{"id":860034,"date":"2026-04-08T01:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/860034\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:48:26","slug":"former-commanders-receiver-announces-immediate-retirement-from-nfl-at-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/860034\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Commanders receiver announces immediate retirement from NFL at 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dax Milne, who spent two seasons in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thebiglead.com\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NFL<\/a> as a wide receiver with the Washington Commanders, announced his immediate retirement from football in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWzdd14kuZb\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a post to his Instagram account<\/a> April 6.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/former-cowboys-cornerback-super-bowl-champion-announces-immediate-retirement-at-35\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Super Bowl champion, 13-year NFL veteran announces immediate retirement at 35<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Milne played 28 games for the Commanders from 2021-22, catching 15 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Football, Thank you for giving me so much over the past 20 years,\u201d Milne wrote. \u201cThe opportunities, the life lessons, the price and reward of hard work, and the chance to meet so many inspiring people. I gave you my heart and soul, my blood, sweat, and tears. But you gave me so much more in return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing drafted and playing in the NFL for 4 years was the pinnacle of my journey. Playing alongside the best players in the world is something I will never take for granted. I hope my story can inspire others just like so many players\u2019 examples inspired me growing up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/bucs-linebacker-veteran-announces-immediate-retirement-from-nfl-at-30\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Veteran NFL linebacker announces immediate retirement at 30<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Commanders lineman Tyler Larsen was among many who responded directly to Milne\u2019s post with congratulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongrats, it was a pleasure to be on the same team with you at the highest level!\u201d Larsen wrote.<\/p>\n<p>After the Commanders released him in July 2024, Milne signed with the Las Vegas Raiders one week later.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/former-jets-quarterback-announces-immediate-retirement-at-31\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Former Jets quarterback announces immediate retirement at 31<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Raiders waived Milne in the preseason, effectively ending his NFL career. In October 2024, Milne signed with the Carolina Panthers practice squad, but did not appear in a game over the next two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>From 2018-20, Milne put his name on the radar at BYU. In three collegiate seasons, Milne caught 101 passes for 1,542 yards and 11 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Milne\u2019s efforts earned him a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Commanders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sign my name to this chapter and look forward to writing the next one with whatever I set out to do \u2014 with the same commitment, dedication, and gratitude this great game taught me,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWzdd14kuZb\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dax Milne, who spent two seasons in the NFL as a wide receiver with the Washington Commanders, announced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":860035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[973,427,7,6,855,111,2480],"class_list":{"0":"post-860034","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-commanders","8":"tag-byu","9":"tag-commanders","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-washington","13":"tag-washington-commanders","14":"tag-washingtoncommanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116366575959350924","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}