🚨After more than a decade in the NFL, my brother, former #Packers & #Raiders WR @JordyRNelson is calling it a career. He’s stepping away from the game with more than 8,500 yards…72+ TD’s and as a SB Champion! I’m proud of him and happy for him and his family! #Ese’ #Respect — James Jones (@89JonesNTAF) March 27, 2019

Former Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons, according to NFL Network analyst James Jones, a former teammate of Nelson’s.

The decision ends a career that will eventually place Nelson into the Packers Hall of Fame.

A second-round pick in 2008, Nelson caught 550 passes for 7,848 yards and 69 touchdowns over 136 games and nine seasons in Green Bay. He ranks third in franchise history in catches, fifth in receiving yards and second in receiving touchdowns. He’s also third in 100-yard receiving games (25).

Nelson won a Super Bowl after the 2010 season and made the Pro Bowl and All-Pro team in 2014. He also won NFL Comeback Player of the Year and led the league in touchdown catches in 2016.

The Packers released him last March. He played the 2018 season in Oakland, catching 63 passes for 739 yards and three touchdowns.