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Eric Weddle after all is just not the primary NFL participant to depart retirement and return to the league, however few have achieved so simply in time for the playoffs or in the end landed within the Tremendous Bowl. Listed here are a few of them.
- Reggie White, then of the Inexperienced Bay Packers, introduced his retirement in 1998, however at some point later he stated he was unretiring. He performed yet one more season for the Packers after which retired once more. After sitting out the 1999 season, he unretired but once more and returned to the league in 2000 to play for the Carolina Panthers for yet one more season. At age 38, he had 5 ½ sacks and 16 tackles.
- Deion Sanders retired in 2000 as a member of the Washington Soccer Workforce. On the age of 37 he unretired in 2004 and performed for the Baltimore Ravens for 2 extra seasons, totaling 38 tackles and 5 interceptions.
- Ricky Williams retired in 2003 after 5 nice seasons with the Dolphins. After lacking the 2004 season, he unretired in 2005 and performed six extra seasons. He hardly ever displayed the type of his first stint within the league, however he did rush for 1,121 yards and 11 TDs in 2009.
- Brett Favre, the king of retirement vacillation, retired in 2007 at age 37 after 17 seasons within the league. He unretired and performed for the Jets in 2008 and retired once more, solely to unretire and play two extra seasons, this time for the Minnesota Vikings. He had a sensational season in 2008, throwing for 33 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. He retired after the 2009 season at age 41.
- Randy Moss retired following the 2010 season after 13 years within the league. He sat out the 2011 season, then unretired and performed yet one more season, this time for the San Francisco 49ers, totaling 28 catches, 434 yards and three TDs. His encore season landed him within the Tremendous Bowl, the place he had two catches for 41 yards in a loss to the Ravens.
- Marshawn Lynch retired from the Seattle Seahawks after the 2015 season, then unretired in 2017 and joined the Raiders at 31, speeding for 891 yards and 7 TDs. He returned for the 2018 season after which retired a second time. In a scenario that's very similar to the Rams and Weddle reunion, the Seahawks satisfied Lynch to unretire once more with one week left within the 2019 common season as a result of three of their operating backs have been sidelined by accidents. In three video games (counting two playoff video games), Lynch totaled 67 yards and 4 TDs after which retired once more at age 33.
- Jason Witten retired after the 2017 season after 15 years with the Dallas Cowboys and spent a 12 months within the TV sales space, the place he struggled. He returned to the Cowboys in 2019 and caught 63 passes for 529 yards and 4 TDs. He joined the Raiders the next season and had 13 catches for 69 yards and two TDs, then retired at age 38.