Less than two weeks after signing with the Buffalo Bills, veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin is hanging up his cleats.
The former 49ers wideout has informed the Bills that he's retiring. The team confirmed the news Sunday evening.
"We respect Anquan's decision to retire from the NFL. We appreciate the time he gave us over past two weeks. He is one of the best receivers to play this game and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward," GM Brandon Beane said in a statement.
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The 14-year veteran had signed a one-year deal with the Bills on August 7. After playing with the 49ers from 2013 to 2015, Boldin spent the 2016 season with the Lions.
Boldin issued the following statement, via ESPN:
In his time with the Cardinals, Ravens, 49ers and Lions, Boldin caught 1,076 passes for 13,779 yards and 82 touchdowns.
In 2015, Boldin was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year by the NFL.
In the hours since the news broke, Boldin has received messages from a few of his former teams and teammates: