On Tuesday Dan Morgan, who was released by the Panthers in February, decided to retire. Morgan had signed with the Saints, but after training with the team to rehab his injuries Morgan wasn’t seeing the progress that he had wanted, and at some point retirement came into the picture.

“It definitely was not an overnight decision,” said Morgan “It was just waking up in the morning, the retirement thing was in my head, and it wasn’t going away. I’ve never felt like that before.”

Many questioned Morgan’s return last season after he suffered his sixth concussion which ended the season for him. Coming back put Morgan at risk of another concussion, but he suffered a leg injury which again put him out for the rest of the season. It is good to see that Morgan made the decision to walk away from the game while he still could. You have to admire his heart and conviction, but at some point you have to call it quits.

It is sad to see such a great player like Morgan, who was the Panther’s first draft choice in 2001, have to struggle with such injury problems. Morgan’s most memorable performance was probably his 25 tackles in Superbowl XXXVIII. In any case Morgan ultimately made the right decision in retiring, realizing it was time to call it quits.

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