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SDGuy73
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Thanks for the great memory's.
Was it injury related? Concussions? or just him wanting to end it?
"You have to be honest with yourself," Ninkovich said at an early afternoon news conference that was attended by owners Robert and Jonathan Kraft, Belichick and about 30 players, including quarterback Tom Brady. "I knew that my time was probably close, and just training made it clear for me. When you go squat and are sore for a week, it's not a good thing."
Ninkovich, 33, has been considering retirement in recent seasons. He entered the NFL as a fifth-round draft choice of the New Orleans Saints in 2006. A Purdue alum, Ninkovich didn't see his NFL career take off until he joined the Patriots as a free agent on Aug. 2, 2009.