Mason Crosby is hanging up his cleats.
The longtime Packers kicker introduced his retirement Tuesday on “The Mason Crosby Show” after 17 NFL seasons.
“So, so thankful,” Crosby mentioned. “So grateful for the opportunity to come to Green Bay to become a Packer, to be part of that fraternity and legacy and the history of the Green Bay Packers.”
Crosby, 40, is the Packers’ all-time chief in factors.
He spent 16 of his 17 years in Inexperienced Bay after the franchise drafted him within the sixth spherical of the 2007 NFL draft.
After leaving Inexperienced Bay after the 2022 season, Crosby had a quick three-game stint with the Giants in late 2023 and would later sit out the 2024 season.
“I think I’ve been putting this off for two years,” Crosby mentioned throughout his retirement announcement. “I feel this stubbornness served me so properly in my taking part in profession.
“I’m not riding off into the sunset. I always was so worried and fearful of being done with something, being done with an end of a career. I found things I’m chasing, I found things I’m passionate about.”
Crosby, who hit 12 game-winning discipline targets for Inexperienced Bay all through his profession and was a part of the Tremendous Bowl-winning 2010 group, particularly thanked his former quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, whereas acknowledging these round him as he introduced he was stepping away from the sport.
“He had my back in the good, the bad and ugly,” Crosby mentioned. “I can’t say enough about my good friend Aaron Rodgers and what he’s meant to me and my family … It’s about the fans, it’s about the people, my teammates. For me, everything I remember and everything I think about is the team.”
