{"id":37003,"date":"2021-05-26T19:32:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T23:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=37003"},"modified":"2021-05-27T11:05:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:05:09","slug":"best-of-social-media-adam-vinatieri-announces-his-retirement-from-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/05\/26\/best-of-social-media-adam-vinatieri-announces-his-retirement-from-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Of Social Media: Adam Vinatieri Announces His Retirement From The NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 24 professional seasons in the NFL, longtime placekicker Adam Vinatieri formally announced his retirement from the NFL during an appearance on &#8220;The Pat McAfee Show&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By Friday, if paperwork goes in, you heard it here first,&#8221; Vinatieri\u00a0told his former Indianapolis Colts teammate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4x Super Bowl champ Adam Vinatieri says he\u2019s retiring.<\/p>\n<p>What a career \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brgridiron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brgridiron<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PatMcAfeeShow<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FxnwKpfJCt\">pic.twitter.com\/FxnwKpfJCt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1397631270234951680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Over those 24 seasons across both sides of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> (1996-2005) and Indianapolis Colts (2006-2019) rivalry, Vinatieri won four Super Bowl championships, earned three Pro Bowl honors, three first team All-Pro awards, and was named to both the NFL All-Decade Team and NFL 100 All-Time Team.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Vinatieri walks away from the NFL as its all time kicking leader in career points made and postseason points with a likely spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame up next.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Vinatieri winding up playing more seasons in Indianapolis as opposed to New England, his clutch performances as a Patriot will always be remembered as one of the key parts to the early success of the dynasty.<\/p>\n<p>Vinatieri made 29 game winning kicks over his career, two of which won the Patriots its first two Super Bowl&#8217;s while the third came in blizzard-like conditions during the unforgettable &#8220;Snow Bowl&#8221; or &#8220;Tuck Rule Game&#8221; to Raiders fans.<\/p>\n<p>With Vinatieri retiring, Tom Brady now becomes the longest tenured active player in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some of the best social media posts and teammate reactions to the news below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With Adam Vinatieri retiring, a reminder that this is the greatest kick in NFL history. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5rWGORXJ6i\">pic.twitter.com\/5rWGORXJ6i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ezlazar\/status\/1397631934361186308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People use the term G.O.A.T. loosely these days. But <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamvinatieri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adamvinatieri<\/a> is truly a \ud83d\udc10. Congrats on your retirement bro. It was a pleasure to sit back and watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/greatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#greatness<\/a> for many years. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Automatic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Automatic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/colts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#colts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Colts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Colts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Ql8K0pG0s\">pic.twitter.com\/5Ql8K0pG0s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reggie Wayne (@ReggieWayne_17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReggieWayne_17\/status\/1397641097963347971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedyBruschi\/status\/1397638905726386177?s=20<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminSWatson\/status\/1397639318634631173?s=20<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations on an incredible career, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamvinatieri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adamvinatieri<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWAlQ2bZFE\">pic.twitter.com\/AWAlQ2bZFE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Hall presented by RTX (@TheHall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHall\/status\/1397645387482214401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the best to ever do it!<\/p>\n<p>Congrats on an amazing hall of fame career <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamvinatieri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adamvinatieri<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yjm9ceqxAt\">pic.twitter.com\/Yjm9ceqxAt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Andruzzi (@Andruzzi63) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andruzzi63\/status\/1397645790668017670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">See you at the old folks home bubs. Congrats on the career <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamvinatieri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adamvinatieri<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MrClutch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MrClutch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eokaqPCPCK\">https:\/\/t.co\/eokaqPCPCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Edelman11\/status\/1397646728044634114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adam Vinatieri played for a long time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VeRxgxvKqu\">pic.twitter.com\/VeRxgxvKqu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steve_Perrault\/status\/1397654394959708160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1397651909197058051?s=20<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A career full of legendary kicks for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamvinatieri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adamvinatieri<\/a>. (via @nflthrowback) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fdoATa3fho\">pic.twitter.com\/fdoATa3fho<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1397655027158638592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/patspulpit\/status\/1397661403817955334?s=20<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">24 seasons.<br \/>599 regular-season field goals, the most of all-time.<br \/>2,673 career points, the most of all-time.<br \/>An 83.8% field goal percentage.<br \/>Two Super Bowl-winning kicks.<\/p>\n<p>What a career. What a legend. 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