Well, didn’t have that on the bingo card.
Rich Cimini of ESPN confirmed on social media that New York Jets running back and return specialist Tarik Cohen “has decided to retire.”
“A stunner,” Cimini said in response to the news on Thursday, August 1. “Cohen was having a good camp and spoke enthusiastically about his prospects. The former All-Pro is 29 years old.”
A stunner: #Jets RB/KR Tarik Cohen has decided to retire, a source tells ESPN. Cohen was having a good camp and spoke enthusiastically about his prospects. The former All-Pro is 29 years old.
h/t @_MLFootball
The “MLFootball” social media account on X previously Twitter was the first to share the news.
Cohen Retiring Suddenly Is Surprising News
Adam Schefter of ESPN said Cohen “informed the Jets today that he is retiring from football, effectively immediately.”
Cohen had gone through a litany of injury issues over the last few years which derailed his NFL career. That injury history included a tibial plateau fracture, a torn ACL, a torn MCL, and a torn Achilles which all occurred between 2020 to 2022.
The former first-team All-Pro specialist announced he was attempting a football comeback in 2023. He joined the Carolina Panthers roster for a few months but switched over to the Jets this offseason.
Cohen signed with the green and white in May and had been with the team up until his retirement news to start August.
Cohen broke his silence about the retirement news on X with a GIF from the show “The Office” of Dwight Schrute raising his hands up in the air with his eyes closed.
This is a developing story and we’ll provide more details as they become available.
