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Former Cleveland Browns linebacker Anthony Walker announced his NFL retirement on Instagram on Thursday.
Former Cleveland Browns linebacker Anthony Walker is hanging up his NFL spikes.
Walker announced on social media Thursday that he is retiring from the NFL after nine seasons. The linebacker spent three of them with the Browns from 2021-23.
Walker thanked football in his heartfelt Instagram post announcing his retirement.
“God, I don’t know how and why but thank you for all you’ve done and will do for me,” wrote Walker in a letter presented as a photo on Instagram. “Thank you football for 26 years of blood, sweat and tears.”
Walker also thanked coaches, teammates, NFL support staff and entire organizations. Walker included the Browns on his thank you list.
The linebacker also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
“Being a teammate was always my favorite part about playing football! Thank you all for helping me create the standard,” added Walker.
“Next chapter will be even better!”
Along with the message, Walker included pictures from youth football, his college career and the NFL. Four of the photos were from Walker’s tenure with the Browns.
In Cleveland, Walker registered 170 combined tackles, including seven tackles for loss in 28 games. He also had three quarterback hits, eight pass defenses, one sack and one forced fumbles during his Browns tenure, which included 27 starts.