Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard, a key part of Cincinnati’s Super Bowl run in 2022, retired after seven seasons in the NFL on Wednesday, the team announced. The former Ohio State star is just 29 years old, but said the time was right to hang up the cleats.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard will retire from the NFL, he announced Wednesday. "In my heart, I know that I gave this game, this team, and this city everything that I had," Hubbard wrote on his social media platforms.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard is calling it a career. The Cincinnati native is retiring after spending seven seasons with the Bengals, who drafted him in the third round of the 2018 draft.