Tackle Dakoda Shepley, a veteran of 16 NFL games across four NFL seasons, announced his immediate retirement from football on Sunday, Nov. 1. <\/p>\n
Shepley spent the 2026 season with the Canadian Football League\u2019s Toronto Argonauts. The Windsor, Ontario. native confirmed he played his final game after the Argos lost in the CFL playoffs,<\/p>\n
Shepley suited up for the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> (2020), Seattle Seahawks<\/a> (2021) and Dallas Cowboys<\/a> (2022, 2024) in his NFL career.<\/p>\n MORE: Vikings coach sends message after Lions\u2019 Jack Campbell suffers scary injury<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThis was definitely my last year,\u201d Shepley said Sunday, via 3DownNation.com<\/a>. \u201cOne thousand percent. I thought last year was, but [I wanted to] go out on my own terms rather than go out on an injury, play a solid year of football, and try to win a championship. Is what it is, and that was it for me.<\/p>\n \u201cMy body feels worse than it\u2019s ever felt. Getting beat up week-to-week, managing injuries, shoulders, back, ankles, knees \u2014 everything hurts right now. In a month I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll feel fine. It\u2019s pretty violent on the line of scrimmage.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE: NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, 53, reveals sad health news<\/a><\/p>\n The Cowboys waived Shepley in August 2025. He saw most of his NFL action on special teams. With the Argonauts, he played in 17 games this season, including the playoffs. He recorded four tackles and even caught a pass for three yards. <\/p>\n \u2018Priorities have shifted\u2019<\/p>\n Saskatchewan selected Shepley in the first round (fifth overall) out of the University of British Columbia in the 2018 CFL Draft. He played 18 games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2019 before making the leap to the NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a newborn at home, an eight-month-old, and my wife back in Dallas,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cPriorities have shifted, and I feel like I can\u2019t give the attention that football needs that I\u2019ve committed to all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n