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CowBuzz: The NFL World Reacts To Jason Witten's Retirement From The NFL

May 04, 2018 at 07:45 AM

Margaux Gill

Digital/Social Media Assistant

After much speculation, Jason Witten has officially retired. The future Hall-of-Famer is hanging up his jersey to take a position calling games on Monday Night Football – an opportunity that would have been hard to pass up.

When you've played in the league for 15 years and are No. 4 on the NFL's all-time receptions list, retirement is a big deal. Here's how the NFL world reacted to the news:

https://twitter.com/DeMarcusWare/status/992105564468637702

https://twitter.com/gregolsen88/status/992152986544635904

https://www.instagram.com/p/BiUzeO-j2xo/

https://twitter.com/TroyAikman/status/992149479867539462

https://twitter.com/ChidobeAwuzie/status/992053659927302148

https://twitter.com/JohnLynch49ers/status/992120545989689344

https://www.instagram.com/p/BiUYnYlg2ZA/?taken-by=dezbryant

https://twitter.com/AB84/status/992213548070825985

https://twitter.com/EmmittSmith22/status/992392757934198786

https://twitter.com/thejaylonsmith/status/992132867840008195

https://twitter.com/tfrederick72/status/992202191783038976

https://www.instagram.com/p/BiVgCwdHzb6/

https://twitter.com/JJWatt/status/992213738060238849

https://twitter.com/BubbaMarch/status/992140905141493761

https://twitter.com/KyleRudolph82/status/992237789365260288

https://twitter.com/sonofbum/status/992118415551643648

https://twitter.com/GilBrandt/status/992076063462182919

It was certainly a bittersweet day for Cowboys Nation, but it's clear that Witten is a legend in the eyes of so many more.

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