Veteran offensive tackle Ryan Clady has retired from the NFL, he announced on Twitter on Tuesday.
Clady, 30, became a free agent when the New York Jets declined to pay him a $1 million roster bonus due in February.
"Despite having several teams who are currently interested in signing me, I have made a very difficult decision to retire from my NFL playing career," Clady said in his post. "I have deliberated on this decision thoroughly until now because I wanted to see if the beginning of NFL training camps would inspire the passion that I need to perform at the standards that I established for myself during my 9-year NFL career.