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Lepsis says goodbye

Denver Broncos
01/01/2008 8:21 AM The Denver Post reports the reconstruction of the Broncos took another dramatic step Monday — on the first day of the offseason — when longtime OT Matt Lepsis told coach Mike Shanahan he was retiring. "It is time for me to move on," Lepsis said. "I am completely sure this is the right thing to do." When Lepsis, who turns 34 in 12 days, woke up Monday, a day after Denver beat visiting Minnesota 22-19 in overtime, he knew he was done as an NFL player. "I wanted to let the team know as soon as possible," Lepsis said. "The organization was so good to me, and I felt like I needed to tell them right away." Read more