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Best Of Social Media: Vince Wilfork Retires From The NFL

Robert Alvarez
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August 10, 2017 at 9:40 am ET

Best Of Social Media: Vince Wilfork Retires From The NFL

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On Wednesday, former New England Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork officially called it a career, signing a ceremonial one-day contact with the team making him “a Patriot for life” according to owner Robert Kraft.

Many of Wilfork’s old teammates paid tribute to him with emotional social media postings wishing him well into the next chapter of his life.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXgeFR7gvAF/?hl=en&taken-by=jerod_mayo51

The Massachusetts State Police also shared a thank you to Wilfork, in case you may have forgotten his heroics of the field following the 2014 AFC Championship game.

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