Read more Drew Bledsoe stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1110/drew-bledsoe.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 16 May 2012 16:00:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1360/bledsoe-to-hang-em-up-after-14-years.htmlJ. Kelman<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=2461&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035501' border='0' />Quarterback Drew Bledsoe has decided to retire rather than play next season as a backup, ESPN’s Michael Smith reports. The number one overall pick in the 1993 draft was a free agent this off-season, but turned down offers from Cincinnati and Seattle to play a fifteenth year.Dallas Cowboys quarterback Drew Bledsoe (11) passes against the New York Giants during a football game in Irving, Texas, in this Oct. 23, 2006 file photo. Bledsoe retired Wednesday, April 11, 2007 ending a 15-year career in which he made two Super Bowls. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) http://www.newser.com/story/1360/bledsoe-to-hang-em-up-after-14-years.htmlThu, 12 Apr 2007 08:31:23 CDT