Philadelphia Eagles DB Walter Thurmond retiring at age 28

Defensive back Walter Thurmond is the latest NFL player who decided to walk away from the game and millions of dollars seemingly in the prime of his career.

According to multiple reports on Tuesday, the former Philadelphia Eagles safety is retiring at age 28 after six professional seasons.

ESPN reported that Thurmond said he no longer wants to play football and is interested in pursuing other opportunities.

Thurmond would be leaving the game after completing the best season of his career in 2015 when he moved from cornerback to safety and started all 16 games for the first time. He finished with 62 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown.

Safety was Thurmond's third position with his third team in the past three years. He played mostly slot cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 and won a Super Bowl title, moved to the New York Giants in 2014 but tore a pectoral muscle as a cornerback in the second game of the season and then signed a one-year, $3.25 contract before the 2015 season with the Eagles.

Thurmond, who was drafted from Oregon in the fourth round in 2010, had turned down offers in free agency this spring that reportedly would have been worth more than $4 million per year.

Last month, former Kansas City Chiefs safety Hussain Abdullah retired at age 30 citing his fear of impacting his strong mind if he continued in the NFL.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, 30, announced his retirement in March and several players walked away from the NFL last season. All-Pro inside linebacker Patrick Willis, 30 at the time, and his San Francisco 49ers teammate Chris Borland, 24 at the time and coming off a stellar rookie season, both retired after the 2014 season.