Can you believe it’s been six years since Shane Lechler was launching moonshots for the Raiders? I still remember when the Raiders made him their pick in the 5th round of the 2000 NFL draft. I remember attending his rookie camp and hearing the crowd on hand gasp in awe at his spectacular punts — myself included.
Now 19 years later, Lechler is hanging them up. Texans teammate JJ Watt tweeted out the news of his retirement part. Yes, that’s Lechler on the right, looking like he retired a while ago.