Two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Shaquil Barrett retired Saturday, four months after the 31-year-old signed with the Miami Dolphins as a free agent. “It’s been a great ride and I appreciate everything that came with it over the years,” Barrett wrote in an Instagram post. “I’m ready to shift my full focus to my wife and kids and helping them realize (their) dreams.” Barrett also wrote that he had considered retirement “for a while” and added that the decision “has never been more clear than it is now.” On April 30, 2023, Barrett’s 2-year-old daughter drowned in the family pool at his home in Tampa, Fla. Despite being undrafted out of Colorado State in 2014, Barrett made two Pro Bowls and played in 131 games (85 starts) across nine NFL seasons with the Denver Broncos (2014-18) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019-23).
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