The final game of the 2024 NFL season is almost here as Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will take on Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. The Chiefs are aiming for the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat and their fourth ring in the last six years.
The Eagles, on the other hand, are eyeing their second ring and payback for Super Bowl LVII, a 38-35 loss to KC. But ahead of the big game, a former NFL defender has announced his retirement.
On Sunday, former defensive end Isaac Rochell called it quits. The former Notre Dame standout spent seven seasons in the NFL with four different teams, most notably the Los Angeles Chargers. Rochell took to X to make his retirement official.
“I am officially retiring from the @nfl,” Rochell wrote on X. Rochell spent four seasons with the Fighting Irish from 2013 to 2016, becoming a three-year starter. He went on to become the No. 225 pick in the 7th round of the 2017 NFL draft. Rochell spent his first four seasons with the Chargers. In his rookie year, he spent the majority of his time on the practice squad.
However, after a promotion to the active roster in December 2017, Rochell earned a role for Los Angeles over the next three seasons. Rochell bounced around the league from 2021 to 2023, appearing in 26 total games between the Colts, Browns and Raiders.
In his seven-year career, Rochell tallied 113 tackles, 9.5 sacks and one interception.