Report: Jets' Ferguson retiring after 10 seasons

New York Jets left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson is retiring from the NFL after 10 seasons of play, ESPN's Rich Cimini reports, citing sources.

It's a shocker, as Ferguson is only 32 years old and reportedly fully healthy. He never missed a game and played 10,351 of a possible 10,352 snaps since the Jets selected him fourth overall in 2006.

Along the way, Ferguson earned three Pro Bowl berths and provided strong, if unspectacular, play anchoring the line on a succession of Jets quarterbacks' blind sides.

The Jets reportedly asked Ferguson to take a "significant" pay cut in 2016 (he was slated to count $14.1 million against the salary cap) and he balked in perhaps the biggest way possible by walking away from the team entirely.

Ferguson's long-term health may also have factored into his decision. After seeing the movie "Concussion" and learning about CTE late last season, Ferguson wrote for Sports Illustrated that he felt "betrayed" by the league, which he said "did not have my best interests at heart."

Ferguson reportedly let his coaches and teammates know weeks ago that he was considering retirement.

Nonetheless, it's assumably not the decision the Jets wanted. Though the team will gain more than $9 million in cap room with Ferguson's retirement, it now has a major hole on the offensive line to fill and few options with which to fill it.