C.J. Mosley: Everything you need to know

Mosley (neck) announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday, Bobby Kownack of NFL.com reports. Mosley retires after 10 seasons in the league, with that time having been split between the Ravens and Jets. He ends his career with five Pro Bowls, five second-team All-Pros and 1,009 total tackles tallied. A neck injury derailed Mosley in 2024, but as recently as 2023 with New York, he was an every-down player and notched 152 tackles (81 solo), including 0.5 sacks, with seven pass breakups (including one interception), two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

The Jets released Mosley (neck) on Wednesday. Per Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, Mosley will be designated as a post-June 1 cut in order to spread out that cap hit that comes with his release. In doing so, the Jets clear $4 million in cap space for 2025 while taking on $8.784 million in dead money. Mosley battled neck and toe issues last season, limiting him to parts of just four games. He played in all 17 regular-season games each of the previous two seasons and was selected to the Pro Bowl and named a second-team All-Pro as recently as 2022. He turns 33 years old in June. It's unclear how much Mosley' body has left to give to football.

Mosley (neck) recorded 17 total tackles (13 solo) over four games in 2024. Mosley sustained a toe injury in the Jets' Week 1 loss to the 49ers that sidelined him for three of the team's next six games. He was limited in the games he did play as well, logging just 43 defensive snaps across those three contests. The veteran linebacker then suffered a neck injury during the pregame warmups before the Week 8 matchup against the Patriots, which led to him being sidelined for the remainder of the season. Mosley remains under contract through the 2025 season, so he's expected to stay with the Jets. The 32-year-old has averaged 156 total tackles in his last three full NFL seasons and is projected to serve as one of the Jets' top inside linebackers next year once he's recovers from his neck injury.