Bears cornerback Jerry Azumah retired Thursday because of neck and hip pain the past two seasons, ending a seven-year career with Chicago in which he made the Pro Bowl in 2003.
The 28-year-old Azumah missed most of the preseason after minor hip surgery and lost his starting job to Pro Bowl selection Nathan Vasher in the final year of his contract.
"This has been a great ride," he said during a news conference. "It's nothing to cry about or hold my head down to.

Bears' Azumah retires because of hip, neck pain