NFL defensive lineman John Cominsky retires at 29 due to injuries

John Cominsky, an NFL antiaircraft lineman who played for the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions, announced his status from the league astatine lone 29.

Cominsky made the announcement successful a station connected societal media.

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John Cominsky, an NFL antiaircraft lineman who played for the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions, announced his status from the league astatine lone 29. (Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

"After 6 years successful the NFL, I americium officially medically retiring," helium wrote successful a connection posted to his Instagram. "I americium arrogant of the vocation I had, but person accumulated a operation of injuries that are overwhelming my tendency to proceed playing. 

"Thank you to the Atlanta Falcons for believing successful maine and drafting an nether the radar DII prospect. Thank you to the Detroit Lions for grabbing maine disconnected waivers and giving maine a 2nd declaration and allowing maine to amusement what I tin bash arsenic an NFL starter. Thank you to the beforehand offices and coaches that helped physique maine up and believed successful me. Who would person thought a tiny municipality Barberton, Ohio QB would find his mode to sacking NFL QBs?"

Cominsky added that helium "learned a lot" from playing shot and was grateful for getting the accidental to stock the tract with players helium admired arsenic a young jock and shaking hands with Hall of Famers.

Cominsky added that helium "learned a lot" from playing shot and was grateful for getting the accidental to stock the tract with players helium admired arsenic a young jock and shaking hands with Hall of Famers. (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)

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"Best of all, my matrimony was strengthened and I had my 2 beauteous children," helium added. "Each coming astatine cleanable times successful my career, bolstering maine to the decorativeness line. I locomotion distant with my household successful caput and therefore, person recovered bid successful this hard decision.

"Time marches on."

The Falcons selected Cominsky successful the 4th circular of the 2019 NFL Draft retired of the University of Charleston successful West Virginia.

He played successful 27 games for the Falcons earlier appearing successful 30 with the Lions successful 2022 and 2023. He suffered a torn MCL successful the summertime earlier the 2024 play and missed the full season.

The Falcons selected Cominsky successful the 4th circular of the 2019 NFL Draft retired of the University of Charleston successful West Virginia. (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)

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He recorded 107 tackles and 7.5 sacks successful 5 seasons.

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