• bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world
    6·
    7 months ago

    I’m surprised he wasn’t already retired, I thought I heard him in a broadcast booth this year? Maybe he was hoping Atlanta would call

    • MurrayL@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 months ago

      Not uncommon for players to want to retire before their contract is actually up, so they go onto the team’s ‘Reserve/Retired’ list. It means they’re effectively gone, but if they decide to unretire the team still holds their remaining contract rights.