FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Former New England Patriots guard Logan Mankins has informed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that he is retiring after 11 seasons in the NFL, sources confirmed to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Caplan. As ESPN.com's news story details, Mankins spent the first nine seasons of his career in New England before playing the last two in Tampa.
Some thoughts and recollections:
A reach at 32 ... but not really: When the Patriots selected Mankins with the final pick of the first round in 2005, it had many draft analysts confounded as he wasn't viewed by many as a first-round pick, But he quickly proved any doubters wrong.