Veteran WR Jermaine Kearse announces retirement
Wide receiver Jermaine Kearse announced that he is retiring from the NFL after spending most of his career with the Seattle Seahawks, including helping the team win a Super Bowl.
"After 8 years playing in the NFL, I’m leaving the game feeling extremely grateful and content with what I was able to accomplish out there on the field not only for myself, but my family as well," Kearse wrote on Instagram. "Going through some extreme highs and some extreme lows has taught me a lot about myself and by the grace of God he was able to pull me through the rough times and in the end all those experiences were all worth it."
Kearse was signed by Seattle as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and spent the next five seasons with the Seahawks. In his second season, he broke out in the playoffs, catching touchdowns in the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers and the Super Bowl win over the Denver Broncos.
In 2017, Kearse was traded to the Jets for defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson. His first season in New York was his best in the NFL, as he caught 65 passes for 810 and five touchdowns. But in his second season, he struggled and ended the year with just 371 yards receiving and a single touchdown.
He signed with the Detroit Lions in 2019, but he broke his league in the first quarter of the team's first preseason game, forcing him to miss the rest of the season. He had not signed with any team heading into the 2020 season.
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