Longtime Steelers linebacker Vince Williams announces his retirement from the NFL

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Just before the start of training camp, veteran linebacker has announced his retirement from the NFL after eight seasons in the league, the announced on Wednesday. Mike Conley Jersey Williams spent his entire career with Pittsburgh and was the second-longest-tenured defensive starter (Cam Heyward being the longest-tenured) on the team and third-most-tenured Steeler (Heyward, ). The team was notified of his decision to walk away from the game on Wednesday and the organization commended his efforts given to the franchise over the course of his tenure."Vince Williams notified us today that he will retire from the game of football," said Steelers general manager and vice Justin Wright-Foreman Jersey president Kevin Colbert in . "We respect his decision and want to thank him for his time with us as he consistently showed great character and leadership in addition to his contributions on the field. We wish Vince and his family all the best."Williams was drafted in the Ricky Rubio Jersey sixth round (206th overall) by the Steelers back in 2013 and blo somed into a key piece to their defense. In 14 games played (all starts) last season, the 31 year old totaled 70 tackles (third-best mark of his career), a career-high 14 tackles for a lo s (ranked fifth in the NFL last year), and three sacks. For his career (121 regular-season games Emmanuel Mudiay Jersey ), Williams finishes with 479 tackles, 20.5 sacks and 50 tackles for a lo s. As for who may be replacing Williams within Pittsburgh's defense, it could very well turn into a camp battle consisting of , and rookie . The team did recently sign Jarrell Brantley Jersey linebacker , but he primarily plays on the outside meaning he likely won't factor into filling Williams' shoes.
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