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New York Giants tight end Rhett Ellison is hardly the only player to have concerns with respect to his concussion injury.
Former Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed did not play a single game in 2019 after suffering the seventh concussion in his career, and his future in the NFL is bleak after the Redskins released him last week.
Ellison suffered a season-ending concussion of his own last year. He signed a four-year contract with the Giants in 2017, but he is another candidate to be cut given the Giants would save $5 million in cap space should they decide to release him.
As such, Ellison is reportedly contemplating retirement (via Charean Williams of Pro Football Reference):
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Giants tight end Rhett Ellison missed the final six games of his eighth NFL season with a concussion.
That has him assessing his future.
Ellison is considering retirement, Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post reports.
Ellison, 31, signed a four-year, $18 million free-agent contract in 2017, six weeks before the team drafted tight end Evan Engram in the first round. Ellison’s role doesn’t match his $7.18 million cap number for 2020.
Ellison managed to put up respectable numbers even as Engram emerged as a star at the tight end spot. He played in all 16 games in 2017 and averaged 10.9 yards per reception in 2018.
Although the Giants could save a significant chunk of money by cutting Ellison, they have needs at tight end. Engram had foot surgery in late December, and has already missed 14 games in his first three seasons.
Ellison could in fact make New York's decision for them should he decide to retire, but the Giants will have a tough choice if he elects to keep playing.
