Kris Dielman

The career of LG Kris Dielman of the San Diego Chargers went from a nice feeling story to one with a bad ending when he announced his retirement last Thursday.

Last season, he suffered a concussion during 4th quarter of the October 23rd game against the Jets. He stayed in the game because the team were out of replacement linemen. While on the plane flight home, he suffered a grand mal seizure and missed the rest of the season.

He was planning on playing in 2012, but his doctors warned that it might effect his long term quality of life if he continued.

So after nine seasons, his career came to an end as a result of one play. It could have happened during another game or maybe never at all. Fate seems to be part of the NFL.

Dielman was an undrafted free-agent in 2003. During his career at Indiana, he was a defensive linemen and tight end. His conversion to left guard on offense lead to his four Pro Bowl selections from 2007-2010.

Someone else will take his place. His departure opens the door for somebody else. It's just a big cycle in the NFL. The end was unfortunate for Dielman, but he won't be the last to go through this. It's part of being in the league.