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An Eagle no more: Brandon Brooks retires
The Philadelphia Eagles will not welcome back Brandon Brooks in 2022 after he decided to retire following repeated injuries and negligible game time.
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Brandon Brooks, the Philadelphia Eagles' right guard in their Super Bowl LII success, has announced his retirement.
Brooks retires
Brooks, who was a third-round pick for the Houston Texans in 2012, moved to Philadelphia in 2016 and enjoyed great success.
The guard was a three-time Pro Bowl selection – in 2017, 2018 and 2019 – and played his part in the championship triumph against the New England Patriots in February 2018.
However, Brooks subsequently suffered a series of injury setbacks.
Although the player recovered from a torn right Achilles tendon in the following postseason to play every game in 2019, a tear to his left Achilles kept him on the sideline throughout 2020.
And a 2021 return lasted only two weeks before Brooks sustained a torn pectoral muscle, ultimately ending his career.
"After all of these injuries, I just realised: at what point do you listen to your body?" the 32-year-old said on Wednesday.
"I think my body was just telling me I had to make a decision, and at this point in time, I think it's the right decision."