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49ers TE Garrett Celek Announces Retirement in Instagram Post

After eight seasons playing in the NFL at 31-years of age, long time San Francisco 49ers tight end Garrett Celek has announced his retirement in a Instagram post.

Jose Luis Sanchez III

49ers TE Garrett Celek Announces Retirement in Instagram Post
49ers TE Garrett Celek Announces Retirement in Instagram Post /

After eight seasons playing in the NFL at 31-years of age, long time San Francisco 49ers tight end Garrett Celek has announced his retirement in a Instagram post.

"I can’t thank the 49ers organization enough for giving me the opportunity to pursue my dreams and all of the countless relationships I’ve made along the way, especially my Tight Ends, thanks for supplying me with endless stories and memories. Niner Faithful, thank you for cheering me on these past 8 seasons, love y’all, Celektime is clockin out"

Despite a Super Bowl appearance, Celek's 2019 season was less than ideal. He spent the first eight games on the physically-unable-to-perform list after undergoing offseason back surgery to repair a fractured disk. 

Once he was healthy, he clocked in snaps in five games and started in one of them while George Kittle was out on injury. Celek did not record a single catch this season as he would mainly be used as a blocker.

Following his five games of being active, the 49ers would place him on injured reserve as his back injury would still prove a hindrance to him. 

With Celek's retirement, that leaves offensive tackle Joe Staley and long-snapper Kyle Nelson as the longest tenured 49ers on the team. 

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Jose Luis Sanchez III
JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.

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