Former Pro Bowl safety Keanu Neal announced his retirement Sunday after playing eight NFL seasons. Neal, 29, was a first-round draft pick (17th overall) in 2016 by the Atlanta Falcons and spent his first five seasons (2016-20) with the team.

Former Atlanta Falcons safety Keanu Neal is officially calling it a career. The 29-year-old announced he was retiring from the NFL in a social media post that thanked the Falcons for giving him his start.

Neal last played during the 2023 season, appearing in nine games with eight starts for the Pittsburgh Steelers before being placed on injured reserve. The Steelers released him prior to the 2024 campaign due to a failed physical.

Ex-Atlanta Falcons safety Keanu Neal announced on social media that he is retiring from the NFL after eight seasons.

Keanu Neal, a former first-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons, has announced his retirement from the NFL after eight seasons in an Instagram post.

Former Bucs safety Keanu Neal announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media shared the message from Neal’s social earlier in the day. Neal was drafted by the Bucs division rival Atlanta Falcons 17th overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

"All the lessons learned through the game has helped mold me into who I am today," Neal, 29, wrote in a post to Instagram on Sunday. His best season was in 2017, when he made the only Pro Bowl appearance of his career after he set a career high with 116 tackles and started 16 games.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Keanu Neal has called it a career. Neal took to Instagram to announce his retirement from the NFL. He did not play in the NFL in 2024 after the Steelers released him with a failed physical designation in March.

One past Pro Bowl performer for the Atlanta Falcons has called it a career. Keanu Neal, who played eight seasons but five in Atlanta, announced his retirement from the NFL Sunday. Neal took to Instagram announcing his decision to leave the game.

Former Atlanta Falcons first-round pick Keanu Neal has announced his retirement from football after eight seasons in the NFL . The safety, whose last team was the Pittsburgh Steelers, also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys.

INDIANAPOLIS — Former Falcons safety Keanu Neal, who was taken in the first round (17th overall) of the 2016 draft, announced his retirement on social media Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Former Falcons safety Keanu Neal, who was taken in the first round (17th overall) of the 2016 draft, announced his retirement on social media Sunday.