Steelers' former linebacker Myles Jack retires from the NFL
Life in the NFL is hard for all players, much less ones that just came off the couch like Steelers' former starting LB Myles Jack. Not even a two weeks into his tenure with the Eagles, Jack is ready to go back to life without football: Trade School It Is Before signing with the Eagles […]
Life in the NFL is hard for all players, much less ones that just came off the couch like Steelers' former starting LB Myles Jack.
Not even a two weeks into his tenure with the Eagles, Jack is ready to go back to life without football:
Trade School It Is
Before signing with the Eagles two weeks ago, Myles Jack was at the house, bored and looking for something to do. He told reporters he considered becoming a plumber or an electrician before the Eagles called, just wanting to stay busy:
"I like to work, I just couldn't sit at home," Jack said at his introductory presser in Philly. "I've been blessed to make a lot of money. So I could just retire and sit at the house. But I'm too bored. My mind is too much. So I just want to be innovative. I don't know, if a zombie apocalypse happens, I want to be able to build something or fix something."
Well, now Jack can get back to being a Doomsday Prepper, seeing as football will no longer be a time constraint in the life of the former Steelers' linebacker.
A short tenure in Pittsburgh, Jack signed a two-year deal last offseason, but he was released by Pittsburgh this spring when they decided to revamp their LB corps.
A solid coverage player that is still only 27 and coming off a season that saw him record over 100 tackles, Jack lacked the physicality that Pittsburgh desperately wants back in black and gold, even if he was rangy in pass coverage.
And there was a good chance Jack had a meaningful role with the Philadelphia Eagles, especially when you consider they have had their own woes at the inside linebacker position.
But Jack knows there's more to life than football, and he's obviously at peace with what he accomplished in his career. So good for him, and cheers to retirement at the ripe old age of 27.
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