The Steelers saw their longest-tenured offensive player in the early stages of the 2022 NFL offseason. Now, they have lost one of their long-time defenders to retirement as well.Stephon Tuitt announced on Wednesday that he was retiring from the NFL. The former second-round pick out of Notre Dame had been with the Steelers since being drafted in 2014.He was the second-longest tenured Steeler behind only his fellow defensive lineman Cameron Heyward, who has been with the team
Thomas Fletcher Jersey since being a first-round draft pick in 2011.Tuitt ended up playing eight seasons in Pittsburgh and is calling it quits just over a week after his 29th birthday. Why is he retiring now? He explained his decision in his retirement announcement.MORE: Why did Stephon Tuitt retire?Stephon Tuitt cited two reasons for his retirement from the NFL in an official statement."After the tragic lo s of my brother Richard, and upon completing my degree from the University of Notre Dame, I know I am being called to move beyond
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A.J. Bouye Jersey Tuitt: Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) MORE:Stephon Tuitt statsTuitt was a well-rounded playmaker for the Steelers during his career. He was a stout defensive lineman and defended the run well. He was a solid pa s rusher too, and his 34.5 sacks are tied for 19th-most in Steelers history.Tuitt recorded a career-high 11 sacks in 2020. That turned out to be the final season in which he played, as he mi sed the entire 2021 season with a knee injury.Below are Tuitt's career stats acro s his 91 career games from 2014 through 2020:GamesStartsTacklesSacksTFLForced fumblesInterceptions917924634.54861MORE: What happened to Stephon Tuitt's brother, Richard Bartlett III?Richard Bartlett III was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Johns Creek, Ga. in June of 2021.Bartlett was in the proce s of moving and enlisted the help of his friends and family to do so. They had three cars following one another when it was noticed that a mattre s fastened to one of the cars was coming loose.Bartlett pulled over in the Atlanta suburb with the other two cars and attempted to secure it. While doing so, he was hit by a car. His mother, Tamara Tuitt-Bartlett, witne sed him get hit.Police Capt. Todd Hood explained that the car which was "a dark four-door sedan" that may have been a BMW turned to see what it had hit before
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