{"id":33618,"date":"2020-12-05T12:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=33618"},"modified":"2020-12-05T12:04:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T17:04:29","slug":"legarrette-blount-announces-his-retirement-from-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2020\/12\/05\/legarrette-blount-announces-his-retirement-from-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"LeGarrette Blount Announces His Retirement From The NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> running back LeGarrette Blount formally announced his retirement from the NFL this weekend.<\/p>\n

In a post to his Instagram Saturday, Blount shared a highlight video of his career along with a personal message to three of the teams he played for.<\/p>\n

Blount’s message to the Patriots is as followed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBill (Belichick) and RK (Robert Kraft), I can\u2019t thank y\u2019all enough! New England, I love you! PatsNation, I love you! 2 Super Bowl rings and a chance to play with the coldest QB to ever play the game in TB! I made the best of friends, a lot turned into family, and many doors were opened for me. Thank y\u2019all so much!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out Blount’s full announcement below.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Legarrette Blount (@lgblount)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n