Danny Amendola

Danny Amendola announced his decision to retire from the NFL following a 13-year career and two Super Bowl rings with the New York England Patriots.

Whether it is Tampa or somewhere else, the last stop in his NFL journey will be Canton, Ohio and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. About as month later, however, he revealed he was outmatched by his competitive spirit and decided to give it another go for his age 45 season. Amendola was an undrafted free agent when he latched on with the St. Louis Rams in 2009.

After going undrafted out of Texas Tech, Amendola caught on as a productive receiver with the St. Louis Rams before signing with New England in 2013. He caught ...

Five minutes later, he forced his way into the end zone on a monumental two-point conversion with less than a minute to go to send the game to overtime in a 34-28 triumph. After going undrafted out of Texas Tech, Amendola caught on as a productive receiver with the St. Louis Rams before signing with New England in 2013. In the former, Amendola hauled in a 4-yard touchdown catch to cut the Seahawks’ lead to just a field goal; in the latter, he played a key part in a historic comeback against the Falcons, bringing New England within a score with a touchdown grab in the fourth quarter.

Veteran wide receiver Danny Amendola, who won two Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots, is retiring after 13 NFL seasons.

We've been very fortunate to have some good players at that (inside receiver) position (and) Danny ranks high in that group." Amendola went undrafted in the 2008 NFL draft, but he eventually also played for the St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins and the Detroit Lions. He had 617 career receptions for 6,212 yards receiving and 24 touchdowns and also 11,761 all-purpose yards. Amendola played for five teams, including the New England Patriots, where he won two Super Bowl titles in 2014 and 2016.

Danny Amendola spent five seasons in New England that went anything but how anybody expected.

And to really hammer the point that the Patriots bet big on Amendola being the Guy and not a Guy, the aforementioned Wes Welker had played the 2012 season under the franchise tag — which is an average of the top-five salaries at the position — for the princely sum of... He scored 24 regular-season touchdowns and, crucially for the Patriots, six postseason scores against some of the gnarliest defenses in NFL history. Amendola’s six playoff receiving touchdowns put him just one ahead of another highly productive postseason legend you probably have a jersey for: Julian Edelman. Belichick, to borrow one of his phrases, backed up the Brinks truck. A former rookie free agent out of Texas Tech, Amendola entered the league in 2008 and arrived in New England five years later after Bill Belichick signed him for five years and $31 million. For as beloved as he is now, when Danny Amendola got here in 2013 to replace local demigod Wes Welker, a whole lot of us were giving him the side-eye when he joined the New England Patriots in 2013.

Despite multiple teams calling this offseason, two-time Super Bowl champion WR Danny Amendola has decided to retire from the NFL.

We've been very fortunate to have some good players at that [inside receiver] position [and] Danny ranks high in that group." the Falcons in Super Bowl LI. Amendola, 36, spent 13 seasons in the league, including stints with the Rams, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions and Houston Texans. He won two Super Bowl titles with New England, in 2014 and '16, and was part of the All-Decade Team for the Patriots, for whom he also returned kicks.

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Former Patriots receiver, Danny Amendola, announced his retirement on Monday. But Pats fans will always remember why he earned the nickname Danny Playoffs.

It has been a handful of years since he suited up in a Patriots uniform, but New England fans will always be thankful for all of the incredible moments Amendola made for the team. This put the team up 24-20, and after Stephon Gilmore’s big pass-breakup, the Patriots went on to win and head to Super Bowl 52. This is where Amendola helped lead the comeback when he made a big-time catch on 3rd and 18 from their own 25-yard line. Despite being hit right as he crossed the goal line, Amendola made the conversion to tie the game 28-28, forcing the first overtime Super Bowl in NFL history. This play helped lead the team down the field to finally score their first touchdown of the game. This play inevitably led to the Patriots scoring once again to take the lead, and we know how that game eventually ended.