Dont'a Hightower was clutch in the Patriots last three Super Bowl wins. On Tuesday, he announced his retirement.

Dont'a Hightower did not play in the NFL last season, but he never officially closed the door on his playing career. That changed on Tuesday, when the 33-year-old announced his retirement from the NFL.

The longtime New England Patriots linebacker who won three Super Bowl rings with the franchise announced his retirement on Tuesday with a piece in The Player’s Tribune. He had not played since the 2021 season after his last contract with the Patriots expired in March of 2022.

Dont'a Hightower is calling it a career. After sitting out of the 2022 season, the New England Patriots linebacker officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after playing nine seasons in the league.

Former New England Patriots linebacker and three-time Super Bowl champion Dont'a Hightower announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from the NFL after nine seasons.

- New England Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass.,

Dont'a Hightower, who won three Super Bowls in nine years with New England, has officially announced his retirement from the NFL.