Martin prepared to say he's done; Steady Jets running back missed all of last season.(Sports)

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NEW YORK - Curtis Martin, 19 months removed from his final NFL carry, is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, a day before the New York Jets open their training camp. Martin, who suffers from a bone-on-bone condition in his surgically repaired knee, finishes his career with 14,101 rushing yards, fourth-most in NFL history.

Martin hasn't played since Dec. 4, 2005, when he ran for an unceremonious 29 yards in 15 carries against the Patriots. He didn't play in the Jets' final four games that season, winding up with 735 yards on the year and coming up short of an NFL record of 11 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start a …