Former Pro Bowl offensive lineman Charles Leno formally announcement his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday, nearly two years after his last game.

Leno announced his retirement on the two-year anniversary that he and his wife Jennifer lost their daughter, Paitynn, due to a miscarriage in a moment that "changed everything for me." Leno dedicated his retirement announcement to his daughter.

"On that October day in 2023, something in he shifted," Leno wrote on social media. "I knew then that I was done with football. Not physically but mentally and emotionally. My priority, my passion, my purpose had changed. My heart now belongs fully to my family. And I knew that one day, when the time was right, I'd make it official."

Leno's NFL career began with humble beginnings as a seventh-ro

See Full Page