By Andrew McCarty On Tuesday afternoon, a veteran NFL running back announced his retirement from the league. Longtime New York Jets running back Bilal Powell announced he’s hanging up his cleats. The Jets announced he’s signing a one-day contract to retire as a member of the team. “I had a couple of opportunities to leave, to go play for some Super Bowl-contending and playoff-contending teams,” Powell reflected with newyorkjets.com‘s Eric Allen. “I remember one year, two of the teams that wanted me in free agency ended up playing each other in the Super Bowl.” He raved about New York fans befo…