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Veteran WR Cole Beasley retires after 11 NFL seasons

Wide receiver Cole Beasley has decided to retire from the NFL after 11 seasons, his agent said Wednesday.

"He is ready to be with his family after playing 11 seasons and it's time to be a full-time dad and husband," agent Joel Turner told ESPN.

"His wife and kids are still back home in Texas. They came out for the first game, went through the evacuation last week which the Tampa Bay organization hasn't received near the credit they deserve for the way they handled that ordeal [Hurricane Ian] -- nothing but first class by the Glazer family, [general manager] Jason [Licht] and [head coach] Todd [Bowles] .