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'Foxborough forever': Julian Edelman announces retirement after being released from Patriots

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — After 11 seasons, New England Patriots star wide receiver Julian Edelman is no longer with the team, according to reports.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network said in a Tweet Monday afternoon that according to wire reports, the Patriots terminated Edelman's contact, listing the reason as a "failed physical."

Mike Reiss, an ESPN reporter covering the Patriots, also said in a Tweet Monday that Edelman showed up on Monday's transaction wire "as having his contract terminated by the Patriots."

"Edelman has been mulling retirement and this could just be a precursor to that announcement," Reiss continued.