{"id":2254558,"date":"2024-05-28T19:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blink-of-an-eye-29-year-old-nfl-player-makes-surprise-retirement-announcement-following-health-scare\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T19:10:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T23:10:01","slug":"blink-of-an-eye-29-year-old-nfl-player-makes-surprise-retirement-announcement-following-health-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blink-of-an-eye-29-year-old-nfl-player-makes-surprise-retirement-announcement-following-health-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Retirement: NFL Player, 29, Quits After Health Scare"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblink-of-an-eye-29-year-old-nfl-player-makes-surprise-retirement-announcement-following-health-scare%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254558&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NFL offensive lineman Billy Price, \u2063a 2018 first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drew-brees-announces-retirement\/\" title=\"Drew Brees Announces Retirement\">-round draft pick<\/a>, announced \u200dhis retirement on Instagram\u200d after surviving \u2064a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. The unexpected health scare led to his decision to leave professional football due to the risks associated with the condition. Price expressed \u2062gratitude for his\u2063 survival and the importance of prioritizing his health over his NFL career. Billy Price, a 2018 first-round NFL draft pick, retired on Instagram following a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. The scare prompted his exit from \u200bfootball to prioritize\u2064 his health. Price emphasized the significance of his well-being over his NFL career, expressing thankfulness \u2062for surviving the ordeal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NFL offensive lineman Billy Price made a surprise announcement on Instagram that he was retiring from the league after going through a health scare and saying that he was \u201clucky to be alive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2018 first round draft pick said last month he suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officer-brian-sicknicks-body-will-lie-in-honor-in-us-capitol-rotunda-one-week-before-sham-senate-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Officer Brian Sicknick\u2019s Body will Lie in Honor in US Capitol Rotunda One Week Before Sham Senate \u201cImpeachment\u201d Trial\">blood clot<\/a> that got into his lungs, so he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-brady-addresses-rumors-he-could-unretire-again-soon\/\" title=\"Tom Brady Addresses Rumors He Could Unretire Again Soon\">leaving professional football<\/a> because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-announces-end-to-ad-selling-based-on-individual-web-browsing\/\" title=\"Google Announces End To Ad-Selling Based On Individual Web Browsing\">potential risks<\/a> the blood clot presents, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.ph\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/40216469\/veteran-center-billy-price-retires-terrifying-blood-clot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESPN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn the blink of an eye, everything can be taken away,\u201d Price wrote on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7ZJ59PMjfJ\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cOn April 24th I had emergency pulmonary embolism surgery to remove a saddle clot that was entering both of my lungs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 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I am thankful to have trained and played alongside men who will continue to make Pro Bowls, All Pro Rosters and Hall of Fame recognitions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He closed out his post by crediting his wife for a career he said that \u201cwould not have been possible without\u201d her \u201ccontinued love and support.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe sacrifices you have made over the course of my career do not go unnoticed,\u201d he added. \u201cI cannot wait to navigate the next chapter in life with you as we continue to grow our family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2018, the Cincinnati Bengals drafted Price out of Ohio State with the 21st pick overall. During his 5 seasons in the NFL, he played three seasons for the Bengals \u2014 appearing in 42 games, with 19 of those being starts. He was then traded to the New York Giants in 2021, and started 15 games for the team before ending up with the Arizona Cardinals. He last played for the Cardinals during the 2022 season and started 11 of those games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, the center also spent time with the New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and Las Vegas Raiders organizations, including on the Dallas practice squad, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/offensive-lineman-billy-price-bengals-2018-first-round-pick-retires-due-to-risk-caused-by-blood-clot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NFL reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2017, the Ohio State player <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">won the Rimington Trophy, which honors the top center in the nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktbs.com\/sports\/national\/veteran-c-billy-price-blood-clot-announces-retirement\/article_58bd4eb1-65ed-5323-a917-cf0adc854529.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTBS 3 ABC<\/a>, noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL offensive lineman Billy Price, a 2018 first-round draft pick, announced on Instagram his unexpected retirement due to a recent health scare involving a life-threatening blood clot in his lungs. 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