Williams did not pass his physical because he felt discomfort

Legendary Washington quarterback and broadcaster Sonny Jurgensen has spent more than a half-century working for the team. He has decided to end his run with the franchise.“I’ve decided to hang up my headphones and my clipboard Womens Bryce Love Jersey ,” Jurgensen announced in a statement issued by the team. “It’s been a great 55 years in Washington. I want to thank our Redskin fans for being so generous to me and our teams, we owe it all to you. I’ve had so many wonderful memories of thousands of teammates I’ve played with and talked about during my years in radio and television in Washington D.C.”Jurgensen’s entire football career extended more than six decades.“After 62 years in professional football, I still have my health and wonderful family with a special thanks to my beautiful wife Margo for letting me work the weekends for all those years,” Jurgensen said. “I’ll always be a fan of professional football and appreciative of all that it has done for me, my family and our city.”The 84-year-old Jurgensen played for the Eagles from 1957 throug 1963. He spent 1964 through 1974 playing quarterback for Washington. Washington left tackle Trent Williams met with reporters on Thursday for the first time since returning to the team this week and provided details about the medical condition that played a major role in his decision to stay away from the team until Tuesday.Williams said he went to team doctors almost six years ago about the growth on his head that he wound up having removed this offseason. He said the doctors told him it was a minor condition at the time and he accepted that diagnosis while continuing to play.The growth continued to grow, however, and he sought other outside opinions earlier this year. That was when he learned he had Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, which is a rare, soft-tissue cancer.“I had cancer. I had a tumor removed. It got pretty serious for a second. I was told some scary things by the doctor https://www.theredskinslockerroom.com/authentic-terry-mclaurin-jersey ,” Williams said, via Kareem Copeland of the . when he tried on his helmet on Wednesday and head coach Bill Callahan said on Thursday that the team is looking for a way to customize the helmet to fit Williams comfortably. Williams said “we’ll see how this helmet thing turns out,” but there are other issues as well.Williams suggested it would be crazy for him to play without having any guaranteed money on his contract. Williams, who is signed through next season, laughed when asked if he wanted to be traded in the offseason and said he has no trust for the organization, although he did say his relationship with team owner Dan Snyder is good.He also said he still loves football, although it appears to be anybody’s guess when Williams might be playing it again.