Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
A few colorful facts to the story here:<p>1) 3 years of service vests into NFL pension plan, he just hit qualification - value pegged at $21,360 a year for life (3)<p>2) He has not publicly commented on his retirement or reasons for it.<p>3) He has a hugely awesome secondary option - doctorate of math at MIT<p>4) He was at end of his rookie contract, next year would be the &quot;in the money&quot; year for him so he is clearly leaving a lot of cash on the table.<p>5) Over three years he &quot;only&quot; earned ~$1.8m <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spotrac.com&#x2F;nfl&#x2F;baltimore-ravens&#x2F;john-urschel-14586&#x2F;cash-earnings&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spotrac.com&#x2F;nfl&#x2F;baltimore-ravens&#x2F;john-urschel-145...</a> - which after tax is 7 figures but still not a lot.<p>6) He has been notoriously thrifty, living on $25k a year and driving a used car (2). So would imagine at some level he has been planning this outcome, or leaving option wide open.<p>(1) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;early-lead&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2017&#x2F;07&#x2F;27&#x2F;at-age-26-ravens-john-urschel-retires-from-nfl-to-pursue-phd-in-math-at-mit&#x2F;?utm_term=.993521d04a50" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;early-lead&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2017&#x2F;07&#x2F;27...</a><p>(2) <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.baltimoresun.com&#x2F;sports&#x2F;bs-sp-ravens-john-urschel-math-20150707-story.html#page=1" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.baltimoresun.com&#x2F;sports&#x2F;bs-sp-ravens-john-urschel...</a><p>(3) <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;firstquarterfinance.com&#x2F;nfl-pension-plan-retirement-plan&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;firstquarterfinance.com&#x2F;nfl-pension-plan-retirement-p...</a>