After suffering four concussions in four seasons, tight end Jordan Cameron has decided to step away from football. Ryan Bartow of 247Sports.com reports (via Twitter) that the veteran has retired from the NFL.
Cameron entered the league as a fourth-round pick in 2011, and he proceeded to play four seasons with the Browns. The tight end earned a Pro Bowl birth in 2013 following a campaign where he collected 80 receptions for 917 yards and seven touchdowns. He signed a two-year, $15MM deal with the Dolphins prior to the 2015 season, and he played 16 games during his first season in Miami. However, Cameron continued to rack up concussions, limiting him to only three games this past season. The 28-year-old will have finished his career having played in 66 career games.
Dolphins coach Adam Gase told reporters in November that the tight end was still interested in playing, perhaps implying that the organization would have welcomed him back. Instead, the team is currently rolling with Julius Thomas, Anthony Fasano, MarQueis Gray, and Thomas Duarte as their tight ends.
Despite the injury history, we still ranked Cameron as the 14th-best free agent tight end.
Julius Thomas is a Dolphin?? Wrong Florida team haha
Don’t you just hate when you try and correct someone to look smart, but you’re actually the one who is wrong? Julius Thomas is in fact a member of the Dolphins
Totally forgot Jacksonville unloaded him. So many players changing teams!
He got traded there like a month ago…
JCam doing the right thing. His 50 yr old self will be thankful. Hopefully players with 2+ concussions follow suit. $$$ now is no reason to throw the rest of your life away.