Former Chiefs OL Ryan Harris retires from NFL
By Matt Conner
Ryan Harris, former offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs and other teams, announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday.
Ryan Harris’s career lasted longer than most NFL players, and at 10 years in the league, the offensive tackle has decided it’s time to hang up the cleats.
“I will be retiring after 10 years in the NFL. With great joy and clarity, I’m moving forward in my life without football,” said Harris on Altitude Sports 950.
“A lot of the guys who play football, they don’t get to retire. The game retires them or they wait for one, sometimes two years for a call back. I’ve been very fortunate, very blessed.”
Harris originally entered the NFL with the Denver Broncos after they selected him in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Harris went on to play his first four seasons with the Broncos and even returned to them years later after further stints with the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs.
He played for the Chiefs for a single season but started 15 games that season at right tackle in 2014, the only season during Andy Reid’s stint with the Chiefs where KC didn’t make the playoffs. From there, Harris returned to the Broncos for a single season and then spent last year with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Harris will be 32 years old on March 11.