I never knew how or when I would write it but it seems very appropriate right about now..Twice during the letter, Baldwin writes, “You will feel emotional and physical pain you never knew existed. For more on Baldwin, click the links at the bottom of this post.I’ve always wanted to write a letter to my younger self.
I’ve always wanted to write a letter to my younger self.
"You owe a lot to these people," he wrote to himself.
Doug Baldwin seemed to signal his retirement as a professional football player on Sunday night with a letter on his Twitter account addressed to his younger self.
"And guess what..it will be one hell of a journey. Who are we to sit here and judge Doug Baldwin for the way he conducts himself? In a letter to himself penned across Twitter, revisiting lessons learned and highlights lived, Doug Baldwin appeared to announce his retirement late Sunday night. "Because the end of one journey sees the beginning of another," he tweeted. I never knew how or when I would write it but it seems very appropriate right about now.. Updated 6:42 am PDT, Monday, May 13, 2019 — Doug Baldwin Jr (@DougBaldwinJr) May 13, 2019 Because the end of one journey sees the beginning of another.
The wide receiver had his best game with 126 yards on seven catches in a December game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Doug Baldwin broke his silence following Thursday's termination of his contract by the Seahawks, posting a letter to his younger self that many are taking as an announcement that he is retiring. But was it missing something?“He’s laid it all out there for the entirety of a decade, made play after play, and here at the end – because of a tweet – you question his intentions.
But don’t worry, all of it will be the reason why you succeed.”We have collected the full letter below.
Ex-Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin indicates retirement in heartfelt letter on Twitter.
"NFL wide receiver Doug Baldwin signaled his retirement late Sunday in a series of sentimental tweets and a "Game of Thrones" GIF reading, "My watch has ended.
And guess what.. it will be one hell of a journey. And then a quarterback that you grew up with together with brotherly love and holding each other accountable?Wassell, however, said that Baldwin didn’t owe anybody a mention in his letter.“Not even a hint of reverence to either of those guys. “If I’m one of those two men (Carroll or Wilson) and I look at the letter … in this whole journey that we’ve been on together, you’re going to you’re going to throw love to T-Jack and Darrell Bevell and not the coach that covered for you, the coach that when you were immature and volatile and all of those things had your back constantly? The tweets came three days removed from Seattle announcing it was terminating the contracts of Baldwin and fellow longtime Seahawks standout Kam Chancellor with failed physical designations. You will feel emotional and physical pain you never knew existed. You will fail over and over again.
The fact of the matter is that he didn’t have to say anything at all. I’ve always wanted to write a letter … “The end of one journey sees the beginning of another, ” Baldwin wrote towards the end of a letter to his younger self . He doesn’t owe us anything.
“There will be good ones and there will be better ones. "But when the journey finally comes to the end, you will reflect on what that little boy caught between Gulf Breeze and Pensacola really wanted: to be seen and to be loved. Seattle Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin signaled his retirement in a series of sentimental tweets and a "Game of Thrones" GIF reading, "My watch has ended."
This is Doug’s moment – not yours, not mine, and not the quarterback’s. He gets to handle it however he wants.”Not only did Baldwin not mention the head coach for his entire time with the Seahawks nor the quarterback he went to two Super Bowls with and who threw the majority of Baldwin’s 493 career receptions, but he made mention of two other people that magnified those omissions: former Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson and former Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. Since retiring from the NFL in 2019, Baldwin has joined the board of Valor Worldwide, a Seattle digital media startup and publisher of the Internet property OurMilitary.com, which provides resources and services to the military community. On Sunday, Baldwin answered those questions when he took to Twitter and announced his retirement by penning a letter to his younger self. You will fail over and over again.
You will come to appreciate the great ones, even if others don’t.”Numerous pictures of Baldwin and his teammates and coaches are included in the tweets, and one that might catch some attention is a picture of Baldwin with former Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who wasn’t always the most popular person among the fanbase during his time on Pete Carroll’s staff.On Thursday, the Seahawks confirmed what had been in the air for nearly two weeks: Doug Baldwin had played his last down for Seattle.I’ve always wanted to write a letter to my younger self. Wide receiver Doug Baldwin's letter to his younger self Wide receiver Doug Baldwin announces his apparent retirement from the NFL on Twitter with an … Then last week his contract was terminated because he failed a physical.