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The Ravens held a retirement ceremony for Marshal Yanda on Wednesday, one to celebrate the guard’s incredible 13-year NFL career. But when Yanda showed up, he gave everyone in attendance another thing to compliment him about. The longtime left guard has dropped 45 pounds since his final NFL game, the Ravens playoff loss to the Titans in January. It hasn’t even been two months since that contest, and Yanda has already dropped from 310 pounds to 265.
“I’ve just been riding the exercise bike, the peloton, and diet and sauna,” Yanda told reporters at his retirement ceremony. “The weight has been coming off and I feel so much better already. Going up and down the stairs, bending over, flying on an airplane, my knees feel better.” While Yanda has been on his weight loss grind since the season end, he didn’t announce his intent to retire until earlier this week.—AP
