Three-time Super Bowl champion linebacker Dont'a Hightower retires from NFL.
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Dont'a Hightower, the longtime linebacker for the New England Patriots, announced his retirement after winning three Super Bowl championships over his nine-year career. The 33-year-old, nicknamed "Mr. February" by coach Bill Belichick, didn't play in 2020 as a COVID-19 opt-out, and he also sat out the 2022 season. Hightower played in 117 regular-season games (114 starts) and totaled 569 tackles and 27 sacks. He was one of the hardest-hitting linebackers in the NFL during his career, all spent in New England.
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