After a near-death experience on the field, this player has reportedly decided to call it quits ·

06 Jan 2025, 00:00

Ricardo Lockette was drilled and appears to be out cold, hope he's ok pic.twitter.com/C5zdBzzwFX

— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) November 1, 2015

Less than a year after taking what looked like a relatively simple hit on kickoff coverage, Seattle Seahawks wideout Ricardo Lockette is expected to walk away from the game on Thursday.

#Seahawks WR Ricardo Lockette will announce his retirement tomorrow at a press conference, source said. He suffered a serious neck injury

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 11, 2016

Here's what Lockett said about the injury.

"[The doctors] said if I would have stood up then, the weight of my head — left, right, front, back — I would have died. If one of my teammates would have come over and pulled my arm, just barely, I might have died. Or if the returner at the time would have broken a couple tackles, and they would have rolled and fell on me, I would have died on that field. But what saved my life was the trainers, the work that you guys do."

Ricardo Lockette saluting fans, his eyes were open and he was speaking to medical staff pic.twitter.com/hmvE9D8JkP

— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) November 1, 2015

Lockett attempted a comeback, but it just wasn't in the works. Thankfully, he's taking his health into consideration and that

After a near-death experience on the field, this player has reportedly decided to call it quits

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