SUPER BOWL WINNER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM FOOTBALL AT AGE 40
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Longtime Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby has officially retired from the NFL after 17 years in professional football.
Crosby spent his first 16 seasons in the NFL with the Packers and helped the team win the Super Bowl in 2011.
The 40-year-old hangs up his cleats ranked No 11 all-time of the NFL's point leaders.
Crosby spent his final season in the NFL, 2023, on the Rams practice squad before finishing out the season as a member of the New York Giants.
He did not play in the NFL this season, with his last action coming in the final weeks of the 2023 season in New York.
Crosby retires as the all-time leading scorer in Packers history. Green Bay has used a rotating group of kickers since his departure.
Crosby would be eligible for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2029, as being inactive for a year does not count for his retirement.
Only four placekickers have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with that number guaranteed to jump to five in 2026 with Adam Vinatieri becoming eligible.
Whether Crosby has a strong enough case to be considered is still to be determined, with others ahead of him on the NFL's all-time point list not enshrined into Canton despite being eligible.
Crosby said on Tuesday that his decision to retire is one he put off for two years, implying he had thoughts of hanging up his shoulder pads for good after leaving the Packers two years ago, as well as after his short tenure with the Giants ended.
Crosby's season high for points in a season was 141, which he did twice, during his rookie season in 2007 and in 2013.
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