Ryan Ramczyk will announce the New Orleans Saints‘ Day 2 picks in the course of the 2025 NFL Draft subsequent week, however now he’ll accomplish that as a former participant. On Thursday evening, the correct sort out made a special announcement: His retirement from the NFL.
“What an unimaginable journey it has been,” Ramczyk wrote on social media. “My path to the NFL wasn’t a straight line, it wasn’t the story most individuals anticipate. There have been moments when individuals doubted me, moments once I doubted myself. It is humorous how life works out. Generally the highway much less traveled results in locations you by no means anticipated, nevertheless it finally ends up being precisely the place you had been meant to be.
“At this time I mirror on all of the twists and turns that received me so far, from technical faculty to turn out to be a ‘welder’ to All-Professional within the NFL. As I step into retirement, I am crammed with gratitude for every part this sport has given me.”
The Saints drafted Ramczyk in 2017 with the ultimate choose of the primary spherical. He went on to begin all 16 video games that season at proper sort out and have become one of many key members, alongside cornerback Marshon Lattimore and working again Alvin Kamara, of New Orleans’ immediately profitable rookie class.
Ramczyk was later named to a few straight All-Professional groups from 2018-20, together with a first-team nod in 2019. Although he began all 101 regular-season video games by which he appeared, Ramczyk’s remaining years within the NFL had been restricted due to damage. In actual fact, he missed the complete 2024 season on account of a lingering knee concern.
Nonetheless, the 30-year-old didn’t specific any regrets about his profession.
“I owe an enormous thanks to the sport of soccer, and to the numerous coaches and teammates who’ve supported and challenged me alongside the best way,” he wrote.
As Ramczyk alluded to, his journey to the NFL took a number of turns alongside the best way. He briefly performed Division II soccer at Winona State College earlier than taking a break from soccer to review welding. He returned to the sphere at Division III College of Wisconsin-Stevens Level, the place he performed for 2 seasons. In 2016, he transferred to Wisconsin and have become an All-American in his lone season with the Badgers.
“I am excited for what the long run holds, particularly the chance to spend extra time with my two boys and watch them develop. I am trying ahead to this subsequent chapter in life and am without end grateful. Who Dat for all times,” he continued.
Ramczyk spent his total NFL profession with the Saints.
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