Henry Burris announces his retirement from the CFL
One of the most popular quarterbacks to play in the Canadian Football League is hanging up his cleats. Henry Burris is retiring at age 41.
Burris, 41, led the Ottawa Redblacks to a Grey Cup in November
Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris has announced his retirement from the Canadian Football League.
The 41-year-old will end his career on top after leading the Redblacks to a Grey Cup last season.
He was also named the game's most-valuable player as Ottawa beat Calgary 39-33 in overtime to win the CFL championship in November.
Burris has been with the Redblacks for each of their three seasons in the league.
Before that, he was on two championship Calgary Stampeder teams, one as its starting quarterback, and also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders and NFL's Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.
Burris retires with the third-most passing yards (63,227) and touchdowns (374) in CFL history.