BUFFALO, N.Y. -- After nine seasons in the NFL, linebacker Christian Kirksey has announced that he intends to retire, the Buffalo Bills announced on Thursday.
Kirksey signed to the Bills practice squad after roster cuts to 53-man rosters included the Houston Texans cutting the linebacker. He spent the first two weeks of the season on the practice squad and did not play in a game or get elevated in Buffalo.
Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft out Iowa, Kirksey, 31, spent the first six years of his career with the Browns.