New York Giants offensive tackle David Diehl announced his retirement.

He played 11 seasons in the NFL, all with the Giants.

“It’s not very easy for my daughter to talk about me retiring and not playing football,” Diehl told the Giants' website. "The Giants are just as much family to her as they are to me. She’s been going to the games and at seven years old, she understands everything. She understands the game and the players and how important it is to play in the NFL. For her, my stepping away from something she loves as much as I do is not an easy thing.”

A former fifth-round draft pick, Diehl won two Super Bowls with the Giants and was named to the Pro Bowl once.

“I love football,” Diehl said. “I love being in the game, I love watching film, I love doing all of that and I’m going to miss that aspect of it. But I know I’m ready to start the new and next chapter of my life. I’m ready to not only be a bigger part of my daughter’s life, but I’m ready to spread my knowledge and help other people with the game and continue to do stuff throughout our community and charity work and be involved with the New York Giants in any way possible.

“I’ve accomplished everything I could possibly dream of as a football player. If in 2003, anyone would have said that Dave Diehl, a fifth-round draft pick out of Illinois, would win two Super Bowls, play in the Pro Bowl and win every single Giant award possible, people would have said you’re crazy. I have a lot to be proud of.”

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Aaron Wilson covers the Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.