Bucs wide receiver Cole Beasley has called it a career.
Beasley who signed with the team last month announced his retirement on Wednesday.
BREAKING: Tampa Bay #Bucs WR Cole Beasley has retired effective immediately. He has spent 11 years in the #NFL and is walking to spend time with family per reports. pic.twitter.com/aozHFEnLyK
— Justin Time Sports (@JTIMESPORTS) October 5, 2022
According to a press release, Beasley stated that he wanted to spend more time with his family and be a “full-time husband and dad.”
#Bucs WR Cole Beasley has decided to retire effective immediately, his agents Joel and Justin Turner tell me and @MikeGarafolo. “He is ready to be with his family after playing in 11 seasons and it’s time to be a full time dad and husband.” pic.twitter.com/jyk3qojEQd
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 5, 2022
Fans immediately reacted to the Beasley retirement news by making jokes about Tom Brady and Gisele.
Gisselle reading this tweet and looking at Tom Brady like… https://t.co/SfH91QesXK pic.twitter.com/hGfzCooBcA
— Al Smizzle (@AlZeidenfeld) October 5, 2022
Gisele got the wives unionizing I'm crying https://t.co/YoQxuC7cid
— DDOT. (@DDotOmen) October 5, 2022
This man saw what happened to Brady and played it safe😅😂 https://t.co/1iLHZNXNRi
— Covers (@Covers) October 5, 2022
The Bucs all retire so their spouses don't leave them. Only Brady remains. Entombing himself within the pirate boat stadium, he is alone except for one football. He finds this ideal https://t.co/bmYyIzch8w
— Jason Kirk (@thejasonkirk) October 5, 2022
Seeing Brady crying in his locker about Gisele got Beasley ready to go home and be a family man. https://t.co/CLxxeIj714
— Puneet (@puneetsingh) October 5, 2022
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He saw what happened to Tom Brady and went "nope" https://t.co/2Bs1QdD9tA
— Tom Downey (@WhatGoingDowney) October 5, 2022
Beasley took one look at that Tom/Gisele story and said, I'm out https://t.co/C9zEMyYN9c
— Lyndsey D'Arcangelo (@darcangel21) October 5, 2022
Cole Beasley: *retiring* "To be a full time dad and husband"
Tom Brady: https://t.co/K5KM6KpAsq pic.twitter.com/r3NRQIg05I— The Artist Formerly Known as Pigskin Podcast (@PigskinPodcast) October 5, 2022