An American Footballer Straight-Up Retired from the Game at Half-Time of a Losing Match

When you know, you know.

Vontae Davis, cornerback for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, has decided he would just rather not play football, ever again, then play another minute for his losing team.

Midway through the Bills' Week 2 match-up against the Los Angeles Chargers, Davis decided to bring his 10-season career to an end, opting-out of a third quarter appearance.

According to Fox Sports, coach Sean McDermott confirmed Davis’ move in a post-game conference, saying, he simply "pulled himself out of the game."

Fellow Bills player, Lorenzo Alexander, was less diplomatic, telling press, "It’s just completely disrespectful to his teammates."

Davis, who had signed a one-year contract worth $AUD7 million, explained himself on Twitter after the match (which, yes, the Bills lost).

"This isn’t how I pictured retiring from the NFL," he wrote.

"But today on the field, reality hit me fast and hard: I shouldn’t be out there anymore."

Though Davis’ mid-game exit will likely draw a lot of criticism—and there’s certainly something to be said about leaving his fellow teammates high and dry—when you consider the controversy swirling around concussions in the NFL, it’s hard to blame anyone for wanting to walk away while they still can.