Ben Watson retiring

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"My parents tell me that as a young child I would declare that when I grew up I wanted to be 'a football player and a missionary,'" Watson wrote in his retirement post. "For the past 16 seasons God has granted me the opportunity to do both. As I walk beyond the field my sincere hope is that I was a trusted brother and friend to the hundreds of teammates and families I was blessed to share my football life with and that I earned their respect as a player and most importantly as a man."

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