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Doug Brown hangs up the cleats

Doug Brown is finally ready to call it a career.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers tackle, a fixture in the middle of the defensive line since the 2001 season, is expected to officially announce his retirement at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

The 37-year-old spent his entire 11-year CFL career with the Blue and Gold and continues to call Winnipeg home.

The news comes as no surprise.

The popular Bomber told everyone that the 2011 would be his last, stopping short of officially declaring anything by saying that he was "99.9 per cent sure" he was ready to walk away as his final season went along.

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