Andre Johnson retires after 14 seasons in NFL

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Andre Johnson retires after 14 seasons in NFL Published: Oct 31, 2016 at 03:19 AM Around The NFL Podcast Co-Host Le s than a week after Arian Foster waved farewell to the NFL, another former luminary is calling it quits. Richie Incognito Jersey Wide receiver informed the of his plans to retire Monday, the team announced. Currently in Tenne see, the 35-year-old Johnson spent last season with the after 12 sensational campaigns with the , who made him the third overall pick of the 2003 out of the University of Miami. The most important and accomplished player in history, Johnson finishes his celebrated career with a whopping 1,062 regular-season catches for 14,185 yards and 70 touchdowns. His seven 1,000-yard campaigns are three more than Buffalo's Andre Reed, who was inducted into the in 2014. Voting for the Hall is often dubious, but Johnson deserves to be seen as a plug-and-play entry for Canton. A ma sive-bodied, 6-foot-3, 219-pound lead pa s-catcher with the requisite speed, hand strength and physical traits to shred opposing cornerbacks, Johnson was a constant starry presence on a squad that struggled to pair him with a premier quarterback. Following David Carr's run in Houston, the matched Johnson with the likes of Tony Banks, Dave Ragone, Sage Rosenfels, Matt Leinart, T.J. Yates and . Some of his Josh Jacobs Jersey best years came with a younger , who to sed the ball during four of Johnson's seven 1,000-yard seasons. Johnson was a non-factor last season with the and buried on the roster this autumn in Tenne see, with just nine catches for 85 yards and two scores -- with all of it coming prior to Week 6. Johnson returned this season to prove that he could outshine last year's numbers with the and "worked like crazy to get back with the and try to find a way into their rotation at receiver," NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport said Monday on NFL Network's The veteran, though, saw his snaps wither away and "it was time for to step away -- there was nothing left to prove," Rapoport said. "It was just a matter of when he was going to do it." Former general manager Charley Ca serly made the call to draft Johnson in 2003 and gushed over the wideout . "There's not many players, when you draft them -- even when you draft them high -- that you figure are going to be players and dominant players ... but Andre did," Ca serly said. "Andre was the biggest, fastest, most-talented wide receiver that I ever scouted. We worked him out at the University of Miami on gra s. He ran 4.35. And he played fast on the tape." Said Ca serly: "To get a guy that big, that fast, that's a great player -- now that's a rare situation. And on top of it, his work ethic was off the charts. ... He was a guy who set the example by the work ethic. How hard he practiced. He went hard every rep, he was top of the charts in the offseason." Football types can overthink Johnson's destiny, but his incredible stretch of top-shelf play at the highest level paint the picture of Canton-bound wonder. "He's a r," said Ca serly. "His next stop's the . I was fortunate enough to be around Art Monk in Washington and as great as Art was, I think Andre is ahead of him. And Jerry Rice is acknowledged as the best receiver in football, but I'll say this: Andre had as much talent as Jerry Rice. "He just didn't play for the and a team with , quarterbacks in their prime," Ca serly Marcus Allen Jersey said. "He's as good as Jerry Rice in many areas -- in all areas. ... This guy was a dominant, dominant player in the National Football League." This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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