Seahawks Blog
Danny O'Neil covers the Seahawks for The Seattle Times.
Blog Home |
E-mail Danny |
Subscribe |
Twitter feed|
Seahawks forum
Comments (0)
E-mail article
Print
Share
Walter Jones says via Twitter he's retiring
Posted by Danny O'Neil
Left tackle Walter Jones, via his Twitter account, indicated he is "retiring from football."
Jones has previously used Twitter to hint at retirement only to have been joking. So stay tuned to see if there is anything to this.
Walter Jones indicated he will retire from football on Sunday.
Jones said via his Twitter account that he had decided, "it is time for me to retire from football." The post was made shortly on Sunday morning, about three to four hours before the Super Bowl was to be played.
Jones has previously used Twitter to hint at his retirement going back to training camp in 2009. Never has it been this blunt, though.
Jones agent, Roosevelt Barnes, could not confirm any decision had been reached. The Seahawks had not been notified of any change in Jones' status.
Jones is one of the most decorated Seahawks in team history, a nine-time Pro Bowler including eight in a row from 2001 through 2008. He has not played since injuring his left knee in Dallas on Thanksgiving 2009 2008.
Jones is considered by most to be one of the best players in franchise history along with Steve Largent.
He subsequently underwent microfracture surgery, forcing him to miss the final four games of the season. It was the first time in 10 years he missed a game because of injury.
Jones sought to return last season in training camp, but his knee was still hurting. He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery during training camp, sought to return again in September. The knee remained too sore, though, and his recovery was compromised by the fact he can not many anti-inflammatory medications because of a kidney condition diagnosed when he was a rookie with the team.
Jones was chosen by Seattle with the No. 6 overall choice in 1997.
UPDATE - 2:30 AM
Recently listed
Popular searches
Dec 24 - 6:10 AM Looking back: Revisiting Sunday's scouting report
Dec 24 - 1:09 AM Seahawks' scoring binge
Dec 24 - 1:01 AM Video: Summing Seattle's victory
Dec 24 - 12:58 AM Video: Russell Wilson post-game comments
Dec 24 - 12:21 AM Rookie passing roll call
- Fasting woman to end attempt to ‘live on light’
- ‘I don’t want to be only person cured of HIV’
- Reporter who broke story on Gen. McChrystal dies in crash
- 2 charged with stealing 4.3 miles of copper wire from Sound Transit
- Man charged with tossing wife off cruise ship
- O’Bannon case could change NCAA landscape
- It’s curtains for Seattle’s Egyptian Theatre
- Most Americans hate their jobs or have 'checked out,' Gallup says
- Motel pool heater that killed 3 was replaced without permit
- Ride-share cars: illegal, and all over Seattle
- Game thread: time for Mariners to surprise people 530
- Justin Smoak tries to save Mariners, reputation of young 'core' 95
- Justin Smoak appears headed up to rejoin reeling Mariners 94
- Taxi drivers stage a protest parade 91
- Woman trying to ‘live on light’ instead of food ends experiment 77
- Most hate their jobs or have ‘checked out,’ Gallup says 52
- A choice to be single in Seattle 51
- $231 million revenue jump could help break state budget stalemate 45
- ‘I don’t want to be only person cured of HIV’ 41
- Karzai: Afghan troops take lead to secure country 39
- It’s curtains for Seattle’s Egyptian Theatre
- ‘I don’t want to be only person cured of HIV’
- Most Americans hate their jobs or have 'checked out,' Gallup says
- Fasting woman to end attempt to ‘live on light’
- One tough old bird rules the parking lot
- 2 charged with stealing 4.3 miles of copper wire from Sound Transit
- Foodie secrets of Florida’s ‘Redneck Riviera’ are worth the quest
- Mastros defend their actions, plan to ‘retire in peace’
- Ride-share cars: illegal, and all over Seattle
- Your sibling, the bully: Conflict harms mental health
