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By JACK BEZANTS<\/p>\n

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Richie James, a former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver who won the Super Bowl alongside Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes in 2024, has retired.<\/p>\n

James has been a free agent since that victory in Las Vegas and posted on X late on Friday night that, due to a knee injury, he will never be returning to football.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old wrote: ‘It took time but I have come to realize I am retired from the NFL. 7th round out of MTSU. I feel like I was just a ball player to last that long.<\/p>\n

‘Unfortunately my knee never healed properly.\u00a0I was playing hurt since 22\u2019. Oh well. I gave everything I got to the game of Football.’<\/p>\n

As he mentioned in his statement, James was picked in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers after playing college for Middle Tennessee.<\/p>\n

He was waived in 2021 due to knee surgery after 40 games and 38 receptions for 689 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n

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Richie James, a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl winner, has retired from the NFL at age 29<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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James said that his career is now at an end because of a knee injury he has had since 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In 2022, he signed with the New York Giants and recorded 57 receptions for 569 yards, helping the Giants reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016 – they haven’t made the postseason since, either.<\/p>\n

The following year, he was signed to the Chiefs by Andy Reid and played six snaps as Kansas City beat his former team, the 49ers, to record Super Bowl glory.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs beat the 49ers 25-22 in overtime at Allegiant Stadium, their second straight Super Bowl title.<\/p>\n

That day would prove to be the last time James set foot on the field, and that Super Bowl win set the Chiefs on the way to nearly achieveing a three-peat.<\/p>\n

James appeared to tease his announcement in the week, posting on X: ‘A big shift is coming. I know yall feel it too.’<\/p>\n

He added in separate posts: ‘In Closing\u2026That\u2019s it. I accept it. Gave it all I got.’<\/p>\n

The Chiefs, meanwhile, saw their three-peat hopes fell short in February when they were blown away 40-22 by the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs begin the 2025 campaign in Brazil on September 5 against the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n

They follow that in Week 2 with a rematch against the Eagles at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City before facing another of James’ old teams, the Giants, in Week 3 at MetLife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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