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By Kevin
Patra
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Around the NFL Writer
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Published: March 11, 2020 at 12:36 p.m.
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Updated: March 11, 2020 at 12:44 p.m.
Marshal Yanda hung up his playing spikes. In turn,
the Baltimore Ravens will hang his name at M&T Bank Stadium.
During
Yanda's retirement press conference Wednesday general manager Eric
DeCosta announced that the eight-time Pro Bowler would be inducted into
the team's Ring of Honor. A date was not announced.
Yanda,
35, spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Ravens, earning two
first-team All-Pro honors and five second-team selections.
A sure-fire Hall of
Famer, the guard was a road-grading force for Baltimore for years. He said
Wednesday he never wanted to play for any other franchise.
"I always wanted to be
here. To spend my whole career here," he said.
Yanda noted he's already dropped 40
pounds since the season ended as he prepares for the next phase of his life.
He'll
go into the Ravens Ring of Honor, and a HOF gold jacket should come
down the line, but Yanda isn't worried about campaigning to make the Hall.
"I'm a humble guy, I don't like
talking about myself," he said. "If Canton happens, great. I'm not
expecting anything."
Yanda will become the 21st member of
the Ring of Honor with Haloti Ngata already set to be inducted in 2020.
