On Sunday, New England Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich formally announced his retirement from the NFL after 11 professional seasons at age 33.
Over social media, current and former members of the Patriots took time to honor Ninkovich’s career with photographs and memories of their time together.
https://twitter.com/JOEL9ONE/status/891699398123675649
Happy retirement @ninko50 It was an honor to call you a teammate. It is even better to call you a friend. pic.twitter.com/JztCycTOFe
— Sebastian Vollmer (@SebVollmer) July 30, 2017
Purdy sure ya'll know there are few current #Patriots that I've had mo' ongoing respect 4 than Ninkovich. Great player, dude. Here w/ my son pic.twitter.com/I0slxBq95F
— Matt Chatham (@chatham58) July 30, 2017
Two of the NFL's most underrated players hung up the cleats this month. Congrats to @ninko50 & @Hawk on outstanding careers. #respect #pats
— Matt Hasselbeck (@Hasselbeck) July 30, 2017
Patriots teammates, including Tom Brady, show up for Rob Ninkovich retirement presser. Shows respect Ninkovich has among his peers. pic.twitter.com/8fDpOOCIyE
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 30, 2017
Hugs from everybody, including TB12 pic.twitter.com/vTafzWxCuk
— Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) July 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/OnlyInBOS/status/891701288634855425
.@ninko50: Versatile. Dependable. Clutch.#ThankYouNinko pic.twitter.com/tsDJJVd5eD
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) July 30, 2017
In case you missed his press conference, you can check it out in its entirety HERE.
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