Saints Zach Line announces retirement (1 Viewer)

[Mordecai]

 

[WhoDatWayne66]

Saw that! Heard he was going to coach the local high school football team. Wish him all the best.

 

[sammymvpknight]

Goodness that’s surprising

 

[insidejob]

Man, he really was one of my favorite Saints ever since we got him. He made the running game work and never did anything but put his head down and do his job. I wish him nothing but the best going forward.

Now we need to find a good FB to replace him.

 

[gavinj]

Um ok. Did not see that coming.

 

[LonghornSaintsFan]

I like the dude best of luck to him!

 

[football]

He was solid for us. Really every time we need a first down and he gets the ball, there was never a doubt he will get it.

 

[RaginSaint93]

Going to miss his run blocking....wish him the best!

 

[AARPSaint]

Good for him but sad for the Saints. I doubt it was a coincidence that the running game was better when Line was playing fullback.

Let's not forget those short first down carries and the option pitch.

 

[fdl16]

That's a bummer. Thanks for everything, Zach!

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Gonna miss him
Good luck FB

 

[St. Geezy]

I think these early retirements are going to become more and more common in the near future. Between the CTE studies and the amounts of money these guys are making nowadays, the risk starts to outweigh the reward once you get to about the 6 to 8 year mark, especially if you've invested properly.

Zach Line has made probably about $5m to $7m doing what he does, and likely does not project to be able to do this for more than another 2 or 3 seasons since teams like to go young and cheap at FB, so he may as well get out now with his health still intact for the most part.

Best of luck to him.

 

[Loose Cannon]

Good for him. $6 million in career earnings. If he's savvy with his money he's set for life with an upper middle class type lifestyle or better. Go enjoy your family.

 

[WaterBug501]

Wow this hurts. Feel like he was one of the unsung heroes of the team especially seeing the P/R ratio when he was injured. I love that we still use a traditional fullback.. add that to the list of needs! Best of luck Zline

 

[DoubleSaint]

Every team needs a Zach Line.

Enjoy your retirement, sir.