Sam Hubbard was born and raised in Cincinnati, making him a perfect fit for the Bengals. Now the veteran defensive end is ending his NFL career where it started, announcing Wednesday that he's retiring at the age of 29 after seven NFL seasons -- all of them spent with the Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard is calling it a career. The Cincinnati native is retiring after spending seven seasons with the Bengals, who drafted him in the third round of the 2018 draft.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard will retire from the NFL, he announced Wednesday. "In my heart, I know that I gave this game, this team, and this city everything that I had," Hubbard wrote on his social media platforms.