After 17 successful seasons spent with the Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears & Green Bay Packers Defensive End (and sometimes Line Backer), Julius Peppers has decided to retire from the NFL .
Drafted at No two overall in 2002 no 2 in 2002, Peppers now a veteran 39-year-old played his first 8 seasons with the Panthers including playing in the classic Super Bowl game against the Patriots and reaching the NFC Championship in 2005.
In 2010 he was somewhat surprisingly allowed to join the Bears as a Free Agent and his success continued here helping them to reach the NFC Championship game in his first season and he continued to be productive for his four-season tenure, after which he was again released.
He then joined Chicago’s divisional rivals Green Bay for the 2014 season where he often played Line Backer. He again helped them to reach the NFC Conference final twice in his three-season stay but once again missed out on a second trip to the Super Bowl.
Overall he finished his career with 716 tackles, 159.5 sacks, 21 fumble recoveries and 11 interceptions not bad for a 17-year career.
We are not sure f the Hall of Fame beckons but he will be remembered as one of the more feared DEs ever to suit up.
