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"To walk away from the game by choice is one
thing, to walk away from the game because of the risk of
paralysis is another," Chancellor, 30, tweeted.
Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported that Chancellor isn't
expecting to get medical clearance to play again after recent
tests failed to show enough healing.
Chancellor said he always told himself that he would keep
playing football "until the wheels fall off," and while that
didn't happen, "God has given me a sign that I just can't
ignore."
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll indicated in January that
Chancellor would "have a hard time playing football again."
Chancellor was injured on Nov. 9 in a game at Arizona in what
was referred to then as a "stinger." Doctors have said that
stingers are usually temporary, and that the term is often used
too loosely and that Chancellor's injury is more serious.
Last summer, Chancellor signed a three-year, $36 million
contract extension, and in February, his $6.8 million base
salary for 2018 became fully guaranteed.
Perhaps for contractual reasons, Chancellor didn't used the word
"retire" in his tweets, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Chancellor and defensive backs Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman
were integral parts of Seattle's physical secondary, dubbed the
"Legion of Boom."
Sherman signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers in
March.
Chancellor, whom the Seahawks chose in the fifth round of the
2010 NFL Draft, was chosen for four Pro Bowls and two times
received second-team All-Pro honors.
The Seahawks stayed in the NFL's top 10 in in total defense or
points allowed from 2011 to 2016.
--Field Level Media
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