Walter Thurmond has announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 28.
Thurmond had turned down offers of $4 million-plus per year as he pondered retirement.
After missing a majority of 2014 with a torn pectoral muscle, Thurmond started all 16 games for the Eagles in 2015, netting three picks, two forced fumbles and more than 50 tackles.
Thurmond had overseen the production of two documentary films and will pursue a career in films.
Thurmond was a fourth round pick out of Oregon in 2010 by the Seattle Seahawks.