29-year-old punter who's walking away from $3 million to join Barstool Sports says he had to Google how to retire from the NFL

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February 2, 2017 7:31 PM

Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee announced on Thursday that he's retiring from the NFL to pursue an unlikely second job — he's joining Barstool Sports.

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The 29-year-old said in a Twitter announcement that because he's facing a third knee surgery in four years, with more to come, he decided to take Barstool up on an offer to join the company.

However, McAfee still hasn't made the retirement official with the NFL. In fact, in an interview on "The Dan Patrick Show," McAfee said he hadn't filed his paperwork because he had to Google how, exactly, to retire.

"I don't even know how you would — I actually was Googling this morning 'How do I actually retire from the NFL,'" McAfee said. "I don't know what to do. But I think I have to get the papers signed and then get to work."

To join Barstool, McAfee is walking away from a $2.8 million salary in 2017 and may have to return $400,000 from his signing bonus. However, he said in his statement that he insisted on staying in Indianapolis and will have his own headquarters with a fully functioning studio for radio and TV.

Watch McAfee's answer to Patrick:

And read his retirement statement:

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