI DST	+14.6
Rashid Shaheed NO WR	+14.4
Jonnu Smith MIA TE	+13.6
James Conner ARI RB	+12.5
Saquon Barkley PHI RB	+12.5
Gabe Davis JAC WR	+11.6
Trevor Lawrence JAC QB	+11.4
Justin Fields PIT QB	+11.1
Christian Watson GB WR	+11.1

Steelers DST PIT DST	-45.0
D'Onta Foreman CLE RB	-30.9
Saints DST NO DST	-27.4
Matt Gay IND K	-26.2
Taysom Hill NO TE	-20.5
Patriots DST NE DST	-19.0
Geno Smith SEA QB	-18.8
Demario Douglas NE WR	-14.9
Justin Herbert LAC QB	-14.7
Curtis Samuel BUF WR	-14.7
Zay Jones JAC WR	-14.6
Keaton Mitchell BAL RB	-14.6
Joshua Dobbs SF QB	-13.6
C.J. Stroud HOU QB	-13.6
Blake Grupe NO K	-13.1

Money is surely a factor in “early retirements”

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