Retired OT Jared Veldheer (Patriots) said Tuesday, June 25, that his retirement decision wasn’t hard. ‘It was easy (decision) because of knowing what my body was telling me, but it was hard because I was leaving a very good situation being with the Patriots,’ Veldheer said in an interview with MLive.com. ‘(Patriots coach Bill Belichick) understood, and everyone in the NFL building understands that the sport can do a number on your body and different guys have different timelines on how long they can make it through.’