NFL: Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders announces his retirement

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Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders announces his NFL retirement as the Super Bowl 50 champion and 2x Pro Bowler admits ‘I gave the game everything I had and the game gave it back to me’

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Denver Broncos’ Emmanuel Sanders has called time on his NFL career, saying ‘I gave the game everything I had and the game gave it back to me’.

The 35-year-old wide receiver announced his retirement Wednesday after winning Super Bowl 50 seven years ago.

‘I don’t have the itch,’ he told the team’s official website

‘And I think I don’t have the itch because I know I gave the game everything that I had to offer. … I gave it my all. Every single rep, every single play. I tried to go 100 percent, as hard as I can. … I gave the game everything that I had, and the game gave it back to me. 

‘I’m walking away three Super Bowl appearances, a Super Bowl ring and memories of a lifetime. I’m absolutely blessed and grateful for the opportunity to be able to play this game at the level that I played at.’ 

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Denver Broncos' Emmanuel Sanders, who won Super Bowl 50, has called time on NFL career

Denver Broncos’ Emmanuel Sanders, who won Super Bowl 50, has called time on NFL career