The Baltimore Ravens will look to replace guard Marshal Yanda after his retirement this offseason. While there is no direct replacement for an eventual Hall of Fame player, Baltimore will have to do their best job to find Yanda’s heir either on the roster already, in the 2020 NFL Draft or in the second wave of free agency.
Yanda was always going to retire at some point but for running back Mark Ingram, he was hoping to push it off a little longer. Sitting down with Ravens reporter Garrett Downing, Ingram said he kept trying to get Yanda to come back for another year.
“Bro, I was working on him all season. I’m like ‘Yo Yanda, you’re not about to retire on me. First season I’ve been trying to play with you man. First year, you can’t just leave me after this first year.'”
There’s good reason for Ingram to be upset about Yanda’s retirement. Joining the Ravens last offseason, Ingram had a career year behind Baltimore’s offensive line and Yanda. Ingram rushed 1,018 yards and 10 touchdowns along with a career-high 5.0 yard-per-carry average. Ingram also caught 26 passes for 247 yards and five more touchdowns (another career best).
“I selfishly am missing him, selfishly mad that he chose that route but I’m happy for him and his wife and his kids and his entire family.”
