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Arizona Cardinals defensive end Bertrand Berry announced his retirement on Thursday, ending a 12-year NFL career that produced 65 sacks, 303 tackles and 16 forced fumbles for one of the league's hardest-working players."I've been playing football since I was nine years old -- 25 years -- and with it coming to an end there is a little bit of sadness but at the same time it means there is a new beginning," said Berry, 34, who called it quits during the season's final installment of the "Big Red Rage," a show he has been co-hosting on KTAR-AM 620. "It's been a great ride."
Berry, a third-round draft pick by the Indianapolis Colts in 1997 out of Notre Dame, began his NFL career as a linebacker but switched to defensive end his rookie season. After being cut by the Colts and the Rams, Berry briefly signed with the Canadian Football League in 2000 before finding a home -- and establishing himself as a playmaking pass rusher -- with the Denver Broncos.
In 2004, Berry signed with the Cardinals as a free agent and became a Pro Bowler that season by posting 14 ½ sacks.
In 2009, Berry had six sacks in the regular season and two more during the Cardinals' playoff run.
"It's time," Berry said. "I've given a lot of my life to the game, I have played the game at a high level and I have tried to represent myself the best I could. I think I have played the game the right way. I think I have respected the game and I think I left the game a little better than when I came in."
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