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Lineman Steve Hutchinson to retire after 12 NFL seasons
After 12 seasons, Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson is calling it a career.
Hutchinson, who shone during a lengthy career with the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks, will retire on Tuesday, Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported. Glazer reported that Hutchinson decided to retire after determining that his knee was not progressing from offseason surgery as much as he had hoped.
Quickly into his career, Hutchinson built a reputation as one of the best interior linemen in the NFL. Hutchinson earned a trip to seven Pro Bowls and was selected to five All-Pro first teams. He started all 169 games in which he played during his career.
In the 2006 offseason, Hutchinson signed an unprecedented seven-year, $49 million contract with the Vikings. Not only was it the richest contract ever given to a guard — but it also contained a provision that guaranteed Hutchinson’s entire contract if he was not the highest-paid lineman on his team.
One of best lineman I’ve ever seen play Steve Hutchinson just texted me that he’s retiring tomorrow. Big congrats to him on a great career
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) March 12, 2013
Hutch said he was waiting to see if his knee would get better but realized its time to move on. 7x All-Pro calling it a career
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) March 12, 2013
my god steve with all the offensive line problems in the nfl a warrior like yourself could solidify alot of teams problems.olineman are thr salt and true grit of the nfl.god football is cold blooded to the players who have blue collars 4 or 5 years in the leauge but because a team like the titins signs levitre non pro bowler no awards even conference let alone all pro to a contract 1000000 more hof such as yourself i am sure even andy is dazed amazed and alittle embarrased since he was paid less then a million last year or a 700 % raise.say it aint so joe.such a dis to real bluecollar olineman .america what a country like say chad rineheart recent fa signing of the chargers.his line coach is new line coach with the chargers says chad was breathing down you guessed it andy dany neck .long story short steve if you get missing your passion get of retirement can still lace em up put out the word to tom telasco a young but wise gnm with the chargers you would be the glue along with nick hardwick to give the sd oline respectabilty not seen here since lt broke shawn alexander td record the alexander you was busting holes for.damn steve football will really miss ya
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