Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke has decided to call it a career.
Hoke opted to embrace retirement as opposed to undergo neck surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation in order to play in a 12th NFL season.
The 35-year-old Hoke started six games last season before his neck injury ultimately pushed him to the sideline.
Hoke was an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young in 2001 and spent his entire NFL career with the Steelers.
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January 25, 2012
Steelers Digest is reporting via Twitter that Pittsburgh Steelers veteran defensive lineman Chris Hoke will be holding a press conference on Thursday to announce his retirement. Hoke played 11 seasons with the Steelers after being signed as an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young in 2001.
Hoke dressed for 114 regular season games for the Steelers and recorded 83 regular season...
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January 25, 2012
Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke is retiring.
The 35-year-old Hoke spent 11 seasons with the Steelers after originally signing with the team as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Brigham Young in 2001.
Hoke was a valuable backup during his career. The Steelers went 17-1 in games he started, including a 2-0 mark in 2011. Hoke sustained a neck injury following a 17-13...
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January 26, 2012
Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke considered going through neck surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation in hopes of coming back for a 12th season.
Instead, he opted for retirement, thinking the danger of re-injury wouldn't be fair to his family.
The 35-year-old officially called it a career on Wednesday, surrounded by his wife and their four children as well as longtime...
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January 25, 2012
The Steelers will be holding a press conference tomorrow to announce the retirement of Chris Hoke. Hoke has played 11 years in the NFL. All of which were with the Steelers. Hoke has two Super Bowl Rings.
Hoke spent most of his time with the Steelers as the back up to Casey Hampton. Hoke was not just a back up though he was Nose Tackle 1B. He split time with Hampton in many...
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January 25, 2012
After 11 years in the Burgh, Chris Hoke is retiring a Pittsburgh Steeler. We can’t say this was unexpected but it always sucks to see an awesome guy step away from the game, especially when he was playing such great football.
Ever since ’04 he’s been a staple on the defense, winning two Super Bowls, but he only got to play in six games this year before a neck stinger...
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January 27, 2012
Chris Hoke was the consummate role player who planted his hands in the trenches and committed to doing the dirty work that enabled others to thrive amid the spotlight.
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January 25, 2012
ESPN announced this afternoon that Chris Hoke plans on announcing his retirement at a news conference.
This is a huge blow to the Steelers. A neck injury and subsequent surgery earlier in the season has ended his career. Hoke was a staple for the Steelers as a backup to Hampton at nose tackle.
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January 25, 2012
Hoke sustained his eventual season ending neck injury against Jacksonville in week 6. Hoke is best friends with fellow NT Casey Hampton and was a mentor for Steve McLendon, also playing the same position. Near the end of the season it was assumed that he would more than likely retire after having the surgery and [...]
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January 26, 2012
Championship teams in any sport at any level will almost always have those one or two guys who are considered ‘stars.’ Magic and Kareem, Mario and Jaromir, Greene and Lambert and Ruth and Gehrig come to mind. Our current Pittsburgh Steelers squad is loaded with guys who could be labeled as ‘stars.’ Troy Polamalu, Hines [...]
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January 25, 2012
Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke is retiring.
Pittsburgh Steelers nose guard Chris Hoke has decided to retire after playing 11 seasons for the AFC North organization.
Hoke finished the season on injured reserve with a neck injury.
Hoke will discuss his decision with reporters Thursday morning.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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January 26, 2012
Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke considered going through neck surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation in hopes of coming back for a 12th season. Instead, he opted for retirement, thinking the danger of re-injury wouldn't be fair to his family. The 35-year-old officially called it a career Thursday, surrounded by his wife and their four children, as well as longtime teammates Casey...
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January 25, 2012
The first, expected change to the Steelers defense will officially take place Thursday. Defensive lineman Chris Hoke will announce his retirement at a press conference held by the Steelers. Hoke was a classic, valuable role player for an entire decade. He joined the organization in 2001 as an undrafted free agent and remained a backup…
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January 26, 2012
Steelers veteran nose tackle Chris Hoke officially called it a career Thursday, surrounded by his wife and their four children, as well as longtime teammates Casey Hampton, Aaron Smith and Brett Keisel and Steelers owner Art Rooney II.
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