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Game of Thrones creator, Jets fanatic wishes D'Brickashaw Ferguson happy retirement

Before the new season of Game of Thrones premieres, creator and author — and Jets mega fan — George R.R. Martin expressed some well wishes for one of his favorite players.

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Winter has come for D'Brickashaw Ferguson's career — the left tackle announced his retirement earlier this month after a decade in the NFL — and Martin had some nice things to say about Ferguson to TMZ while wearing a Jets hat.

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Martin was a guest at Jets training camp in 2015 and the Wall Street Journal previously chronicled the struggles of NFL players to avoid show spoilers from their teammates.