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Longtime New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman announced his retirement Monday after the team terminated the former Super Bowl MVP's contract with a "failed physical" designation.
In a video posted to social media Monday afternoon, in which he sat in a chair at midfield of the Patriots' Gillette Stadium, Edelman said he was retiring from the NFL due to an injury he battled for most of last season.
"I've always said I'm gonna go until the wheels come off," Edelman said, "and they finally have fallen off."
Edelman, who turns 35 next month, only played in the first six games of 2020 before undergoing knee surgery.