“The Time Has Come”: Merely 50 Days After Joining Dolphins, 28-Year-Old DE Shockingly Calls It Quits

The “relentless beast” is thinking of serving the universe differently. This former New England Patriots linebacker has showcased his versatility by switching roles on the field multiple times, highlighting his talent. He served a solid rookie season with the team and now has decided to part ways from the league after a short yet remarkable career in the NFL.

The high-energy yet often-injured Western Pennsylvania native Chase Winovich was drafted in 2019 to the Patriots. Earlier, the 28-year-old attended Thomas Jefferson High School in South Pittsburg and later was committed to the University of Michigan. Now after spending just four years in the NFL, Chase Winovich has decided to call it quits via an emotional post.

Chase Winovich hangs up his boots!

Chase Winovich took to Instagram on Tuesday to make an important announcement about his career. He shared a long note, reading “It has been a wild 21 years playing football!!! The time has come for me to serve the universe in other ways.” By “serving the universe in other ways,” the former Houston Texans player likely referred to his partnership with Tammi Carr and The ChadTough Foundation.

Through these foundations, he raises awareness and funds for research on inoperable brainstem tumors. The 28-year-old LB in his post also acknowledged his parents, siblings, grandma, friends, and coaches, and wrapped up with a motivational note, “The journey has only just begun!!!”

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During his four-season NFL career, Winovich was traded to multiple teams, most recently to the Miami Dolphins. His football career, also brought some unexpected turns for him.

Chase Winovich’s NFL career recap

The 6 ft 3 inch, 265 pound Chase Winovich has once called himself a “beast” who followed and face-timed the star professional boxer Conor McGregor. At the University of Michigan, in his sophomore year, Winovich, often hailed as the “relentless” player, made an impact in 2016 with a record of five sacks. In his Wolverine career, he recorded 43 tackles in total for a loss and 18-5 sacks. Later, despite the Pittsburgh Steelers spending little time extra with Winovich in their pro day dinner, the linebacker was drafted to the third round pick of the Patriots in 2019. The NFL saw his strong rookie season with 5.5 sacks.

However, in 2021, he couldn’t record any sacks and spent most of his season playing with the special teams, also missing a part of the year with a hamstring injury. Later, due to this injury settlement, Winovich was released from the Patriots to the Cleveland Browns in 2022. There he appeared in eight games, recording one sack, and later missing two months again due to an injury. This offseason he signed a one-year deal with the Houston Texans but was named off their 53-man roster list. Two days later he was signed by the Miami Dolphins, and played only three games with the team, before being released one week ago. And now after his 50 days with the Dolphins, he has hung up his boots in his football career.

During his football career with Wolverine, he switched from linebacker, to tight end, and later to defensive end under 59-year-old coach Jim Harbaugh. Chase Winovich has collected over $6 million in earnings in his NFL career, including the most recent contract of $2 million with the Dolphins.

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