Former Pittsburgh Steelers S Trenton Thompson is hanging up his cleats and moving on with life’s work. Per an Instagram post shared Friday night, Thompson announced he was done playing football professionally. The caption read:
“It’s always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.”
RETIRED.”
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The photos consist of a montage throughout his career from growing up to his time in college and NFL stops during his football journey.