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It has been a rather big day for NFL news. As teams take a break before training camp starts, most players are laying low and resting up before the season starts.
With so much news floating around, some headlines might have slipped by you. Luckily, we have you covered with some of the biggest headlines making their way around the league.
Here are the latest headlines across the NFL.
#1 Gronkowski retires from the NFL
The 33-year-old future Hall of Famer announced his retirement from the league today. After spending nine seasons with the New England Patriots and two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rob Gronkowski finally walked away from the game.
He stated:
"I want to thank the whole entire first class Buccaneers organization for an amazing ride, trusting me to come back and play and help build a championship team. I will now be going back into my retirement home, walking away from the game of football again with my head held high knowing I gave it everything I had, good or bad, everytime I stepped on the field."
The star tight end finished his career with four Super Bowl rings, 9,286 receiving yards, and 92 touchdowns as per Pro Football Reference. He is also a five-time Pro Bowler, a four-time All-Pro, and a member of the All-2010s Team.
Nearly unguardable at times, Gronkowski will be known as one of, if not the greatest, tight end to ever play the game.
#2 Watson settles 20 civil cases
Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has settled 20 of 24 civil suits filed against him for alleged sexual assault, according to attorney Tony Buzbee.
Buzbee released a statement via ESPN regarding the settlements, saying:
"We are working through the paperwork related to those settlements. Once we have done so, those particular cases will be dismissed. The terms and amounts of the settlements are confidential. We won't comment further on the settlements or those cases."
There are still four cases to be heard and it is not known if those will be settled as well. As for the Browns star, a suspension is looming from the NFL relating to his violation of the league's personal conduct policy. Many expect a punishment to be announced prior to the start of the season.
#3 Ryan Fitzpatrick joins Prime Video's Thursday Night Football team
The 39-year-old former quarterback has the next part of his life sorted. Prime Video announced the former Washington quarterback as part of its Thursday Night Football team via its Twitter page.
Fitzpatrick is the latest NFL player to move into the media landscape as he will share duties with Richard Sherman and Tony Gonzalez.
Being a fun and larger-than-life character, it will be interesting to see how "Fitzmagic" transitions into this next, exciting chapter of his life following a long NFL career. Despite bouncing around often, he ultimately played 166 games, threw for 34,990 yards, and 223 touchdowns
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