A Super Bowl champion is calling it quits on the back of a 12-year stint in the NFL at the age of 34.
Linebacker Josh Bynes announced his retirement from football this Friday, leaving the league as a member of the Baltimore Ravens after spending five of his 12 seasons with the team.
The Ravens signed Bynes as an undrafted free agent out of Auburn in 2011 and he would make the tackle that brought an end to Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers.
Bynes was snatched off the Ravens’ practice squad by the Detroit Lions in 2014 and spent three years there before a spell with the Arizona Cardinals. He re-signed with the Ravens in 2019 and came back for a third stint in 2021 after spending the 2020 season with the Cincinnati Bengals.
The 34-year-old announced his retirement in front of reporters this Friday and, with his family by his side, thanked all the teams he played for, though he jokingly whispered when he got to the Bengals.
The LB did have his best individual season in Cincinnati as he registered 99 tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery, and defended two passes.
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Bynes made 137 appearances over the course of his 12-year career, logging a total of 582 tackles, 8.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, five interceptions, and 34 passes defended.
