Veteran wide receiver and special teams contributor Chris Conley has announced his retirement from the NFL, according to his agent Jonathan Perzley. Conley spent time with five teams over the course of a 10-year playing career.
The former third-round pick out of Georgia in 2015 most recently played for the San Francisco 49ers. He appeared in 23 games (two starts) over the last two seasons and hauled in nine receptions for 145 yards with the Niners.
He now embarks on his next journey by pursuing his lifelong dreams of becoming a film maker. Conley will head back to his alma mater and enroll in UGA's film school.
"When I was a kid I wrote down a set of goals," Conley wrote in his retirement announcement on Saturday. "On that list was 'Play 10 years in the NFL.' Now that this goal has be