Former Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph officially announces retirement on Twitter

Johnathan Joseph is calling it a career.

The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback announced on his Twitter page that he is officially retiring from the NFL. Joseph posted numerous tweets with pictures thanking different people that helped him throughout his 15-year career.

On his Houston Texans pictures, he thanked his family.

“To my wife Delaina thank you for being supportive, understanding, and a great mom,” Joseph wrote. “My kids thank you and love you. My mom and sister thank you for believing in me and being my #1 fans. To my family and friends thanks for being supportive, caring, and the backbone to my success.”

Joseph left the Texans at the end of the 2019 season as the franchise’s all-time leader in interceptions with 17. Joseph also holds the franchise’s top spot for pass breakups (118), interception return yards (410), and pick-sixes (four).

Joseph also left Houston while ranking tied for third in games played (133) and fifth in total tackles (482).

“The entire Houston Texans organization thanks Johnathan for the contributions he made to our team and the Houston community,” a statement from the Texans read after announcing they wouldn’t re-sign him on March 11, 2020.

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Joseph in the first-round of the 2006 NFL draft from South Carolina. After leaving the Bengals in 2010, Joseph signed a free agent contract with the Texans, where he earned his first two Pro Bowl selections in his first couple years with the AFC South club.

Joseph spent his final season split between the Tennessee Titans, with whom he played seven games, and the Arizona Cardinals, where he played the last four games of his career.