Report: Walter Thurmond Is Retiring

Thurmond played safety for the Eagles in 2015 after stops with the Giants and Seahawks.
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Walter Thurmond and Nolan Carroll. (Jeff Fusco)

Walter Thurmond and Nolan Carroll. (Jeff Fusco)

Former Eagles safety Walter Thurmond is retiring, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported. Les Bowen of the Daily News wrote in March that Thurmond was contemplating the move after a six-year career.

According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Thurmond turned down contract offers of more than $4 million per year. Thurmond, a free agent, spent last season in Philadelphia after spending one year with the Giants and four years with the Seahawks. The defensive back was a fourth-round draft pick out of Oregon in 2010, before winning a Super Bowl with Seattle during 2013.

The 28-year-old battled injuries throughout his career, including 2014 when he missed 14 games because of a torn pectoral muscle. Thurmond didn’t miss a game as an Eagle, however, and he intercepted three passes in the first five games of the season.

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