RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Special-teams ace Sean Morey has retired from the Seattle Seahawks.
Morey was a 1995 graduate of Hebron Academy, where he was an all-conference all-star and New Enmgland Class D football player of the year.
A team spokesman announced the move Saturday morning, minutes before the Seahawks started training camp. Morey was a Pro Bowl selection in 2008 with Arizona, and he signed a free-agent contract with Seattle this offseason.
The 34-year-old has been a leader in raising awareness of head injuries. Last season, he was named co-chair of the NFL Players Association’s concussion and traumatic brain injury committee.
This spring Morey admitted the revelation that the late Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry had brain damage, likely from repeated blows to the head, rattled him.
Morey played college football at Brown and was the school’s first player to have his number retured.
He was drafted in the seventh round by the New England Patriots. He also played for Eagles, Steelers and Cardinals during his nine-year career.
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- Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Sean Morey makes a reception while running drills during football mini camp Friday, April 13, 2007, in Tempe, Ariz.(AP Photo/Paul Connors)
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- Arizona Cardinals’ Sean Morey answers a question during player interviews at the team hotel Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. The Cardinals will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL football Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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- Arizona Cardinals’ Sean Morey does some extra stretching between passing drills during football practice at the team’s training facility Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. The Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1, in Tampa. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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- Dallas Cowboys’ Mat McBriar (1) has his punt blocked by Arizona Cardinals’ Sean Morey as Monty Beisel (52) looks on during overtime of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz. Beisel picked up the block and scored the game-winning touchdown to defeat the Cowboys 30-24. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
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- Pittsburgh Steelers’ Sean Morey (81) breaks into the open on a 76 yard kickoff return against the Cleveland Browns in the second quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, in Cleveland. Browns’ Lawrence Vickers (47) gives chase. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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