Former Alabama DL Wallace Gilberry announces his retirement from the NFL

Former Alabama DL Wallace Gilberry was released by the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this year and has been unable to find a new team ever since.

Now, after nine professional seasons, the undrafted free agent and ex-Crimson Tide standout is hanging up his cleats.

Gilberry announced that he was retiring from the NFL on Instagram on Saturday, thanking fans and others for their support throughout his career:

I didn’t come in the NFL how I wanted to nor did I leave how I wanted to but all that said in 9yrs #IHADMYWAY and my time is served wanna thank each and eveyone one of y’all who held Gil down since the #92 days to now I love and appreciate all y’all and I can honestly say it feel good to be 33 and retired 😎 OG me……

A post shared by Wallace Gilberry (@huncho_btc) on Dec 8, 2017 at 12:45pm PST

Gilberry had 191 total tackles and 34 sacks during his NFL career, which spanned from 2008 to 2016. He played for the New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals during that time.

Gilberry was voted onto the coaches’ first-team All-SEC team in 2007 — his final year with the Crimson Tide.