Joe Staley Officially Announces Retirement

Update:

49ers’ veteran LT Joe Staley officially announced that he is retiring from the NFL on Saturday. 

It’s been a hell of a ride. Thank you pic.twitter.com/V2VB2xKDzp

— Joe Staley (@jstaley74) April 25, 2020

Adam Schefter reports that 49ers’ veteran LT Joe Staley is expected to retire due to health concerns. 

Schefter adds that Staley wanted to inform the 49ers “in a timely way” in order to help them find his replacement.

Now that San Francisco acquired Trent Williams from the Redskins on Saturday, Staley’s retirement shouldn’t come as a surprise.  

John Keim of ESPN reported that the 49ers’ interest in Williams was tied to whether Staley retires. 

Staley, 35, is a former first-round pick of the 49ers back in 2007. He has played all 12 seasons in San Francisco and was entering the final year of a six-year, $52.45 million contract when he agreed to a two-year, $27.6 million extension this past June. 

He’s set to make base salaries of $10,550,000 and $11,300,000 over the next two years. 

In 2019, Staley appeared in seven games for the 49ers, making seven starts at left tackle.