Ex-Giants RB Jennings retires after 8 NFL seasons

Dec 8, 2017 - 5:03 PM Former New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings announced Friday he is retiring after eight seasons in the NFL.

The 32-year-old Jennings wrote on Twitter: "If good things don't come to an end, then how can better things begin? I'm truly humbled. I'm truly excited... More to come on this. But for now, I just want to say THANK YOU. Thank you to everyone! #ShadHumbled."

Jennings also posted a video and said he will be doing a press conference soon with the Giants.

"I'm full," Jennings said in the video on Twitter. "I am complete. I'm humble that I ever even got a chance to play in the NFL. This overweight, chubby kid with glasses and asthma and a 0.6 GPA. I still can't even believe I made it sometimes."

Jennings finished with 3,772 rushing yards, 1,469 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns in a career that began with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2009 as a seven-round draft pick. He continued with the Oakland Raiders in 2013 and the Giants from 2014 through 2016.

Jennings' best season came in 2015 when he started all 16 games for the Giants, gaining 863 rushing yards and adding 296 receiving yards. In his last season in 2016, he led the Giants with 593 yards rushing and three touchdowns but averaged only 3.3 yards per carry.