Brian Dawkins Retires

Future Hall of Famer, Denver Bronco, and Philadelphia Eagle Brian Dawkins has announced his retirement today. He put out a tweet thanking the organizations he played for and confirmed he will not return for a 17th NFL season.

The Lord has blessed me to play in the NFL for 16 years. I would like to thank the Eagles & the Broncos 4 … tmi.me/oOdDW

— Brian Dawkins (@BrianDawkins) April 23, 2012

The Broncos signed safety Mike Adams so they probably knew this was coming. Dawkins was one of the best to do it and definitely is a first ballot Hall of Famer.