Eagles DE Chris Long Appears to Announce Retirement on Twitter After 11-Year Playing Career

After an offseason full of speculation, Eagles fan favorite Chris Long appears to have announced his retirement in his latest social media post.

Long was non-committal to returning to the City of Brotherly Love next season, despite a lack of depth on the Philadelphia defensive line. Nonetheless, Long is ready to put his playing days behind him, as he revealed in an emotional post.

This decision has been a long time coming. Long commented on his impending decision as recently as January on a local Philly radio show.

"At the end of the day, the itch is still here, I still love playing on Sunday," Long told Marks & Reese on 94WIP. "But as far as what happens, I'm literally just kind of sitting back and seeing what the Eagles do and who they bring in or don't bring in and how deep that room gets. But I'd still love to play. But at the end of the day at 33, I could go either way."

As for the Eagles, this mean they'll need even more from the likes of Brandon Graham, Derek Barnett and Fletcher Cox.