A few lucky NFL players go out on their own terms, but many fizzle out of the league despite feeling like they still have what it takes to contribute. Former Pittsburgh Steelers DL Breiden Fehoko is among the latter, and he shared the exact moment he knew it was time to move on.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is how I knew it was over with. Last year, when I got to Pittsburgh, we had just joint practiced with Tampa Bay\u2026One-on-one, I am killing [their] ass. Mind you, I wasn\u2019t doing nothing; I was unsigned straight off the couch,\u201d Fehoko said on his The Fehoko Show podcast<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m back in the groove of things. We get to the game, this coach, and I won\u2019t name him, he [doesn\u2019t] put me in until about the fourth quarter with four minutes.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes the writing is on the wall. From a pride perspective and from a mental perspective, if the writing is on the wall, sometimes you gotta accept it\u2026I\u2019m not going to fight this political battle of, like, I\u2019m balling the fuck out, and I can\u2019t play. I\u2019m not getting an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n He didn\u2019t mention the coach\u2019s name, but there\u2019s a high chance that it was former defensive line coach Karl Dunbar.<\/p>\n Fehoko stepped into a difficult situation last offseason with two new draft picks along the defensive line. His path to the roster was already narrow, and he joined the team late in the process. By the time the week of joint practice with the Buccaneers concluded, there was one more preseason game before cutdowns.<\/p>\n