Andy Levitre anuncia su retiro tras 10 temporadas de NFL

El guardia agente libre Andy Levitre se retiró este martes de la NFL tras 10 temporadas.

Levitre, de 32 años de edad, hizo el anuncio vía Instagram y dijo que su carrera de NFL le brindó "recuerdos que van a durar" una vida.

"Conocí a mi esposa cuando jugaba en Buffalo. Me enamoré de la ciudad de Nashville mientras jugaba para los Titans. También tuve que apresurarme a salir de mi primer partido de playoffs con los Falcons para llegar al nacimiento de mi primer hijo", escribió.

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It all started as a big kid growing up in the mountains of Santa Cruz.  I had a fire in my belly and a burning desire to be the best football player I could be.  I was never the the most talented athlete on the field so I made the conscious choice to outwork everyone else.  Coming from a high school that wasn't highly recruited I spent many nights piecing together my own VHS tapes to send off in hopes of being recruited.  Some of my fondest memories are of my grandfather driving me around the country to meet with some different colleges.  Although I may not have been able to reach all of my goals as an athlete, I can end this chapter of my life knowing I gave the game of football everything I had.  I have memories that will last me a life time.  I met my wife while I was playing in Buffalo.  I fell in love with the city of Nashville while playing for the Titans.  I also had to rush out after my first playoff game with the Falcons to attend the birth of my first child. Unfortunately, due to injury my body won't allow me to continue any longer. Thank you to my wife and children, my family, friends, coaches, teammates and all of the fans who have supported me on this journey. I am looking forward to shifting my time & energy to focus more on family, friends, restoring my health & pursuing other passions of mine.  I hope you all have enjoyed my career as much as I have.

A post shared by Andy Levitre (@andylevitre) on May 14, 2019 at 8:53am PDT

Levitre citó las lesiones respecto a su decisión de retirarse. Su campaña del 2018 acabó luego de dos partidos después de que los Atlanta Falcons lo colocaran en la lista de reservas lesionados con un desgarro en el tríceps.

Inició los 143 partidos que jugó en la NFL después de que los Buffalo Bills lo seleccionaran en la segunda vuelta (N° 51 global) del draft del 2009. Jugó cuatro campañas en Buffalo, dos con los Tennessee Titans, y cuatro con los Falcons.