NFL Network national insider Ian Rapoport reported this afternoon that longtime New Orleans Saints right tackle Zach Strief is expected to call it a career:
#Saints OT Zach Strief, a long-time stalwart on their O-line, is expected to retire, I’m told, though he has not made his choice public. This was the expectation and makes their pick of first-rounder Ryan Ramczyk more important than it already was.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 28, 2018
Strief has been one of the longest-tenured Saints, drafted in Sean Payton’s first season way back in 2006 - a draft class including names like Reggie Bush, Roman Harper, Jahri Evans, and Marques Colston.