Jared Allen is riding off into the sunset. The Panthers defensive end on Thursday announced his retirement from the NFL after 12 productive and wildly entertaining seasons.

— -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers defensive end Jared Allen announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday in an unconventional but appropriate way. The NFL's active sacks leader ...

Pass-rusher Jared Allen announced his retirement on social media Thursday after 12 seasons in the league. He most recently played for the Panthers after being traded from the Bears last year.

Veteran defensive end Jared Allen is riding off into retirement. Literally. Allen, who played last season for the Carolina Panthers, used Twitter to post a video to apparently announce his NFL ...

Allen tweeted a retirement announcement Thursday morning. Even with his obvious decline the past two seasons, the 33-year-old Allen finishes his career tied with Julius Peppers for ninth place on ...

Professional bull riding is not your typical retirement plan. Clearly, Jared Allen is not your typical NFL player. CHARLOTTE, NC -- Jared Allen (#69), who recently retired from the NFL after a 12 ...

Not Peyton Manning (at least not yet). Former Chiefs star defense end Jared Allen had a tackle in Super Bowl 50 for the Carolina Panthers, and that will be his final game. He tweeted this on Thursday: ...

Jared Allen was going to announce his retirement after 12 seasons in the NFL by riding off into the sunset, but Mother Nature didn't exactly cooperate this week. So he just had to ride away. "Well ...

Jared Allen announced his retirement Thursday morning, concluding what could be a 12-year Hall of Fame career, but was definitely a nice career for No. 69.

When Jared Allen left the Vikings as a free agent in 2014, he had a feeling he would return at some point. That day came Thursday. The defensive end, who starred for Minnesota from 2008-13 and fini… ...

Jared Allen "It's truly like a football cliché -- everybody is sold out for everybody, everybody works," Allen said of the Panthers' culture. "But in Minnesota, I was a part of that building process.

Panthers DE Jared Allen announced his retirement on Thursday. Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports. Allen was scheduled to count $8.5 million against the Carolina salary cap in 2016, ...