Lockout may force Gonzalez to retire

With the current lockout, many NFL players are unsure what they will do if there’s no 2011 season. As for Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, he may have no other choice but to retire and call it a career after 14 seasons. Gonzalez recently told the Sporting News he would consider retirement if the lockout forces the 2011 season since it would be difficult for him to sit out the entire year and return to the field in 2012. At 35, Gonzalez has already hinted at retirement before and is most likely heading into his final NFL season in 2011–so it would be difficult to sit out an entire year at his age. “Would I sit out a whole season and come back — probably not, honestly,” Gonzalez said in an interview with the Sporting News. “At this point, at my age, I don’t know if that would be smart of me to do something like that. But I’m enjoying the offseason, working out and preparing like I always do.” Gonzalez indicated back i...