Posted by Josh Alper on January 27, 2020, 12:24 PM EST
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Yanda has talked about contemplating
retirement in the past, but getting through the Pro Bowl isn’t enough to get
him to share his plans for the coming year. According to Yanda, that’s because
he won’t be making any plans for several weeks.
“I’m
going to take my time now that I’m officially done playing for the year, just
take some time over the next month and basically go with my heart,” Yanda said, via the
team’s Twitter account.
Yanda also responded to a question
about whether Sunday’s Pro Bowl had any special meaning because it might be his
final time on an NFL field.
“Not
necessarily,” Yanda said. “You’re not in that frame of mind. I definitely
didn’t think about it too much today because it’s the Pro Bowl. It’s more of a
relaxed game than an intense game so I didn’t have those feelings as much as I
did as the Tennessee game.”
This
was Yanda’s eighth Pro Bowl selection since the Ravens made him a 2007
third-round pick and he’s also made first- or second-team All-Pro in seven of
the last nine seasons.