Regarding the NFL this month has been very hectic. Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle David Irving said on Thursday March 8, that he is quitting the NFL. Irving is 25 years old and is already wanting to quit because he got suspended. Irving announced that he is quitting on a Instagram live stream less than a week after the NFL suspended him for violating it’s substance-abuse policy for the third time. On live stream Irving stated “Basically, guys, I quit, I don’t want to talk about the suspension and all this other nonsense. I’m outta there, I’m not doing this crap no more.” Irving also was saying that his problem is with the league not the sport. During the live stream Irving was smoking marijuana and speaking about how he disagrees with the NFL’s policy on the substance.
Also on March 8,2019 The Detroit Lions have released a veteran guard T.J Lang on Friday with one year left on his contract. This happening ended a question that had been lingering throughout the off-season. The general manager of the Lions Bob Quinn said at the NFL scouting combine last week that the team was still deciding on what they wanted to do with the former Pro Bowler, which they signed him to a 3 year contract deal before the 2017 season. By releasing 31 year old T.J Lang, the Lions saved $8,843,750 in cap room and also avoided paying him a $750,000 roster bonus that they would’ve had to pay next week. Injuries lingered throughout Lang’s career with the Lions and, even towards the end of the season, Lang said he was not sure what his future was going to hold. Lang dealt with injuries throughout his two seasons in Detroit, include being limited to six games last season while dealing with a concussion and a neck injury among other ailments.
These are two big things that have happened recently in the month of March so far, and both of these big events happened on the same exact day.
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