Antonio Cromartie is calling it a career. The longtime NFL cornerback took to Instagram on Monday morning to announce his retirement from professional football. 
“Today is the day I knew I would eventually have to face, but one I never wanted to accept,” Cromartie wrote. “After 27 years of playing football, today I say farewell. God blessed me with the opportunity to play in the NFL for 11 years, and after much consideration and prayer, I’d like to officially announce my retirement.”
Cromartie entered the league as a first-round pick of the Chargers in 2006. He put himself on the map in the following season when he tallied a league-high ten interceptions en route to his first Pro Bowl and First-Team All-Pro selections. Later, he went on to spent four seasons with the Jets (2010-2013) and one with the Cardinals (2014) before returning to Gang Green (2015) and finishing out with the Colts (2016).
We haven’t heard Cromartie’s name pop up since his four-game stint in Indianapolis came to a close in October 2016, but the cornerback was apparently hoping to resurrect his career up until today. As his 34th birthday approaches in April, Cromartie will now transition to the next phase of his life.
We here at PFR wish Cromartie, an 11-year NFL veteran, the best in retirement.
Now he has time to learn the names of all his kids…
Ha! Have a great retirement ac
Lol amazingly this is what I was gonna post
It’s a good thing he wasn’t a linebacker because judging from all the kids he has he can’t wrap up to save his life
Really!? Really!!?? Maybe he just really loves children! Such cynicism!
Yes really. Very few people voluntarily have or plan to have 8 children. There’s a difference between loving children and fielsing a baseball team.
actually. There are a lot that do. Especially among blacks in the south.
He only thanked ONE of his baby mommas? He should thank them all for raising all those kids while he was running around.
Another guy that officially announced with the league officially announced to him a year and a half ago that he had no job offers and therefore was retired.