Retirement/release thread

[leachisabeast]

So who do you think is going to retire (other than obviously Ray Lewis), and who is going to get released to open up some cap room?

My guesses for retirements are:
Matt Birk
Brenden Ayanbedajo
Bobbie Williams

Cuts:
Leach

Contract extentions:
Jacoby
Boldin

[NCRAVEN]

I think Reed retires too.

[leachisabeast]

I think Reed retires too.

i'm really on the fence with him, you just don't know what he's going to do.

[wickedsolo]

I think Reed retires too.

I think he very well could retire.

Hopefully this doesn't happen, but there is a possibility that Ngata may consider retiring if his knee is banged up pretty bad and is going to take quite a bit of time to heal up.

[leachisabeast]

I think he very well could retire.

Hopefully this doesn't happen, but there is a possibility that Ngata may consider retiring if his knee is banged up pretty bad and is going to take quite a bit of time to heal up.

He wont retire, he still has a lot of years left in him. When he left in the 2nd half it really hurt us, he was dominating double teams in the first half, flat out destroying them.

[wickedsolo]

He wont retire, he still has a lot of years left in him. When he left in the 2nd half it really hurt us, he was dominating double teams in the first half, flat out destroying them.

I'm just saying...the dude was talking about it in November/December...talking about quality of life...it isn't easy for a 185lb guy to return effectively from a major knee injury. Imagine the difficulty a 340lb man would have. That is a lot of weight coming down on your knees. That is a lot of overcompensating, which could impact the other leg/knee/hip and his back.

I certainly don't want Ngata to retire. However, if his knee injury ends up being a bad one and we're talking about a 6-8 month recover time (optimistically) then he may end up concluding that this is a good time for him to walk away, drop some weight, make sure his knee is REALLY good to go, and make sure that he has a good quality of life after the NFL. He'll be 30 next season. He's wealthy. He's a SB champion. He was one of the most dominant players during his prime. Could we really blame him if he did?

Again, I really am hoping his knee injury was just a tweak/sprain and it's no big deal and he comes back next year with a vengeance to just kill opponents, but if he did retire, I wouldn't blame him.

[leachisabeast]

I'm just saying...the dude was talking about it in November/December...talking about quality of life...it isn't easy for a 185lb guy to return effectively from a major knee injury. Imagine the difficulty a 340lb man would have. That is a lot of weight coming down on your knees. That is a lot of overcompensating, which could impact the other leg/knee/hip and his back.

I certainly don't want Ngata to retire. However, if his knee injury ends up being a bad one and we're talking about a 6-8 month recover time (optimistically) then he may end up concluding that this is a good time for him to walk away, drop some weight, make sure his knee is REALLY good to go, and make sure that he has a good quality of life after the NFL. He'll be 30 next season. He's wealthy. He's a SB champion. He was one of the most dominant players during his prime. Could we really blame him if he did?

Again, I really am hoping his knee injury was just a tweak/sprain and it's no big deal and he comes back next year with a vengeance to just kill opponents, but if he did retire, I wouldn't blame him.

If the knee problem was really that serious, he wouldn't have played much in the play offs, but he graded out really well in pretty much ever game. He will probably get surgery, but if Suggs can come back from something more serious in the space of a few months, then I'm pretty sure Ngata will be living out his contract. We shall see though, it would be a massive blow for our defense if it were to happen.

[arnie_uk]

He wont retire, he still has a lot of years left in him. When he left in the 2nd half it really hurt us, he was dominating double teams in the first half, flat out destroying them.

Considering he's already talked about it and tony Lombardi said the threat is looming in the not to distance future, if he's done ligaments and needs surgery he could very well consider it

[Dirt1]

Considering he's already talked about it and tony Lombardi said the threat is looming in the not to distance future, if he's done ligaments and needs surgery he could very well consider it

I don't know. Here are the details for Ngata's contract. He is signed through the 2015 season, so for 3 more years. So, Ngata has yet to be paid $12.5 million of his $61 million contract. This would be similar to what J.O. did. Sign a big extension and then retire early after getting his guaranteed money. I respect Haloti too much to question him, but it would cripple the Ravens for next year.

9/20/2011: Signed a five-year, $61 million contract. The deal contains $37.1 million guaranteed, including a $25 million signing bonus. 2012: $2.9 million (+ $10 million "signing" bonus), 2013: $4 million, 2014-15: $8.5 million, 2016: Free Agent

[Ngata Da Vida]

I don't think we will know with Reed until after the draft. He is 50/50

I am with wicked on my favorite Raven. I hope he doesn't retire, but it wouldn't shock me. He has taken a beating over the last few years.

[leachisabeast]

I don't think we will know with Reed until after the draft. He is 50/50

I am with wicked on my favorite Raven. I hope he doesn't retire, but it wouldn't shock me. He has taken a beating over the last few years.

Free agency is before the draft, we will know what happens with Reed well before the draft.

[JAB1985]

Reed will retire when his "son says 'Dad i dont want you to go'.". I dont think hes back and i dont think he plays. Loves the game but championship is the last thing he was playing for.