Haloti Ngata put some serious thought into his retirement. The five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle made a banner declaring his retirement from the NFL after a 13-year career, then trekked to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, and used Instagram to blast his announcement out to the world.
In an Instagram post to his 19,500-plus followers on Monday, Ngata published a video of him standing atop Africa’s largest mountain—19,341 feet above sea level—holding a large banner that read: “I’m retiring from the NFL on top.” The banner included the names of the teams he played for throughout his career, including the Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles.