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CHICAGO (AP) — Bears tight end Zach Miller has decided to retire after nearly losing his left leg on a gruesome play two years ago.Miller had nine surgeries to address his injuries after he dislocated his knee and tore an artery on a potential touchdown reception in New Orleans on Oct. 29 Sherrick McManis Color Rush Jersey , 2017. He had left open the possibility of playing again up until announcing his retirement on Tuesday.The 34-year-old Miller posted on Instagram that it was time “to move on from playing the game of football.” He wrote that he would love more than anything to play at Soldier Field one last time, but he “physically cannot give the game and our fans what they deserve.”Miller finishes his career with 146 receptions for 1,631 yards and 15 touchdowns in 66 games. He was selected by Jacksonville in the sixth round of the 2009 draft and played for the Jaguars for three seasons. After last year’s surprising success Charles Leno Jersey , the Bears are one of the teams people want to see in 2019, among the teams with five prime-time games.They also know there’s a target on them now that wasn’t there a year ago.During an appearance alongside running back Tarik Cohen, Bears chairman George McCaskey said they relished the role.“As coach [Matt] Nagy said https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/Joel-Iyiegbuniwe-Jersey , we’re the hunted now,” McCaskey said, via Colleen Kane of the . “He welcomes that Nick Kwiatkoski Color Rush Jersey , and I’m sure Tarik and his teammates do also.”The first one will kick off the season, as they host the Packers to celebrate the league’s 100th season. They’re hoping it isn’t a repeat of last year, when a big lead vanished and they lost 24-23 to their NFC North rivals.“We came out the way we wanted to come out and we didn’t finish the game Prince Amukamara Jersey ,” Cohen said. “That still is unfinished business. We know this time we have to finish the game.”And for 15 weeks after that, they’ll have to stay at that level if they’re to meet expectations.