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Former Patriots RB Damien Harris announces retirement from NFL

After five NFL seasons, Damien Harris is officially retiring from football.

The former New England Patriots running back announced the news on Instagram on Monday night.

Harris wrote:

For the past 20 years, playing the game of football has been one of the greatest privileges in my life. Getting to represent the name on the back of my jersey on and off the field, getting to compete at the highest level with and against the best competitors while winning championships, and being coached by the two greatest head coaches of all time in Nick Saban and Bill Belichick are all just a small part of what God has done in my life with the game of football.