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Long-time Patriots T Sebastian Vollmer retires from the NFL

ORCHARD PARK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Sebastian Vollmer #76 of the New England Patriots warms up before the start of NFL game action against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 20, 2015 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

  • T Sebastian Vollmer told SiriusXM radio on Tuesday that he plans on retiring from the NFL.
  • The New England Patriots drafted Vollmer in the second round in 2009, he spent his entire career – tallying 6,158 offensive snaps – with New England.
  • Vollmer saw at least 1,000 offensive snaps in three separate seasons, with a career-high of 1,261 snaps in 2012. That season he ranked 10th out of 75 qualified tackles with an 86.4 overall grade.
  • Vollmer’s most impressive play came as a rookie in 2009. He earned the starting job in Week 6 and never looked back. That season, he ranked fifth among qualified tackles with an 88.1 overall grade and his 89.9 run blocking grade ranked third.
  • Vollmer ranked within the top-25 among tackles six times in terms of pass blocking efficiency (PBE measures pressure surrendered on a per-snap basis weighting towards sacks). Vollmer’s best season in pass protection came in 2009 when he ranked fifth among 77 qualified tackles with a 97.2 PBE. His worst season came in 2015 when he ranked 35th out of 59 tackles with a 94.4 PBE.

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