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Eagles fans say goodbye to overlooked special teams ace after retirement news

A long-time piece of Eagles history is retiring after 11 NFL seasons.

Nine-year Eagle Rick Lovato has called it a career after appearing in the Los Angeles Chargers' first nine games of the season. Lovato was signed by the Chargers as an injury replacement for Josh Harris in late August.

How Lovato went from little known FCS player to Eagles consistent special teams rockstar

Lovato came into the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2015, becoming the first player from Old Dominion University to appear in an NFL game when an injury to Packers long snapper Brett Goode gave Lovato an opportunity, appearing in two games for Green Bay in late 2015.