Former 49ers and Tennessee Titans tight finish Delanie Walker introduced Tuesday that he's retiring from the NFL greater than two seasons after he final performed a sport.
Walker performed the primary seven seasons of his profession with the 49ers, beginning in 2006 after the Niners picked him on the sixth spherical of the NFL Draft out of Central Missouri.
He recorded 123 catches for 1,465 yards and eight touchdowns with the 49ers earlier than signing in free company with the Titans in 2013 after reaching two straight NFC title video games — and one Tremendous Bowl — with the Niners in 2011 and 2012. He had a game-winning landing in opposition to Detroit in October 2011 and was one in every of simply 4 49ers to catch passes within the Tremendous Bowl XLVII loss to the Ravens (three catches for 48 yards).
With the 49ers, Walker was at all times the No. 2 tight finish behind fellow 2006 draftee Vernon Davis, however he went on to succeed in three Professional Bowls in seven seasons with the Titans, greater than doubling his manufacturing over his time with the 49ers (381 catches for 4,423 yards and 28 touchdowns).
Tennessee launched Walker in 2020 after two injury-impacted seasons.
He signed a one-day contract Tuesday to retire as a member of the Titans, who will honor him at halftime of their house sport Sunday in opposition to the Colts.
“Once I got here into this league, I wasn’t a giant identify, and I left this league with a giant identify and that simply reveals I labored arduous for this,” Walker informed the Titans’ web site. “I labored arduous to place myself on the map, and to show to myself I used to be an elite participant on this league.”