2-Time Pro Bowler & Super Bowl Champion Announces He’s “100 Percent” Done With The NFL

Super Bowl Champion Retires at 33, Two Years After Heartbreaking Loss of His Young Daughter

Shaquil Barrett, a two-time Super Bowl champion and one of the NFL’s most respected pass-rushers of the past decade, says he is officially stepping away from football—and this time, the decision is permanent. Barrett, who won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos and Super Bowl LV with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, first announced his retirement in July 2024 before reversing course months later to rejoin Tampa Bay for a brief postseason run. Even af…

2-Time Pro Bowler & Super Bowl Champion Announces He’s “100 Percent” Done With The NFL

Lombardi Trophy (Photo By Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Shaq Barrett, who won Super Bowl championships with the Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is calling it quits — for good. Barrett initially announced his retirement after signing with the Miami Dolphins in the 2024 offseason. The two-time Pro Bowler decided he wanted to continue playing and was waived by the Dolphins before returning to the Buccaneers late in the 2024 season. With Barrett …