After a career that spanned 10 years, seven teams and included a Super Bowl 52 championship, cornerbackRonald Darbyis retiring. ESPNreportedTuesday that Darby had informed theHouston Texansof his decision. At the time of writing, neither Darby nor the team have confirmed the news. TheBuffalo Billsdrafted Darby out ofFlorida State, where he won the 2013 BCS National Championship, with their second-round pick in 2015. He finished as the runner-up to then-Kansas City Chiefscornerback Marcus Peters for the Defensive Rookie of the Year award and played for the Bills for one more season. NFL RETIREMENTS:Lions center Frank Ragnow retires at 29 In August 2017, Buffalo traded him to thePhiladelphia Eagles, where he won a Super Bowl in his first season with the team. After his rookie contract expired following the 2018 season, Darby played one more year for the Eagles, then had short stints – between one to two years – with four more teams: the Washington Football Team,Denver Broncos,Baltimore Ravensand Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars released Darby in March of this year, and he went on to sign with the Texans, his seventh team, before deciding to call it a career. Length:One year Value:$2 million Darby's one-year, $2 million contract included $850,000 guaranteed and $500,000 in playing time incentives, according toSpotrac. Darby started in 107 of the 118 regular-season games he played in his 10-year career. Here are his career (regular-season) stats: Tackles:447 Passes defensed:106 Interceptions:8 Forced fumbles:1 Fumble recoveries:1 This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Ronald Darby retirement: 10-year NFL veteran calls it a career
