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Veteran DL Corey Peters retires after 12 NFL seasons

Defensive lineman Corey Peters announced his retirement Thursday after 12 NFL seasons.

Peters, 34, played in 12 games (three starts) with the Jacksonville Jaguars last season.

"Sincerely, I never imagined that I would continue playing football professionally for this long," Peters posted to Instagram. "I'll always be appreciative of the time I've had, but now is the time to take on a fresh challenge. I'm not sure what's coming up, but I'm excited to see where life takes me!"

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He finishes with 336 tackles -- 55 for loss -- and 19 sacks in 164 career games (135 starts) with the Atlanta Falcons (2010-14), Arizona Cardinals (2016-21) and Jaguars.