Blake Bortles is retiring. Simply don’t inform anybody.
The previous Jaguars and Rams quarterback is hanging up his cleats after eight seasons within the NFL, revealing the knowledge on Wednesday’s episode of Barstool Sports activities’ “Pardon My Take” podcast.
“I've not touched a soccer since January. I've formally retired,” Bortles stated on the episode.
If that comes as a shock, that will have been by design. The No. 3 general choose from the 2014 NFL Draft admitted he hadn’t knowledgeable anybody of his retirement determination till happening the favored podcast this week.
“I didn’t inform anyone I retired. A few months in the past, in all probability, simply didn’t inform anybody. So, I suppose you guys are sort of the primary to listen to it publicly, perhaps?” Bortles informed the shocked hosts.
Bortles was drafted by the Jaguars in 2014 and spent 5 seasons with the staff. The spotlight of his tenure got here in Jan. 2018, when Jacksonville went to the AFC Championship sport and misplaced to the Patriots in a 24-20 thriller. He was finally launched after the 2018 season and hung out as a backup with the Rams, Broncos, Packers, and Saints.
It’s unclear if he has submitted his official retirement papers and the preliminary function of the interview was to see if Bortles could be thinking about signing with an NFL staff. The 30-year-old stated that he could be prepared to return again – for the appropriate value.
“Two [years] for $15 million? I'd be there in a heartbeat,” Bortles stated.
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