Dallas Cowboys great Jason Witten called it a career on Thursday. He walked away from the game with 1,152 catches, 12,448 receving yards, 68 touchdowns, 11 Pro Bowls and many other accolades.
Here's Witten in his own words on retiring and heading to ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast booth.
"First off I just want to thank everybody for being here on short notice. Certainly these last few days have been a difficult time for me and challenging, but I do appreciate you and want to share a few words if I can.
In April, 2003, about two weeks shy of my 21st birthday, after being selected in the third round, I arrived in Dallas for the rookie minicamp.