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Ex-Steeler FB John Kuhn Announces Retirement

It would’ve been reasonable to assume an unknown fullback from Shippensburg wouldn’t have had anything resembling a successful NFL career. John Kuhn bucked that trend. But after 12 years in the league, he’s finally hanging up his cleats. Kuhn, now 36, announced his retirement today, doing so as a member of the Green Bay Packers. But his career got off the ground by the first team to take a flier on him – the Pittsburgh Steelers.

A UDFA in 2005, he bounced on and off the Steelers practice squad. Pittsburgh promoted him in the middle of 2006, playing in nine games with three total touches.