Former Cowboys All-Pro linebacker Leighton Vander Esch announced he has medically retired from the NFL due to lingering neck issues in his six-year career. Taking to his Instagram, the 28-year-old ...

FRISCO - Leighton Vander Esch being ruled out for the rest of the 2023 season due to his neck injury was not a surprise. Nor is the Monday news of his official retirement due to the medical issue.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Leighton Vander Esch retired Monday following six NFL seasons, with the linebacker stepping away after missing 12 games for the Dallas Cowboys last year because of the latest in a ...

FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch has a massive decision to make about his football future following his second season-ending neck injury. He suffered the injury during ...

FRISCO - Leighton Vander Esch being ruled out for the rest of the season due to his neck injury is not a surprise; as CowboysSI.com reported over the weekend, there was "skepticism'' about the ideas ...

The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. For as many obstacles, narratives, and criticisms Leighton Vander Esch has experienced as a Cowboy over the years, everything appears to ...

Former Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch entered the NFL with neck injuries. They now have cut short his career, ending it prematurely after six seasons. Vander Esch, 28, announced his ...

Former Dallas Cowboys star Leighton Vander Esch announced his retirement on Monday due to injuries. Vander Esch, 28, suffered a season-ending neck injury against the San Francisco 49ers during the ...

Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will miss the rest of the season with a neck injury, team owner Jerry Jones announced on Tuesday. Jones added that the injury has also put Vander Esch's career ...

Injuries are a painful inevitability of the NFL. The game is physical and unrelenting, and no team escapes unscathed. How teams deal with said injuries often decides which teams find postseason ...

The Dallas Cowboys made the decision to release linebacker Leighton Vander Esch on Friday. Dallas is the only team the 28-year-old has played for in the NFL, as the Cowboys selected him with the 19th ...