has called it a career.On Monday, Watson, a 16-year NFL veteran, Watson, with a lengthy post to his Twitter account. The tight end, who turned 39 in December, Jon Lester Jersey was slated to become a free agent when the new league year opened on Wednesday."My parents tell me that as a young child I would declare that when I grew up I wanted to be 'a football player and a mi sionary,'" Watson wrote in his retirement post. "For the past 16 seasons God has granted me the opportunity to do both. As I walk beyond the field my sincere Ron Santo Jersey hope is that I was a trusted brother and friend to the hundreds of teammates and families I was ble sed to share my football life with and that I earned their respect as a player and most importantly as a man."The 32nd overall pick in the 2004 draft, Watson won a Super Bowl during his rookie season with the . He would spend the next five seasons in New England, catching six touchdown pa ses Mike Montgomery Jersey during the team's undefeated regular season in 2007. After the 2009 season, Watson signed with the , spending three seasons in Cleveland before signing with the in 2013. In 2015, Watson set career highs with 74 receptions for 825 yards and six touchdowns.After mi sing the entire 2016 season after tearing his Achilles during the preseason, Watson caught 61 pa ses for Drew Smyly Jersey 522 and four touchdowns during his only active season with the . He returned to the Saints in 2018, catching 35 pa ses while helping New Orleans reach the NFC Championship Game. Watson briefly retired before he re-signed with the Patriots last spring, catching 17 pa ses for 173 yards (his lowest outputs since his rookie season) in 10 regular season games. He caught three pa ses for 38 yards in his final game: New England's 21-13 lo s to the in the AFC wild card round. Watson retires with 547 catches for 6,058 yards and 44 touchdowns in 205 regular season games. In 13 playoff games, Watson caught 25 pa ses for 272 yards and three touchdowns. He's 24th in Patriots' history in career receptions, 28th in receiving Andre Dawson Jersey yards, and 18th in touchdown receptions.
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