Derek Anderson was talked out of retirement during the 2018 NFL season, but apparently he won’t be coming back for the 2019 season.

The former Oregon State star quarterback told the Buffalo Bills that he’s retiring, the team announced Thursday.

QB Derek Anderson has announced his retirement.



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“Derek let me know a few weeks back that he wasn’t sure if he could be committed (for the season) and wanted to still think about it,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane told buffalobills.com. “So I knew going into the draft that this was something that could potentially happen. But it wasn’t definite. We talked this week and he let me know today that he is going to retire.”

Anderson, 35, is calling it a career after 14 seasons. He spent the 2018 season as the backup with the Bills. He came out of retirement last season to help the Bills, who needed a healthy quarterback. The Bills originally signed him to mentor then-rookie quarterback Josh Allen and backup Nathan Peterman, however, an injury to Allen and Peterman’s poor performances prompted Bills coach Sean McDermott to start Anderson in Week 7 against the Indianapolis Colts, less than two weeks after he signed with the team.

Anderson struggled against the Colts, throwing for 175 yards and three interceptions during a 37-5 loss. Anderson started the following week against the New England Patriots, throwing for 290 yards with one interception in the Bills’ 25-6 loss.

Anderson was a sixth-round pick (No. 213) by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2005 NFL draft. He played for the Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers, mostly as a backup. He posted a career year in 2007, throwing for 3,787 yards with 29 touchdown passes while leading the Browns to a 10-6 record.

-- Geoffrey C. Arnold | @geoffreyCarnold