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Concussions push Tony Scheffler to retire from NFL

If you've recently finished your NFL career and suffered from concussions while playing, it may be the right time to get your brain and body screenings.

Jun. 11, 2014 USA Today

Tony Scheffler is retiring from the NFL.

Scheffler told The Associated Press on Wednesday that having three concussions over the past four years had “a lot” to do with his choice.

He had 258 receptions for 3,207 yards and 22 touchdowns in his eight-year career. The Detroit Lions released Scheffler in October. He later had workouts with Chicago and Kansas City and says there was “moderate” interest in him as a free agent this offseason.

Denver drafted him in the second round in 2006 out of Western Michigan and traded him four years later to Detroit.

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