Three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern retiring from NFL

Punter Brett Kern, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, is announcing his retirement after 15 NFL seasons on Thursday, the Tennessee Titans announced.

Kern, 37, played 13 seasons for the Titans, who released him before last season. He is the franchise's all-time leader in punts (923), gross average (45.9 yards), net average (40.8) and punts placed inside the 20-yard line (973). He was a also a two-time team captain (2020 and '21).

"I want to congratulate Brett on an amazing NFL career," Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement. "He was a true professional and one of the important players who helped our organization reach the level of success that we have sustained for a…