FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Chandler Catanzaro got to the New York Jets’ facility early Friday morning and headed to Adam Gase’s office to deliver his surprising news.

The 28-year-old kicker chose to retire from playing football after a shaky start to training camp.

“He came in and told me that he was done, retiring,” Gase said Sunday, a few hours after the team announced Catanzaro’s decision.

Catanzaro signed with New York during the offseason for a second stint with the team, but struggled with consistency during camp. He then missed two extra points in the Jets’ 31-22 preseason-opening loss to the Giants on Thursday night.

Apparently, that cemented Catanzaro’s decision.

“What a ride,” Catanzaro wrote on Instagram. “God has blessed me far more than I deserve. When I finished my career at Clemson, playing in the NFL was just a dream. After five years in the league, it’s time to move on. I can’t say I ever thought I would’ve been a kicker, but I’m thankful that kicking chose me.”

Gase said Catanzaro didn’t give him a detailed reason as to why he wanted to walk away from the game, but the coach added he had no idea the kicker was leaning that way.

“I appreciated the fact that he came in there,” Gase said. “He could’ve easily rode it out and kind of seen what happened. But, I appreciate him doing that at that time and just being straight with me.”

Gase then relayed the news to general manager Joe Douglas, who brought in several kickers to work out for the team. The Jets signed Taylor Bertolet, who was impressive while with them last summer before the team decided to go with veteran Jason Myers.

Catanzaro spent his first three NFL seasons with Arizona, including setting the franchise rookie record with 114 points in 2014. He joined New York in 2017, and then played for Tampa Bay and Carolina last season. Catanzaro converted 83.8% of his career field goal attempts, and was 92.9% successful on extra points.

“I’ve been through the highest of highs, the lowest of lows, and everything in between,” Catanzaro wrote. “I’ve learned so much about myself and about life through the game of football. I have no regrets. I worked my tail off and gave my absolute best every time I stepped onto the field.”

New York could look to bring in another kicker to compete with Bertolet, who has no NFL regular-season experience. He made five of his seven attempts during his first practice.