Veteran DE/OLB Trent Cole is scheduled to announce his retirement from the NFL on Christmas night and will do so as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.
“As a person playing ball, I’ll never be satisfied,” Cole said, via PhiladelphiaEagles.com. “I’m going to move on to the next thing. It was a great career, but it just doesn’t stop there. Being successful is never going to stop me. I’m not going to stop being successful. I’m going to go on to the next thing and try to be successful.”
Cole previously mentioned that he wasn’t worried about whether an opportunity surfaced for him this year, considering the other opportunities he has available to him.
Cole, 35, is a former fifth-round pick of the Eagles back in 2005. He played 10 years for the Eagles before signing on with the Colts in 2015 and spent two years in Indianapolis.
For his career, Cole recorded 468 tackles, 90.5 sacks, 21 forced fumbles, three recoveries, one interception, 27 pass defenses and a defensive touchdown over the course of 12 years and 176 games. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection.
We had him featured in our Top 50 Available Free Agents list.
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