So instead of Davies - a star of Fulham's charge to last season's Europa Cup final - being a Wales squad player, the Haverfordwest-born playerinformed the Welsh FA of his decision to retire.
The issue is that Jones-Drew, who is only 27-years-old, has been informed about the short shelf life of an NFL player (particularly a running back), may be entering the best years of his career (from a production standpoint), and wants to take advantage of his limited opportunity to capitalize on his proven ability to rack up rushing yards (he had 1, 606 yards rushing in 2011).