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USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
Former Kansas City Chiefs WR Richie James announces retirement from the NFL
The Kansas City Chiefs have had numerous players come through the organization for brief periods, who have contributed to the team's success. All free agent signings don't always work out after one season, and although their tenure is short, they can be reflected on as an essential piece to a Super Bowl-winning team. Former Chiefs wide receiver Richie James took to his X account over the weekend to announce his retirement from the NFL after six seasons. "It took time, but i have come to realize i am Retired from the NFL. 7th round out of MTSU," wrote James, "I feel like i was just a ball player to last that long. Unfortunately, my knee never healed properly. I was playing hurt since '22. Oh well. I gave everything I got to the game of Football." James recorded ten receptions for 114 yards in nine games for Kansas City in the 2023 season, spending the majority of his time on special teams. He had 29 kick returns for 387 yards under special teams coordinator Dave Toub and was active for the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory over the San Francisco 49ers, serving as his last NFL game. The 29-year-old spent three seasons with the 49ers before having a breakout season in 2022 with the New York Giants, setting a career high of 57 catches for 569 yards and four touchdowns.
New York Post
2 days ago
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- New York Post
Ex-Giant and Chiefs Super Bowl champ Richie James retires from NFL at 29
Former Giants receiver and kick returner Richie James, who won a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs in the 2023 season, has announced his retirement from the NFL. James, a seventh-round pick by the 49ers out of Middle Tennessee State in 2018, played one season for the Giants in 2022 — totaling 57 receptions for 569 yards and four touchdowns. He signed with the Chiefs the following season and appeared in nine games — with 10 catches for 114 yards and 20 punt returns for 200 yards. Advertisement Former Giants returner Richie James has retired from the NFL at age 29. for the NY POST The 29-year-old James did not play in the NFL last season due to knee issues, making the Chiefs' Super Bowl win over the 49ers in February 2024 his final game. He didn't have a reception but returned four punts for 12 yards in the victory. Advertisement 'It took time but I have come to realize I am retired from the NFL,' James wrote Friday on X. '7th round out of MTSU. I feel like I was just a ball player to last that long. Richie James (17) won Super Bowl LVIII with the Chiefs. Getty Images 'Unfortunately my knee never healed properly. I was playing hurt since '22. Oh well. I gave everything I got to the game of football.' Before joining the Giants, James had missed the entire 2021 season for San Francisco following preseason knee surgery.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Chiefs' Super Bowl champion abruptly retires from NFL at age of 29
From the seventh round to the Super Bowl. That was the journey traveled by Richie James, who took home a championship ring after spending the 2023 season with the Kansas City Chiefs. But late Friday, James took to social media to announce his retirement from the NFL. He hadn't played in a game since winning the Super Bowl in February 2024. "It took time but I have come to realize I am retired from the NFL," James wrote on X. "7th round out of MTSU. I feel like I was just a ball player to last that long. Unfortunately my knee never healed properly. I was playing hurt since '22. Oh well. I gave everything I got to the game of Football." MORE: It's a big time for Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland James' NFL career began as a seventh-round pick (240 overall) out of Middle Tennessee State in 2018 by the San Francisco 49ers. For the 'Niners, James played three seasons and caught 38 passes for 689 yards with three touchdowns. He spent the 2022 season with the Giants, a career year with 57 grabs for 569 yards and four TDs. James joined the Chiefs for 2023 and caught 10 passes in the regular season. In the Super Bowl, he returned four punts for 12 yards. In his career, James was known as a return guy, with 1,081 kick return yards (1 TD) and 373 punt return yards. James is just 29 years old, but injuries clearly took their toll. He'll always have the ring, though. MORE NFL NEWS: Von Miller makes his free agency decision Browns' defender retires the day before turning 27 The locker room reason Trey Hendrickson's contract saga could go sideways Browns rookie QB criticized for only having 'a firm handshake and intangibles' Justin Fields given a career ultimatum before Jets debut Johnny Manziel reveals a big college regret
NBC Sports
3 days ago
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- NBC Sports
Richie James retires after six NFL seasons
Richie James landed in the NFL as a seventh-round pick in 2018, and he has called it quit after six seasons. James did not play in 2024, so his final game came in Super Bowl LVIII. He announced his retirement in a social media post. 'It took time but I have come to realize I am retired from the NFL,' James wrote. 'Seventh round out of MTSU. I feel like I was just a ball player to last that long. Unfortunately, my knee never healed properly. I was playing hurt since '22. Oh, well. I gave everything I got to the game of football.' James, 29 returned 56 punts for 373 yards (7.9 average) and 95 kickoffs for 1,081 yards (22.6 average) with one touchdown. He also caught 105 passes for 1,372 yards and seven touchdowns.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl winner Richie James retires from the NFL at 29
Richie James, a former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver who won the Super Bowl alongside Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes in 2024, has retired. James has been a free agent since that victory in Las Vegas and posted on X late on Friday night that, due to a knee injury, he will never be returning to football. The 29-year-old wrote: 'It took time but i have come to realize i am Retired from the NFL. 7th round out of MTSU. I feel like i was just a ball player to last that long. 'Unfortunately my knee never healed properly. I was playing hurt since 22'. Oh well. I gave everything I got to the game of Football.' As he mentioned in his statement, James was picked in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers after playing college for Middle Tennessee. He was waived in 2021 due to knee surgery after 40 games and 38 receptions for 689 yards and three touchdowns. In 2022, he signed with the New York Giants and recorded 57 receptions for 569 yards, helping the Giants reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016 - they haven't made the postseason since, either. The following year, he was signed to the Chiefs by Andy Reid and played six snaps as Kansas City beat his former team, the 49ers, to record Super Bowl glory.
