A pillar of strength on the New Orleans Saints' offensive line over the past decade has called it a career.
Right tackle Zach Strief, 34, announced his retirement Monday (March 12) during a news conference at the Saints training facility.
The 6-foot-7, 320-pound Strief entered the league in 2006 out of Northwestern as a seventh-round pick with the Saints. He began his career as a backup before becoming a mainstay at right tackle following Jon Stinchcomb's retirement in 2010.
Strief played 12 seasons for the Saints, including the Super Bowl-winning 2009 season, and he appeared in 158 regular-season career games with 94 starts.