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By John Deshazier - New Orleans Saints

Easily, James Hurst was the New Orleans Saints' most versatile offensive lineman after joining the franchise in 2020. Arguably, he was its most valuable offensive lineman during that period.

Wednesday, he undoubtedly left behind a sizable void on the Saints' offensive line when he retired from the NFL after 10 seasons (six with Baltimore) and 150 games, including 60 (with 51 starts) for New Orleans.

Hurst announced his retirement on Instagram, in part writing, "Twenty-four of my thirty-two years of life have been spent training for and playing this game and retiring will be a huge, yet exciting, change in my life."

For his teammates, Hurst wrote, "Thank you for the laughs and the memories. Thank you for your effort and risking your bodies alongside me because I can't talk football without recognizing the dangers of the sport and the sacrifices that each of you make. You gave everything to help accomplish our mutual goals and I hope that you all felt the same of me. Many of you became some of my best friends off the field and I'll always cherish our time together." ...

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