Legendary Bruschi to Retire

The New England Patriots have been making all sorts of cuts lately, but one cut they weren’t about to make was that of linebacker Tedy Bruschi. The 13-year Patriot, after playing sporadically in New England’s last three preseason games, has chosen to retire, set to make the announcement in a news conference this morning. Bruschi, a 36-year-old inside linebacker, has played in five Super Bowl games with the Patriots, three of them championships, and has been one of the most crucial leaders for the team over the past several years. Al Michaels on NBC’s Sunday Night Football broke the news about Bruschi’s retirement last night, and NBC analyst Rodney Harrison, a former teammate of Bruschi’s, commented on the situation, saying, “A terrific football player, a great friend of mine, one of the hardest-working guys that I’ve ever been around, a tremendous leader in that locker room, a guy that was an integral part of that 2003-2004 Super Bowl run that we had.”

Bruschi, a one-time Pro Bowl player, made his start with the Patriots in 1996, when he was selected by Bill Parcells as the New England Patriots’ third-round draft pick out of Arizona. Since then, the hardworking linebacker has helped build the dynasty of the Patriots, and although his status in ‘09 has been wishy-washy at best for the last several months, Bruschi will most certainly not pull a Brett Favre, opting instead to stay retired from the team that gave him life 13 years ago.

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Posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2009

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