Witt retires from NFL

By JASON JUNO

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BRUCE CROSSING — Jake Witt has made memories the rest of us never will.

He heard his name called in the NFL Draft. He was an Indianapolis Colt for a year and a half. He was a pro athlete.

And now he’s saying goodbye to football.

The offensive tackle from Bruce Crossing didn’t make the Colts’ 53-man roster last week. And the next day, rather than taking one of the offers he received to join a practice squad, he announced his retirement from football, unwilling to risk his health for an uncertain future in a sport his heart wasn’t fully into anymore.

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