Longtime NFL quarterback Colt McCoy has announced his retirement from the league. On Monday, the 14-year NFL veteran posted a video to his social media accounts announcing he was walking away from the game with a post captioned "Thank you football. Excited for the next chapter.
" The 25-minute long video details McCoy's journey to the NFL, from his humble beginnings watching football as a young boy to becoming a Longhorns legend. The video also touched on why the 37-year-old opted to retire than attempt to play through the rigors of another NFL season. NFL Sunday Ticket's new pricing on Apple causes outrage from fans Livvy Dunne and Alix Earle go undercover at Fanatics Fest dressed as boyfriends "One chapter of it is coming to an end," McCoy said in the video .
"The chapter of going out there and playing, I just can't. My elbow just is not gonna allow me to do that. That's not an excuse; that's just how it is.
"But the love for the game, the passion for it, the enjoyment, I find from it. I love football, it's a beautiful sport, it's a great game and it's taught me so much about my makeup, my DNA, my competitive spirit. "I hate that I can't play it anymore but I'm also grateful for what the good Lord allowed me to do and how long I got to play.
As a kid growing up in West Texas, we all have dreams but pushing myself and working and being fortunate to be around great, great people and coaches and teammates, it was a dream come true." After it was announced that McCoy was retirin.