Terrance Knighton, who played defensive tackle for the Jaguars, Broncos, and Washington — has decided to retire at age 30, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Terrance Knighton, aka ‘Pot Roast,’ will retire from NFL to pursue coaching
“Pot Roast” will be moving on to the next phase in his career.
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Schefter reports that Knighton — who possessed the best nickname in the NFL with “Pot Roast” — retired to pursue coaching.
Knight spent training camp with the Patriots last season after signing a one-year, $4 million contract in March of 2016, but the team released him five months later.
He didn’t put up big sack numbers during his career, but was one of the better run stuffers in the league during his career.
There has been a handful of young and recently retired NFL players who have gone on to coaching roles. Wes Welker was hired as an offensive assistant with the Houston Texans, and Byron Leftwich was hired as the quarterbacks coach of the Arizona Cardinals in January.
Knighton’s career took him to a few destinations across the league, and he’ll hope to find a landing spot.
If it doesn’t work out, he could always give Family Feud a shot again.
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