Steelers CB Bryant announce retirement Tuesday

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Fernando Bryant decided to end his 10-year NFL career and announced his retirement on Tuesday.

Selected 26th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1999 NFL Draft, Bryant played five seasons with the Jaguars. In 2004 he was signed by the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent and played there for 4 seasons. He joined into the Patriots in 2008 and was eleased at the end of the training camp. On Nov. 11, 2008, the Steelers signed. He played in two regular-season games but did not take part in playoff games.

In his 10 years of NFL career, Bryant played totally 112 games and started 109 of them.