Kenyan Drake is retiring from the NFL, the previous operating again introduced on social media Friday afternoon.
“It’s been an unbelievable trip,” he wrote on Instagram. “Onerous to consider 8 seasons have come and gone. I’ve cherished the journey — the wins, the moments huge and small, the comradery, the power, all of it […] Able to get pleasure from a bit retirement and see the place the subsequent chapter takes me. Because of everybody that was alongside for the trip with me — wouldn’t change a factor.”
After being drafted within the third spherical of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Dolphins out of Alabama, Drake, 30, spent eight seasons within the league, totaling 3,866 speeding yards and 41 complete touchdowns.
He spent 4 years in Tuscaloosa with the Crimson Tide underneath head coach Nick Saban, profitable the 2012 and 2015 nationwide championships.
Drake spent his first three-plus NFL seasons in Miami — most notably scoring the profitable landing on the “Miami Miracle” towards the Patriots in 2018 — earlier than being dealt to the Cardinals on the 2019 commerce deadline, kicking off maybe the perfect stretch of his profession.
In eight video games with Arizona in 2019, Drake ran for eight touchdowns and 643 yards.
A 12 months later, Drake had a profession 12 months for the Cardinals, reaching the top zone 10 occasions with 955 yards on the bottom.
He parlayed that season right into a two-year, $14.5 million contract with the Raiders, though Las Vegas would launch him in August 2022 after only one season in Sin Metropolis.
Drake performed the 2022 season with the Ravens earlier than bouncing round in 2023 in stints with the Colts, Browns, Packers and a second cease in Baltimore.
“It felt like the correct time,” Drake advised NFL insider Josina Anderson.
“I like the sport, however I don’t love the enterprise. I’m at peace with the choice. I’m wholesome and able to begin the subsequent chapter of my life.”