SportsDoug Baldwin Pens Emotional Letter to Younger Self and Officially Retires From NFL

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​Though ​Doug Baldwin's contract termination last week officially ended his tenure in Seattle, we still needed to hear it from the man himself before we accepted that he was throwing in the towel on a career in the ​NFL.

Well, now ​Baldwin's got the last word.

Following a career-ending set of injuries, the punishing WR penned the emotional letter he always wanted to write to his younger self on Twitter late Sunday night.

​​It begins quite casually, but gets emotional quickly for the diminutive WR who's had to fight for everything he ever had in the league.

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On Sunday, Baldwin answered those questions when he took to Twitter and announced his retirement by penning a letter to his younger self . I wanted to write you this letter and tell you that you’re about to endure one hell of a journey. You will feel emotional and physical pain you never knew

Baldwin posts series of tweets, signaling his retirement from the NFL . Longtime Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin is ready to You will feel emotional and physical pain you never knew existed. You will fail over and over again. But don’t worry, all of it will be the reason why you succeed."

​​It's really hard to contain the tears here.

​​Baldwin, of course, thanks the teammates he encountered along the way...

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A letter from Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin Jr.: As a young boy, I enjoyed playing cops and robbers with my friends in the neighborhood. This emotional and empathetic moment in my life has brought me to the realization that I have a voice and an opportunity to effectuate the change I

Doug Baldwin and Kam Chancellor are no longer active members of the Seahawks. The team announced Thursday that they are terminating the In addition to the groin injury suffered this season, Baldwin battled knee and shoulder ailments. If he retires , Baldwin will leave the game with 493

...as well as his more prominent 'Hawks teammates.​​

​​It's hard to imagine a WR paying better tribute to his fellow warriors.

​​Success always has a downside, and Baldwin made sure to note that the game didn't always satisfy his basest desires.

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Last season, four undrafted players -- receivers Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse, offensive linemen Garry Baldwin 's 14 receiving touchdowns set a franchise record, a feat the NFL didn't expect when 32 teams The GM sat down after the draft and wrote a two-page letter to Baldwin , per SI.com's

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​​And so, the lovable Seahawk embraced his failures one last time before signing off.

​​Mr. Baldwin, we'll miss you. But this isn't the end.

​​It's just the end of a moment.

There's plenty more for you to do that'll satisfy that young man you've always carried with you.