Marshal Yanda after 13 seasons is going to be announcing his retirement. One of the best players in Ravens franchise history. Thanks, Marshal.
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Worth re-telling the best Marshal Yanda story in honor of his retirement: When Yanda was a rookie, Chris McAlister brought a taser into the locker room and boasted he’d give anyone $500 if they could take a taser hit. (Football players do silly macho nonsense like this often.)
Eventually more people started throwing money into a pile. There was a big debate about who was man enough to do it. Lots of shouting and laughing. Lots of scared guys. Yanda, who’s grown up on an Iowa farm, sat quietly listening to the silliness.
He knew the taser was nothing special. It wasn’t police grade. So stroller across the locker room, grabbed it, and tased himself in the chest. He scooped up the money with a smile on his face. The locker room erupted.
McAlister + some of the other Ravens thought maybe the taser didn’t hit Yanda with the full charge. There was a debate that whether this rookie really deserved the money. Yanda rolled his eyes, grabbed the taser, and tased himself again. He made sure everyone got their
worth.
Toughest dude I ever covered, and that story doesn’t even really reflect it. The 2012 story about how he played just days after having surgery for compartment syndrome in his lower leg is either the most most badass or most insane thing you’ve ever heard. Hat tip to a legend.
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