Former Georgia All-SEC linebacker Alec Ogletree, 31, has decided to hang-up his cleats. The nine-year NFL veteran announced his retirement from football on Tuesday.
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Ogletree played for the Bulldogs at inside linebacker from 2010-2012, earning second-team All-SEC honors in his final season in Athens. Ogletree racked up 197 tackles, six sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in his three-year career at Georgia.
The Newnan, Ga., native was drafted by the St. Louis Rams with the No. 30 overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft and played five seasons before a two-year stint with the New York Giants and one-year stints with the New York Jets and the Chicago Bears.
Ogletree recorded 766 tackles, 49 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 21 quarterback hits, 61 passes defended, 12 interceptions, 13 forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four touchdowns in 111 career games.
