Two-Time Pro Bowl Linebacker Has Retired From The NFL In A Shocking Move On Saturday

The NFL season is right around the corner, and many training camps will start next week. For one veteran player, he decided he would not be joining his team and has decided to call it a career instead.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, "Two-time Pro-Bowl linebacker Shaquil Barrett informed the Dolphins that he wants to spend more time with his family and will now be retiring from the NFL. Barrett also was a two-time Super Bowl champion who played four seasons with Denver and five with Tampa Bay."

Barrett was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 2015 out of Colorado State and spent his first four seasons in the NFL there, helping them win Super Bowl 50.

The two-time Pro Bowler left Denver in 2019 and headed to Tampa Bay, where he led the league with 19.5 sacks that season. Barrett also helped win a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay and was a significant part of a tremendous defense that helped quarterback Tom Brady win his seventh Super Bowl ring.

Barrett agreed to a one-year, nine-million dollar deal with the Miami Dolphins this offseason, but he will not play for the team this season since he is heading into retirement.

When people brought up who they thought the best defensive player in the NFL was, Barrett's name would never get brought up, but it should be because he was one of the best every Sunday, and the NFL will miss his playing style.

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