Doug Baldwin has no regrets about retirement: 'I'm done with football'

Although former Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin has yet to file official retirement papers with the NFL, he has no plans to resurrect his career.

"No. I'm done with football," Baldwin said to ESPN's Brady Henderson.

After an injury-plagued 2018 season, Baldwin was released by the Seahawks in May with a failed physical designation. He battled injuries to his shoulder, elbow, groin, and both knees, yet still managed to play in 13 games and record 618 yards and five touchdowns.

Despite that level of productivity, the 30-year-old had been contemplating his post-football life prior to last season and said his retirement planning began before his second year in the league.

Baldwin's former college teammate at Stanford, Andrew Luck, shocked the sports world when he announced his own retirement on Saturday. Baldwin could empathize with the decision, taking injuries and long-term health into account.

" ... The perspective is, I have to do what's best for my wife and for my future children, and that comes first," Baldwin said. "And when you're faced with the decisions of, 'Well, if I continue to do this, what is my health going to be like when my child is born? When my kids are old enough to run around and play, am I going to be able to enjoy that experience and have that experience that I envision in my head? Am I going to be able to do that?' So you come to the proverbial fork in the road, as Andrew said, and you have to make a decision.

"The decision to play football originally and to put everything into it to accomplish these goals and to get money and all the things, that was somewhat selfish. It's the same thing on this side. It just looks different. It's all about self-preservation."