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USA Today
19-04-2025
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- USA Today
Former Wisconsin Badger, NFL All-Pro offensive tackle announces retirement
Former Wisconsin Badger, NFL All-Pro offensive tackle announces retirement Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk announced his retirement from the NFL. Ramczyk has been battling knee problems and hasn't played since 2023. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 18, 2025 Former Wisconsin and current New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday. The former First-Team All-Pro (2019) offensive tackle retires after eight NFL seasons, all with the Saints. He was the team's first-round pick (32 overall) in the 2017 NFL draft -- the last former Badger to go in the first round. He started 101 games and played 6,506 snaps over that time, plus earned two Second-Team All-Pro nods (2018, 2020) in addition to the mentioned first-team distinction in 2019. Ramczyk has been dealing with a significant knee injury over the last year, an injury that held him out of the entire 2024 season. The standout offensive tackle transferred to Wisconsin before the 2015 campaign after two years at UW-Stevens Point. His college resume is highlighted by a breakout 2016 campaign as Wisconsin's left tackle. He started all 14 games for the Badgers that season, helping to lead an offense that averaged 28.4 points and 203.1 rushing yards per game. He concluded that season with a First-Team All-America selection. Ramczyk's retirement means another former Badger standout is now gone from the NFL level. Notables still in the league include Andrew Van Ginkel, T.J. Watt, T.J. Edwards, Zack Baun, Jonathan Taylor, Russell Wilson, Jake Ferguson, Tyler Biadasz, Leo Chenal and Keeanu Benton. Several Badgers hope to join that list next week when the 2025 NFL draft takes place in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Three currently project to be selected during the three-day event, with many others likely in the mix as undrafted free agents. Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion
Miami Herald
18-04-2025
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- Miami Herald
Saints RT Ryan Ramczyk, 30, retires after knee injury
New Orleans Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk announced his retirement on social media Thursday night. Ramczyk, 30, started 101 games over seven seasons before sitting out the 2024 campaign with a chronic knee injury. The 2017 first-round pick made three straight All-Pro teams from 2018-20, with a first-team nod in 2019. "What an incredible journey it's been," Ramczyk wrote on his Instagram account. "My path to the NFL wasn't a straight line, it wasn't the story most people expect. There were moments when people doubted me, moments when I doubted myself. It's funny how life works out. Sometimes the road less traveled leads to places you never expected, but it ends up being exactly where you were meant to be." Ramczyk played his final game on Dec. 10, 2023, before finishing that season on injured reserve with a cartilage defect in his right knee. The NFL announced Thursday that Ramczyk will be in Green Bay on April 25 to announce the Saints' Day 2 draft picks. --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2025 - All Rights Reserved
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Saints injured former All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk retires after missing entire 2024 season
FILE - New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk (71) looks on before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk, a 2017 first-round draft choice and former All-Pro who sat out all of last season because of a lingering knee injury, has announced his retirement from pro football. 'What an incredible journey it's been,' the 6-foot-3, 314-pound Ramczyk wrote in a social media post Thursday night, referring in part to his brief pursuit of a career in welding after high school. Advertisement The Wisconsin-native ultimately decided to give football another try, starting his college career on the Division III level at Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He transferred in 2016 to Wisconsin, where he became an AP All-America selection. The Saints made him the second of their two first-round draft choices in 2017, at 32nd overall. 'My path to the NFL wasn't a straight line, it wasn't the story most people expect," Ramczyk wrote. "There were moments when people doubted me, moments when I doubted myself. It's funny how life works out. Sometimes the road less traveled leads to places you never expected, but it ends up being exactly where you were meant to be.' The Saints made Ramczyk a starter at the beginning of his rookie season and he went on to start all 101 NFL games in which he played. In 2019, he was named first-team AP All-Pro. He was a central part of a memorable 2017 draft class that included AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Marshon Lattimore and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Alvin Kamara. Advertisement The trio helped the Saints emerge from a three-season playoff drought and start a run of four straight postseason appearances from the 2017 through 2020 seasons. That included a 2018 campaign in which the Saints were the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed and hosted the NFC title game, losing in overtime to the Los Angeles Rams after what the NFL acknowledged was a missed call by officials for pass interference and helmet-to-helmet contact in the waning minutes of regulation. His retirement this year was widely expected after he was unable a season ago — after missing the final four games of the 2023 season — because of degraded cartilage in his knee. 'I'm filled with gratitude for everything this sport has given me,' Ramczyk said. 'I owe a giant thank you to the game of football and to the countless coaches and teammate who have supported and challenged me along the way.' Advertisement Ramczyk also thanked Saints fans for making New Orleans 'feel like home' and said he is 'excited for what the future holds, especially the opportunity to spend more time with my two boys and watch them grow.' ___ AP NFL:
Associated Press
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Saints injured former All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk retires after missing entire 2024 season
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk, a 2017 first-round draft choice and former All-Pro who sat out all of last season because of a lingering knee injury, has announced his retirement from pro football. 'What an incredible journey it's been,' the 6-foot-3, 314-pound Ramczyk wrote in a social media post Thursday night, referring in part to his brief pursuit of a career in welding after high school. The Wisconsin-native ultimately decided to give football another try, starting his college career on the Division III level at Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He transferred in 2016 to Wisconsin, where he became an AP All-America selection. The Saints made him the second of their two first-round draft choices in 2017, at 32nd overall. 'My path to the NFL wasn't a straight line, it wasn't the story most people expect,' Ramczyk wrote. 'There were moments when people doubted me, moments when I doubted myself. It's funny how life works out. Sometimes the road less traveled leads to places you never expected, but it ends up being exactly where you were meant to be.' The Saints made Ramczyk a starter at the beginning of his rookie season and he went on to start all 101 NFL games in which he played. In 2019, he was named first-team AP All-Pro. He was a central part of a memorable 2017 draft class that included AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Marshon Lattimore and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Alvin Kamara. The trio helped the Saints emerge from a three-season playoff drought and start a run of four straight postseason appearances from the 2017 through 2020 seasons. That included a 2018 campaign in which the Saints were the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed and hosted the NFC title game, losing in overtime to the Los Angeles Rams after what the NFL acknowledged was a missed call by officials for pass interference and helmet-to-helmet contact in the waning minutes of regulation. His retirement this year was widely expected after he was unable a season ago — after missing the final four games of the 2023 season — because of degraded cartilage in his knee. 'I'm filled with gratitude for everything this sport has given me,' Ramczyk said. 'I owe a giant thank you to the game of football and to the countless coaches and teammate who have supported and challenged me along the way.' Ramczyk also thanked Saints fans for making New Orleans 'feel like home' and said he is 'excited for what the future holds, especially the opportunity to spend more time with my two boys and watch them grow.' ___ AP NFL:
