Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb is no longer interested in playing on the gridiron. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Cobb is joining the SEC Network as a college football studio analyst. Before Randall Cobb joined the Packers in 2011, he played college football at the University of Kentucky.
Cobb did not officially announce his retirement yet from the NFL however. This is a good thing that he will be in the studio for the SEC this fall. Randall Cobb played in the NFL for 13 seasons and 10 of those seasons were with the Green Bay Packers.
In his NFL career, he had 7,624 yards receiving and 54 touchdown receptions. Cobb was a very good player in his NFL career and he could wind up in the Packers ring of honor one day.
Fans React To The Former Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver No Longer Playing In the NFL
Last season, Cobb decided to leave the Packers and go join Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. He only played in 11 games and caught five passes for 39 yards receiving and one touchdown, along with averaging 7.8 yards per reception.
Fans reacted to the former Green Bay Packers wide receiver joining the SEC studio in the fall:
One of the most iconic moments in Randall Cobb’s NFL career: On 4th and 8, a 48-yard TD to send Green Bay to the postseason and Chicago home.pic.twitter.com/QxJSsm1Zna https://t.co/CYehfwYZAE
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 18, 2024
Randall Cobb walks away from the football field after 13 seasons and joins the broadcasting booth. https://t.co/h6EfCZ9mlL
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 18, 2024
Randall Cobb is one of five WRs with 500+ receptions, 6,000+ yards, and 50+ touchdowns as a Packer.
Retiring after 13 seasons. pic.twitter.com/PBKvi2ffXL
— StatMuse NFL (@statmusenfl) July 18, 2024
Cobb is always going to be remembered for that touchdown reception by Packers fans against the Bears during the 2013 season. It occurred in Week 17 when they won the NFC North Title. The unfortunate part was that the Green Bay Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card round the next week.
However, it felt inevitable that Randall Cobb was not going to be playing football ever again. Cobb told Katie Callahan of ESPN about joining the SEC Network in the fall:
“I am incredibly excited to be coming home to the SEC with this new role. The level of greatness this conference provides year after year is unmatched – I cannot wait return to the conference family with this SEC Network crew.”
This is a huge get for the SEC Network. Congrats to him on a wonderful career and may he do well on his next journey in life.
