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Ex-Colt Adam Vinatieri announces his retirement from the NFL

Indianapolis Star

INDIANAPOLIS — The greatest kicker of all time is officially hanging up his shoe.

Adam Vinatieri, the man who built his legend on clutch postseason kicks in New England and then cemented it by becoming the NFL’s all-time leading scorer in Indianapolis, is retiring after 24 years in the NFL.

Vinatieri announced the news in his own way, letting it slip out in an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” with his long-time friend and former teammate in Indianapolis. Vinatieri, who last kicked for the Colts in 2019, had been keeping the door open for a possible return to the field, but he closed that door on Wednesday.