WASHINGTON: Jared Allen, ninth on the NFL’s all-time quarterback sacks list, announced his retirement on Thursday (Friday in Manila) by literally riding off on horseback in a video posted on Twitter.

The 33-year-old defensive end, who played in a losing cause for the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl earlier this month, wore a cowboy hat and western-style coat in his farewell message.

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