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Brown retired Thursday after 15 seasons with the New England Patriots in which he set a team record for most receptions. Brown, 37, said that when he watches football on television, he sometimes thinks he can still play. "It's been a part of my life since I was in second grade, 30 years," he said. "You can't outrun Father Time."
Reported by the Associated Press
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Brown spent his entire NFL career with the Patriots after they drafted him in the eighth round in 1993 out of Marshall. His 557 catches are first in team history and his 6,366 yards receiving are second to Stanley Morgan's 10,352. Brown played in one Pro Bowl, after the 2001 season.
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