Drew Bledsoe, the top overall pick by New England in the 1993 draft out of Washington State retired Wednesday, ending a 14-season career in which he made two Super Bowls.

Bledsoe, a four-time Pro Bowl quarterback who played for the Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys, threw for 44,611 yards and 251 touchdown passes in his career. He was a starter for all three teams, but ended up as a backup with the Cowboys.

The 35-year-old Bledsoe lost his starting job to Tom Brady in New England in 2001 when Bledsoe got hurt in the second game of the season, and to Tony Romo in Dallas after Game 6 of last season.

He finishes seventh all-time in yards passing, 13th in touchdown passes and fifth in completions (3,839).