India, Oct. 15 -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver (WR) David Bell shocked the football world by announcing his retirement from the sport on Tuesday at the age of just 24.

The Browns waived Bell from the team in September after initially including him on the 53-man list for the season. He was then signed again to the team's practice squad before being promoted to the active roster.

But the wide receiver decided to hang up his boots in the middle of the season, even as the Browns languished last in the AFC North.

David Bell announced the decision to retire at the age of just 24 in a social media post on Tuesday, revealing that a few months ago, he was "blindsided by an off-field injury that was beyond my control" and that it "put my footb...