Vontae Davis retired from football unexpectedly, in the middle of a game (source):
"I went to the bench after that series and it just hit me: I don't belong on that field anymore.
"Leaving was therapeutic. I left everything the league wanted me to be-- playing for my teammates while injured, the gladiator mentality-- it all just popped. And when it popped, I just wanted to leave it all behind. So that's why I don't care what people say. That experience was personal and not meant for anyone else to understand. It was me cold turkey leaving behind an identity that I carried with me for so long."
It's rare to have an epiphany like that. Usually realizations creep in more slowly.
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