Bengals' David Pollack Won't Attempt Comeback; Retires

The Cincinnati Bengals' official site is reporting that linebacker David Pollack is retiring.

Pollack was the Bengals' 1st round pick in the 2005 Draft (17th overall) out of Georgia. He had a promising career that ended in Week 2 of the 2006 season against the Cleveland Browns. He broke his neck (the sixth cervical vertebrae) while trying to tackle Browns running back Reuben Droughns.

Pollack missed the rest of the 2006 and all of 2007 season as he attempted to make a comeback. However, last week he told Bengals coach Marvin Lewis that he was medically cleared to play, but didn't feel comfortable enough to play football.

During a news conference today, Lewis announced Pollack's retirement.

The 2005 Draft has become a tough one for the Bengals and has filled the news columns of late. Pollack was the first round pick and played just over one season. Second round pick Odell Thurman was just reinstated into the league yesterday. Thurman has missed the past two seasons for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Third round pick Chris Henry was released by the team after his umpteenth run in with the law.

Fifth round pick Adam Kieft has spent all of his career on the injured list.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-22-2008 @ 1:30PM

blahbalhmaosdfhasidfhsa said...

The ironic thing about that '05 draft is that their first three picks were all great players, but have all fallen flat for various reasons. Thurman and henry because they're idiots, and Pollack because of a tragic injury. If those three guys had avoided injuries or stayed out of trouble, that would have gone down as one tremendous draft.

4-22-2008 @ 2:02PM

Dave said...

the substance of your post is not a particularly good example of the term "ironic" blahblahgoofball, but I can understand what you were trying to convey. An intelligent, correct choice on Pollack's part, unfortunate his career had to end in such an abrupt and premature manner.

4-23-2008 @ 8:05AM

blahbalhmaosdfhasidfhsas said...

It's 'ironic' because they actually drafted great players with no shortness of on-field talent...but it ended up being a terrible draft anyway. That's 'irony' - douche bag.

4-25-2008 @ 4:30AM

"No shortness of on-field talent?" Yeah, that's almost decipherable you idiot. Whatever, not my fault you just don't understand the concept of irony. Be as indignant as you want, asswipe, you'll have to crawl back wherever you came from and lick your wounds there as I won't be returning to this blog. By the way, tell your skank mom to come get her panties out of my hamper, they're stinking up the place. lol