Defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has not played in a regular season game since the 2013 season and the longtime Cardinal is reportedly set to draw a permanent end to his playing career.
Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports that Dockett is expected to announce his retirement on Monday. Dockett tore his ACL before the 2014 season and was released by the 49ers after signing with Arizona’s NFC West as a free agent last offseason.
If Dockett is indeed done, he’ll end his career having played only for the Cardinals in the regular season. The 2004 third-round pick played 158 games and made 156 starts over the course of his 10-year career in Arizona and ranks seventh in franchise history with 40.5 sacks. He added three more sacks during the team’s loss to the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII, tying a record set by Reggie White that was equaled this February by Panthers defensive end Kony Ealy.
Dockett was selected to three Pro Bowls and was named to the Associated Press’ All-Pro second-team after the 2009 season.
