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Tarik Cohen informs Jets that he’s ending his comeback and retiring from playing, AP source says
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Running back and return specialist Tarik Cohen has informed the New York Jets he’s ending his comeback bid and will retire from playing football, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.
The surprising move Thursday came two days after the 29-year-old Cohen told reporters he felt healthy and was looking forward to playing after not appearing in a regular-season game since 2020 because of injuries.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced Cohen’s decision. ESPN first reported Cohen told the team he was retiring.
Cohen was one of the league’s most dynamic players during his first four NFL seasons with Chicago. He was selected an All-Pro as a kick return specialist in 2018 and made the Pro Bowl. He broke his right leg and tore his ACL and MCL in 2020 and missed that season and the following season. In May 2022, Cohen was live-streaming a workout on Instagram when he tore an Achilles tendon and missed that entire season.