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The Eagles’ thin edge rusher group got even thinner on Monday as veteran Za’Darius Smith surprisingly announced his retirement from the NFL.

Smith, 33, signed with the Eagles after Week 1 and played just five games with the team before announcing his retirement on Instagram Monday morning. Smith led the Eagles’ edge rusher group with 1 1/2 sacks.

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Here’s the full retirement post from Smith:

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In five games with the Eagles, Smith played 131 snaps with two starts. It was surprising to see his snap count drop against the Giants to just 17 snaps (25%) after he played significantly more the previous two weeks. While S

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