Bruschi- "No Goals Left On The Table"

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After 13 years, a stroke, and then an inspiring return to the New England Patriots, linebacker Tedy Bruschi is retiring.

On Monday morning at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Bruschi spoke about being fortunate to have many moments in his career that he will never forget.

The 36-year old Bruschi played on all three of New England's Super-Bowl winning teams and took time to thank Coach Bill Belichick, owner Bob Kraft, his teammates and fans.

An emotional Coach Belichick spoke about how "he always did the right thing" and "he found a way to compete and win."
"He was the perfect player" said Belichick during the press conference.

Owner Robert Kraft talked about how much Tedy meant to the young players and his impact over 5 New England Super Bowls.

Bruschi was in his 14th training camp this summer and knew he had a battle ahead of him with the Patriots other talented linebackers.

The linebacker thanked his wife Heidi for being with him through the highs and lows and fans for helping him through the tough times.

Tedy talked about how he wanted this day to be a day of celebration and that he had accomplished all his goals during his 13 years in the NFL.

Bruschi was very emotional talking about his relationship with Coach Belichick, "he taught me how to win."

Here's some of Bruschi's presser, thanks again to our friends at NECN

Bruschi To Retire Monday

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Tedy Bruschi is retiring after a 13-year career marked by an inspiring return to the New England Patriots as a starting linebacker eight months after a stroke.

A person familiar with his decision tells the Associated Press that the 36-year-old Bruschi will announce his retirement at a news conference Monday morning. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. The team declined comment Sunday night.

Bruschi played on all three Super Bowl-winning Patriots teams. The last championship game was on Feb. 6, 2005, against the Philadelphia Eagles. Ten days later he was hospitalized after experiencing numbness in his left arm and left leg and blurry vision and was diagnosed with a mild stroke.

Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe has an "important player announcement" occurring at 10:45

Here's a piece that ran on ESPN about how Bruschi threw himself in the film room to make sure he was always at the right place at the right time...