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Former Colts Tight End Jacob Tamme Announces His Retirement From NFL

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INDIANAPOLIS — “Football is an incredible game. The ultimate team sport. And from High School through the NFL I was fortunate to be on a lot of good ones.”

And, with that, Jacob Tamme’s nine-year NFL career has come to an end.

The tight end on Thursday officially announced his retirement from the NFL in a lengthy, thoughtful note on his Twitter account:

Seems a fitting day for one big extra-lengthy Thank You. (1-4 of 7) pic.twitter.com/g6EvjMZKCy

— Jacob Tamme (@JacobTamme) November 23, 2017
— Jacob Tamme (@JacobTamme) November 23, 2017

Tamme was a fourth-round pick by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2008 NFL Draft.