Former Dolphins, Titans star Ryan Tannehill closes door on NFL career: 'Ship has sailed'

Steve Doocy catches up with the 4-time Super Bowl champion at Outlaw Stadium in Dierks, Arkansas after Dierks High School won a $1M facility upgrade from T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights contest.

Multiple quarterbacks exited NFL games due to injury last week in a league already short on quality players at the position.

But it is unlikely that veteran signal-caller Ryan Tannehill will be making an NFL comeback down the stretch this season. Tannehill, the 2019 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, quietly decided to call it a career.

"I think that chapter is closed," Tannehill told The Escapist. "I think last year, that was where I was at, if the right opportunity came up and was right for our family. Staying in shape and staying ready. I had plenty of calls, but nothing ever felt like the right opportunity that I was looking for. That was last NFL season. At this point, I think that ship has sailed for me."

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill throws against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sept. 17, 2023, in Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tannehill hasn’t appeared in an NFL game since the 2023 season. 

The Miami Dolphins selected Tannehill in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. An ACL injury forced him to miss the entire 2017 regular season. The Dolphins traded Tannehill to the Tennessee Titans in 2019.

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Tannehill experienced a career resurgence in Tennessee, finishing his first season with the team with 2,742 passing yards and 22 touchdowns. The performance earned Tannehill his first career Pro Bowl selection.

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