Mohamed Sanu had his best NFL seasons in Atlanta nearly a decade ago.
Now, he's decided to hang up his cleats. Sanu officially announced his retirement from the league in a social media post on Friday.
"After 10+ years in the NFL, my playing chapter is closing," Sanu wrote on X. "Grateful for every coach, teammate & fan."
Sanu was originally a third-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2012 out of Rutgers, and he spent his first four NFL seasons in Cincy.
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His best of his four Bengals campaigns came in 2014, when he had 56 catches for 790 yards and five touchdowns. With Cincy overall, Sanu had 152 catches for 1,793 yards and 11 TDs.
From there, Sanu went on to play four seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, the team where he really hit his NFL stride.
Sanu put up 225 catches for 2,507 yards and 14 touchdowns in Atlanta, including seasons of 838, 703 and 653 yards.
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He then made stops with the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions.
Sanu's last regular season action came in 2021 for the 49ers, for whom he had 15 catches for 177 yards.
He was with the Miami Dolphins in the 2022 preseason but released, and hasn't been with an NFL team since.
Now 36, Sanu wrote in his social media post that he is getting into coaching and working on expanding his podcast.
It's on to the next chapter of his football journey.
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