Cleveland Browns legend Joe Thomas retired from the NFL Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
.@Browns tackle Joe Thomas retiring after 11 seasons: https://t.co/IJvHLAH0P5 pic.twitter.com/kGVJtCYcQm
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2018
Breaking: The Browns announce 10-time Pro Bowl OT Joe Thomas is retiring after 11 seasons. pic.twitter.com/eQFkg2QVqj
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 14, 2018
The first offensive lineman in NFL history has hung up his cleats.
See you in the Hall of Fame, Joe Thomas. pic.twitter.com/Gmxjy7SNJu
— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) March 14, 2018
.@joethomas73 is a first ballot Hall of Famer and should be a highly targeted media analyst now that he’s done playing.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) March 14, 2018
.@joethomas73 is calling it a career.
See you in Canton, Joe.
» https://t.co/BoYpcxVcIg#ThankYou73 pic.twitter.com/gzEa8Z6tPK
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) March 14, 2018
Browns announced that the great OT Joe Thomas is retiring.
Thomas played with 20 – 20! – different QBs during his time in Cleveland.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 14, 2018
See you in Canton, @joethomas73#ThankYou73 pic.twitter.com/73seeH1IcN
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) March 14, 2018
All good things must eventually come to an end in life. That’s simply the truth. Nothing gets to last forever. It might be a sad fact, but it’s true. It just stings a little bit more when we lose a great player and great guy like Joe Thomas.
I’ve also had a soft spot for Thomas ever since his days playing for Wisconsin. He was just a regular Wisconsin kid, and was just like the rest of us. A down to earth guy who you knew that you’d love to crack some beers with.
He went out there, played like a champion for the Browns, set the record for most consecutive snaps and left it all out on the field. He never won a Super Bowl, but he did more for this league than people will realize.
I’m sad to see him go, but I’m happy we all got to see him hit the gridiron for more than a decade.