Vince Wilfork

Like if I want to go outside right now and play some basketball, I could, you know, it doesn't stop me from doing anything, but I,

Over the years, you're talking about 20 years worth of football in general, over 20 years, those little ninks, you start to feel them, you know, something that you forgot all about.

No, because, you know, I made it very clear to myself and other people.

I say the day I start losing the love for the game and my mind start thinking elsewhere besides the game, it's time for me to call it quits.

And that's exactly what happened.

You know, it got to a point where I was tired of going to meetings.

The new generation that was coming in, it wasn't adding up with how I how I learned the game, the conversations that was having.

And then I tore both of my groins.

So I'm like, man, I'm not like this is not.

And I started thinking about other businesses and other things.

I'm like, okay, yeah, it's time for me to go.

So I never wanted to take and cheat the game.

I could have easily – like I left the game healthy.

I left the game healthy.

That's why the Texans was kind of surprised that I retired because we was talking about doing another deal.

I left the game healthy.

I left the game on my terms.

I was tired of it.

I was tired of hearing meetings because you got to understand, I went from the New England Patriots to the Houston Texans, the same playbook.

So I was listening to the same playbook for 13 years.