Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams to retire
Friday 28 December 2018 16:53, UK
Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams will retire after Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins, the team announced on Friday.
Williams was a fifth-round draft pick of the Bills in 2006 and has spent his entire career with Buffalo, starting 177 of 182 games he has played in entering Sunday's game.
"This isn't easy. It was never going to be," wrote Williams, in an open letter to fans.
"There's no perfect time to retire from a game, a franchise and a city that means so much to me and my family. But it's time to hang up my cleats."
Williams has racked up 607 tackles and 48.5 sacks during his 13 seasons in Buffalo, earning five Pro Bowl selections along the way.
The 35-year-old has 31 tackles and 5.0 sacks in starting all 15 games this season.
