He won eight division championships, five conference titles, and three Super Bowl rings. He played in 211 career games acquiring 1,134 tackles, 30.5 sacks, and 12 interceptions. He even managed to return to the NFL after suffering a mild concussion. He was the "perfect player."
After 13 seasons with the New England Patriots, linebacker Tedy Bruschi decided it was time to call it quits. Bruschi, a father of three, decided he should retire because his "body doesn't heal as quickly." After fulfilling all his goals except winning a fourth champions
hip, there was not much left for Bruschi to accomplish.
Bruschi was drafted by the Patriots in the third round of the 1996 draft. After playing defensive end for the Arizona Wildcats and tying the Division I-A career sack record, the Patriots decided to switch him to linebacker. All along the way, Bruschi was told that he was "too small, too slow, too this, too that," but he used their words as fuel to motivate himself to be the best he could be. Thirteen seasons later, no one questioned Bruschi's ability on the field. Doing the best job he could do for 13 years, it is now time for Bruschi to just "[live] the rest of [his] life."
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