Baltimore Ravens Rolando McClain Retires Again
by Staff Reporter
April 21, 20140 Comments
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN is reporting that Baltimore Ravens linebacker Rolando McClain has decided to retire, for a second time...
During 3 season in Oakland he recorded 246 tackles and 6.5 sacks. His off the field issues out-weighed his NFL performance as he was arrested three times in an 11-month span while with the Raiders.
quote:McClain, a former defensive standout at Alabama, was drafted No. 8 overall in 2010 draft by the Raiders.
On the day the linebacker was due to report to the Baltimore Ravens for the first day of the team's offseason workout program, he sent a text to ESPN.com saying, "I gotta follow my heart. It ain't football. If football made me complete I would play. But whenever I think of it my heart pulls me away from whatever reason. ... This means I'm done."
Last week the Ravens activated McClain, 24, off the reserve-retired list. Last year, after McClain had been released by the Oakland Raiders following a string of arrests, the Ravens signed him to a one-year contract worth the veteran minimum of $700,000.
During 3 season in Oakland he recorded 246 tackles and 6.5 sacks. His off the field issues out-weighed his NFL performance as he was arrested three times in an 11-month span while with the Raiders.
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