Back Quote by Brittney Griner

Hey, you can't play football forever unless you're Brett Favre or Ray Lewis.

— Terrell Suggs

I say this with a heavy heart: I am medically retiring from the NFL.

— Leighton Vander Esch

I can confirm that following specialist medical advice I am having to retire from playing professional football.

— Ryan Mason

I don't want to retire. I still want to play.

— Peyton Manning

You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I…

— Eric Cantona

You know, even though I feel that I can still play the game, God has made the answer clear to me. Retirement is now.…

— Donald Driver

When I retired, I stopped playing because of my body, so much pain and injuries.

— Ronaldo

I am a Georgia guy, and I have Brett Favre's card when he played with the Atlanta Falcons. That's my retirement plan.

— Forrest Griffin

My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'

— Michael Strahan

I don't know if I'm ever going to quit playing football. I'm just kidding.

— Adam Vinatieri

Football has a future. I don't know what that future is. I'm a physician.

— Ann McKee

When I decide I can't play the way I've always played, I'll stop playing football, period.

— Ryan Clark