Lions' Rashean Mathis hanging it up after 13 seasons
Detroit Lions cornerback Rashean Mathis has announced his retirement after 13 seasons in the NFL.
The 39th overall pick of the 2003 draft, Mathis spent the first 10 years of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was a first-team All Pro selection in 2006. Mathis retires with 32 interceptions across 175 career games. He missed the final nine games of 2015 with a concussion. Mathis turns 36 in August. The Lions have a cornerback need opposite Darius Slay.
The Lions ranked 26th in Adjusted Defensive Net Expected Points (NEP) in 2015. They are still just one year removed from a top-five finish in our defensive metrics (fourth in 2014).
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