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Darren Waller is retiring from the NFL at age 31. But one of the Pro Bowler’s fellow — and elder — tight ends is sticking around, with 40-year-old Marcedes Lewis re-signing with the Chicago Bears on Monday.
Lewis met with the team on Monday, as Fox Sports first reported, in order to ink a new contract ahead of Bears training camp. The former All-Pro is now on track to play his 19th NFL season, with a chance to pass Dallas Cowboys great Jason Witten as the tight end with the most career games played in league history.
Witten, who played 16 of his 17 pro seasons in Dallas, appeared in 271 career games. Lewis, meanwhile, enters the 2024 season with 268 contests under his belt.
The latter appeared in all 17 games for the Bears in 2023, starting four while primarily serving as a blocker. He was originally a first-round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006, spending the first 12 seasons of his NFL…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-06-10 18:12:11
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