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The Dallas Cowboys experienced a shockwave on Monday evening when center Travis Frederick announced his retirement after seven NFL seasons.
Frederick, affectionately known as Fredbeard to Cowboys fans, put together one of the more remarkable careers that any center has in team, and arguably NFL, history ever has. To say that the Cowboys are going to miss him is an incredible understatement.
Dallas played the 2018 season without Frederick while he battled Guillain-Barré syndrome off of the field.