By Michael GallagherShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberPlaying in the NFL by their 30th birthday is a reality that some players never get to experience.
Former Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Breiden Fehoko is one of them.
The 29-year-old defensive lineman announced via social media on Friday that he was officially retiring from the NFL after just two seasons.
“Sometimes in life you just get a sense of fulfillment & for me it’s now,” Fehoko wrote on Instagram. “29 years old and I couldn’t be happier with the journey of where this game has taken me.
“…I’m not a fan of long novels but I’m glad to say I’m retiring from this great sport of football. I’m so blessed to have a head start in life & I look forward to my next chapter with my family. I’ll miss the team dinners, bus rides, training camps, and everything in between. I won’t miss conditioning.”
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...Fehoko hasn’t played during the regular season since his three-year stint with the Chargers from 2020 to 2022. During that time, he totaled 36 tackles, five run stuffs, three pressures, and three hurries while playing 448 defensive snaps across 17 career games.
After spending most of the 2022 season on the Chargers’ practice squad, Fehoko signed with the Steelers in April the following year. He spent the 2023 season on Pittsburgh’s practice squad, was placed on injured reserve in 2024, and re-signed with the Steelers in August of this year before being released a little over two weeks later.
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The highlight of his football career came back in 2019 when he won a College Football Playoff National Championship with LSU.
That team, coached by Ed Orgeron and quarterbacked by eventual No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow, set several NCAA records en route to a 14-0 season, had six All-Americans and 15 All-SEC selections, and had 14 players drafted, including five first-round picks.
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