NASHVILLE, Tenn. � Punter Craig Hentrich announced his retirement Wednesday after 17 NFL seasons.

The 38-year-old Hentrich spent the past 12 seasons with the Tennessee Titans and was with Green Bay before that.
For his career, he averaged 42.9 yards per punt on 1,150 attempts.
�I think overall it was a successful career and I wouldn�t trade a second of it,� Hentrich said in a statement released through the Titans. �Consistency is what I�ve tried to pride myself on my whole career.�
Hentrich is the last link to the Titans� 1999 Super Bowl team, having been with the team since 1998.
He had contemplated retirement after the 2008 season, but changed his diet and exercise regimen and re-signed with Tennessee for the 2009 season. He averaged 46.9 yards per punt on nine kicks, but suffered a calf injury in the second game against Houston and finished the season on injured reserve.
�It�s just been a ton of injuries the last three or four years,� Hentrich said. �I think it�s just my body telling me it�s time to quit.
�I�ve been doing this for 17 years in the league and really 32 years of my life kicking footballs. I think my body is just tired.�
Coach Jeff Fisher said Hentrich went out a winner.
�It�s very hard in this game to walk away on your own terms and Craig is doing that today,� Fisher said. �Craig was a tremendous athlete at the punter position and his versatility and consistency were some of the reasons for our success over his time with us.
�He wasn�t only a punter; he was a holder, field goal kicker, kickoff guy and a passer. He was a great teammate and an unselfish player.�
Hentrich made the Pro Bowl in 1998 and 2003. The Packers won the Super Bowl when he was with them in the 1996 season. He was an eighth-round draft pick out of Notre Dame in 1993.