Former Colts and Patriots K Adam Vinatieri suggested on an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show that he will be filing paperwork to retire from the NFL shortly.
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A knee injury ended Vinatieri’s 2019 season and he’s struggled to bounce fully back following surgery.
In a podcast interview with ESPN’s Chris Mortensen earlier this week, Vinatieri acknowledged he was probably at the end of his remarkable career.
“Every time I try to go out and push [my knee], it pushes back a little bit, which in a weird way, puts the writing on the wall,” Vinatieri said via Jim Ayello of the Indianapolis Star. “I haven’t officially, like, given up by any means. But it’s not coming back the way I thought it would or wanted it to.”
Vinatieri, 48, originally signed on with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of South Dakota State back in 1999. He played seven years in New England before signing on with the Colts in 2006.
Since then, Vinatieri played another 13 years in Indianapolis before agreeing to a one-year contract worth $3.875 million for 2019. After an injury-marred season, Vinatieri was not re-signed in 2020.
For his career, Vinatieri appeared in 316 games over 21 seasons for the Colts and Patriots. He made 516 out of 612 field goal attempts (84.3 percent) and 763 of 784 extra points (97.3 percent).
He’s the NFL’s all-time leading scorer and was a three-time Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro. He was also named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-Decade team for the 2000’s.
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