ILB Rolando McClain says he retired in order to focus on "getting my personal life together."

"Clearly, my decision to retire has raised some questions," McClain said. "Quite simply, I love football, but I have decided at this time it is in my best interest to focus on getting my personal life together. Beyond that, I'm not sure what the future holds for me, including football. This was entirely my decision and the Ravens have been very supportive during this process. I am very grateful for the opportunity they gave me and wish them the best of luck in the future. God willing, maybe I'll play for them one day." Good for McClain. If he is truthfully trying to right his wrongs, we may not have seen the last of the 23-year-old.

A source close to Rolando McClain insisted to Yahoo Sports that McClain is serious about retirement at age 23.

"He has no desire to play, none whatsoever," said the source. "When he told me, I was sort of caught off guard and sort of not. You stop for a second and say, 'Wait, how could you quit?' But then you think again and say, 'He didn't like doing it.'" We don't doubt McClain is serious about retirement at this moment, but he could easily rediscover the "itch" when he runs out of money.

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports there's "still a real chance" the Ravens release troubled ILB Rolando McClain.

Assistant GM Eric DeCosta appeared to be greasing the skids for McClain to stay when he said the Ravens believed McClain deserved "a second chance," but he was apparently referring to the initial signing. Regardless of the semantics of DeCosta's statement, the fact that McClain has yet to be cut is a victory for his football future in and of itself. If the Ravens were dead-set on moving on, they would have already done so.