Saints All-Pro tackle Ryan Ramczyk, 30, retires after battling through knee injury

New Orleans Saints close tackle Ryan Ramczyk connected Thursday announced his status aft an eight-year vocation successful the NFL, which saw the three-time All-Pro sidelined past play owed to continued genu issues. 

Ramczyk, 30, made his announcement successful a lengthy station connected societal media, wherever helium highlighted his unconventional way to the pros. 

New Orleans Saints violative tackle Ryan Ramczyk, left, goes up against San Francisco 49ers antiaircraft extremity Nick Bosa during the crippled astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, California, connected Nov. 27, 2022. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

"What an unthinkable travel it’s been. My way to the NFL wasn’t a consecutive line, it wasn’t the communicative astir radical expect. There were moments erstwhile radical doubted me, moments erstwhile I doubted myself," Ramczyk's station read. 

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"It’s comic however beingness works out. Sometimes the roadworthy little traveled leads to places you ne'er expected, but it ends up being precisely wherever you were meant to be. Today I bespeak connected each the twists and turns that got maine to this point, from method assemblage to go a 'welder' to All-Pro successful the NFL. As I measurement into retirement, I’m filled with gratitude for everything this athletics has fixed me."

Drafted by the Saints successful the archetypal circular of the 2017 NFL Draft, Ramczyk was a three-time All-Pro and appeared successful 101 regular-season games, starting each azygous one. He is conscionable the 2nd Saints tackle to beryllium named an All-Pro successful 3 seasons. 

New Orleans Saints violative tackle Ryan Ramczyk lines up during the crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia connected Jan. 1, 2023. (Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)

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Ramczyk missed a important magnitude of clip during the 2021 play due to the fact that of a genu injury. According to ESPN, helium stayed steadfast the pursuing twelvemonth but successful 2023 missed the last 4 games owed to genu issues. He was sidelined each of 2024 due to the fact that of the aforesaid issue. 

"To the astonishing New Orleans Saints fans. Thank you for embracing maine from time one. Your passionateness and vigor are unmatched, you made New Orleans consciousness similar home. To my unthinkable wife, convey you for being my stone done each precocious and low. And to my parents, who instilled successful maine the meaning of hard enactment and dedication," Ramczyk continued successful his post. 

New Orleans Saints violative tackle Ryan Ramczyk looks connected aft the crippled against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, California, connected Nov. 27, 2022.  (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

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"I’m excited for what the aboriginal holds, particularly the accidental to walk much clip with my 2 boys and ticker them grow. I’m looking guardant to this adjacent section successful beingness and americium everlastingly grateful. Who Dat for life."

The NFL connected Wednesday revealed that Ramczyk volition denote the Saints' second-day draught picks in Green Bay, Wisconsin, adjacent week. 

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