After undergoing three offseason surgeries, it’s unlikely that Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin will take the field again. However, we should not expect to hear an official announcement from Baldwin anytime soon, as NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo (Twitter link) explains. 
If Baldwin were to formally retire today, he could potentially forfeit the signing bonus allocation in his deal over the final two years of his contract. Also, if he waits until the Seahawks release him, he could collect on $1MM in injury protection.
In short, it seems likely that Baldwin will retire from football this offseason. However, he won’t make any of this official until the remainder of the cash on his deal is secure.
If this is the end of the line for Baldwin, he’ll leave the game with 493 catches for 6,593 yards and 49 touchdowns – all with the Seahawks. He’ll also walk away with two Pro Bowl nods (2016 and 2017) plus a Super Bowl XLVIII ring.
This guy played through injury all last year. Have to wonder if that hurt him even more.
Sad to see someone’s career come to an end like this. Not a Seahawks fan, in fact, I can’t stand them lol but I respect this guy, hard not to respect talented players who lay it all out there on the field and not only that but you don’t hear about them getting into stupid stuff off the field. Hope him nothing but the best, hope he recovers and find success off the field.
I don’t see how you can’t respect what the guy did. An UDFA that made 2 pro bowls and was instrumental in getting to 2 SBs. I would have written this under rumncokes post but I didn’t want to taint it with stupidity.
Baldwin had a couple brain farts but he was mostly class all the way. Was a leader and highly respected on the team. He will be hard to replace. I think whenever he retires that Seattle won’t go after any money. He deserves what he has and Seattle had a history of letting players who leave early for any reason to keep the money. Good Luck Doug sad to see you go.
Good Riddons
Wow you are worthless
coming from a guy who can’t spell riddance
coming from someone who can’t spell riddance
You got him the first time. Zing.
It’s never going to be easy for any Seahawk WR to live in the shadow cast by legend Steve Largent but Baldwin had a pretty good career as well.
Angry thug, cute with ratings though. Seattle’s type in the lib lgbt city
Cute with ratings