by Jay Glazer

Trent Green, who began his NFL career in 1993, told FOXSports.com Friday morning that he has finally decided to retire. Green played for the Chargers, Redskins, Rams (twice), Chiefs, and Dolphins.

He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Rams in 2000, and was selected to two Pro Bowls with the Chiefs in 2003 and 2005.

"I feel this is finally the right time," Green said while on vacation with his family. "I've talked about it with (the family) for a while, especially with the concussions over the last few years. We all felt it was the time to do it."

Green started every game for the Chiefs from 2001 through 2005, never passing for less than 3,600 yards in any of those seasons and surpassing 4,000 in three of them. However, a string of scary concussions started the beginning of the end for Green in the next few seasons. Despite urging from many, he decided not to retire after multiple concussions and spent last season as Marc Bulger's backup in St. Louis, starting one game and playing in three.

The Rams released him not long ago and rather than pursue another playing opportunity, he's decided to move in another direction.

"The way I approached the game the amount of work I put into my preparation and being someone guys can turn to in the locker room, I don't want to be a guy who waits for someone to get hurt to get a job," he said.

So instead, Green, who has had overtures about coaching, wants to try his hand at broadcasting for now. He's been a frequent in-studio contributor to a few different networks over the years and has already garnered some interest.