Robert Woods is calling it a career after playing nearly fifteen years in the NFL.
The veteran wide receiver announced his retirement via Instagram on Tuesday after missing a season after the Pittsburgh Steelers fired him in August.
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“It’s time for me to leave the sport that has given me everything,” Woods said. “Football has never been just a sport to me – it has been my passion, my goals and my lifelong dream. I cherish every moment my boots touch the grass. Every time I step onto the pitch, I am determined to leave a part of myself in every moment.”
The Los Angeles Rams later announced that Woods, a Los Angeles native, would retire as a Ram.
Woods entered the NFL as a second-round pick of the Buffalo Bills after being an All-American at USC. He spent the early part of his career as a starter in the running offense before finding his greatest success when he signed with the Rams in 2017.
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By receiving yardage, Woods had the best four seasons of his career in Sean McVay’s first four seasons as the dangerous No. 2 receiver behind Cooper Kupp. He was coming off another strong season in 2021, but he tore his ACL, leaving a hole that Odell Beckham Jr. filled in the Rams’ Super Bowl LVI run.
The Rams traded Woods a month after winning the championship, and he spent the remainder of his career in diminishing roles with the Tennessee Titans, Houston Texans and Steelers. Despite two 1,000-yard seasons, he was never selected to the Pro Bowl.