Two-Time Super Bowl Champion Donovan Smith Announces Retirement

Donovan Smith is done with football, and he made sure to go out on his own terms.

The two-time Super Bowl champion officially announced his retirement on Instagram, closing the chapter on a career that took him from a seventh-grade kid who had no idea where the game would lead, to one of the more durable and decorated offensive linemen of his generation.

Smith did not just reflect on wins and losses in his post. He spoke about what football actually gave him beyond the field.

"Football has made me feel and experience every emotion imaginable. It has also equipped me with lifelong lessons and tools on how to cope and deal with all things life may throw your way," Smith wrote. "Thank you to all that has helped me through the years along my football career. It has allowed me to grow and experience life in ways I can't put into words. I am forever grateful to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the many blessings in my life and look forward to the new doors that will be opened for me on the other side of retirement."