After 24 professional seasons in the NFL, longtime placekicker Adam Vinatieri formally announced his retirement from the NFL during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show”.
“By Friday, if paperwork goes in, you heard it here first,” Vinatieri told his former Indianapolis Colts teammate.
4x Super Bowl champ Adam Vinatieri says he’s retiring.
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 26, 2021
Over those 24 seasons across both sides of the New England Patriots (1996-2005) and Indianapolis Colts (2006-2019) rivalry, Vinatieri won four Super Bowl championships, earned three Pro Bowl honors, three first team All-Pro awards, and was named to both the NFL All-Decade Team and NFL 100 All-Time Team.