Lilja retires.
 

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He would retire....?

Or he WILL retire?

He has had some significant injury issues he has been playing through. Not surprised.

Lilja retiring
 

Well we all know where our first pick is going now.

He's too old for this shit.

Wellbye

It wasn't a reply to someone......so I have no ****ing clue.

R

He is done.

Q douche

If he was smart he would sign a one day contract with Indy and retire a Colt!! LOL j/k

Stay down bitch?

heard he's going to change his name too :D

Sorry some people work around here.

to be fair, I 'R''d the other thread and not yours, and then my R was merged to your thread lol

Welll.......................................





you guys know the rest.

I'm at work.

I will file this news under "meh".

I reported this previously on the board - he's been telling friends this since about week 3. His wife wants him out of football and Liljas dad died young of a heart attack at 42 so it's time

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Chiefs just got better. :P

Updated the OP.

Kudos to the dude for filling in at center but he was done two years ago. Go play golf.

Good dude, and a versatile player. I wish him all the best.

I always hate to see Chiefs retire, because I'd prefer they come back for depth or a starting job. More competition is always better. That said, I don't see Lilja having a starting job next year, so if he's really a competitor he may not want to be a backup.

You will be missed.

Oldest 31-year old G ever.

It would be easy to hate on the guy after this season, but its good that he's calling it quits.

His life and family are far more important in the long run. He needs to shed some pounds and take it easy..

Can anyone post the gif of him getting absolutely blown up? I believe it was on a fumble or INT return. Just.... just one last time.

edit: Well here's a shitty one http://instntrply.com/wp-content/upl.../11/bighit.gif

Ya'll be nice to Ryan. He put up with Cassel's shit for 3 years.

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1549221/liljamad.gif

did Lilja end with a positive PFF grade at least?

ROFL

Thank you very much.

Knee and back issues have been his undoing for a long time. Honestly, he should have been out of the League two years ago, but he's been keeping it together with baling wire.

What is sad, being he was in such shitty physical shape, is that the Chiefs didn't have enough depth to replace him. That said, the kid is tough as nails. Kudos to him for playing as long as he did.

Have a nice life, Ryan.

Yeah.

2012- 14.5
2011 - 6.8
2010 - 12.6

The guy was a very consistently good player when he wasn't playing Oakland.

:LOL:

Can somebody do this to him one more time on his way out the door?

Won't be missed.

Next celebrity endorser for Just For Men.

A Touch Of Grey!

Check the post before yours before you say this.

That's how you go out on top

so hes essentially 10x better than Jeff Allen ever will be

Ryan Lilja is a ****ing HOFer compared to Pioli's shitty draft pick #29474710

Lilja retiring
 

Ryan Lilja will retire, ending 9-year NFL career

By Joel Thorman on Dec 31, 1:18p 61

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The 31-year old offensive lineman called it a career, saying he's unlikely to reconsider.
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Ryan Lilja's NFL career will end where it began, right in Kansas City. Lilja told the Kansas City media on Monday that he has decided to retire, ending his eight-year career.

Lilja had been on the injury report almost every week down the stretch of the season. It's no surprise that he was hurting.

This has to be the toughest season of Lilja's career. Not only were the Chiefs horrible, but the starting center, Rodney Hudson, went down earlier in the season, forcing Lilja to play center for the first time in his NFL career. And, you know what, he actually did a pretty good job, earning strong grades.

Lilja's NFL career started in Kansas City back in 2004 as an undrafted free agent. He's from Kansas City and went to K-State, so he was a local boy.

He left Kansas City and went to the Indianapolis Colts, where he was a guard for one of the best stretch of offense in NFL history behind Peyton Manning.

In 2010, Lilja was a surprise cut by the Colts and he returned to Kansas City, where he played the last three seasons.

Lilja is 31 years old.

I always liked him. He was a professional, and spoke to the media after games. He was honest, too, telling you straight up when he screwed something up (like the snap at the goal line against Baltimore).

The Chiefs will now need a new starting guard.

So long, Ryan Lilja.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2012/1...-retire-chiefs

In.

I've seen this somewhere...

Oofta. Mark another down in the need column.

Did Liljia retire?
 

I didn't search and just wanted to know.

Bye

*fingers crossed*

Enjoy your vacation.

Hilarious. Don't whine that you can't start threads.

He is finally having that sex change operation he has been thinking about for over a year now. Probably will not change his mind later because he feels he will not fit in , in the locker room any longer.

Taylor Hicks noooooooooooo!

His Canton Bust is going to have grey hair.

Thanks.

Ryan was a fine player and a good guy. I know him and his wife, they are really nice people. And they choose to live here. Wish them all the best.

This doesn't surprise me. He wasn't that great of a Center for the Chiefs anyway. I miss Casey Weigmann already.

It's too bad the way his career ended. The guy was part of the OLIne in 2003 Big XII CCG that destroyed OU's DLine all f'ing night to the sweet tune of 35-7 when Sproles ran for almost 300 yards. His career path took such a great turn when Dick/Carl tried to sneak him through waivers onto the practice squad in 04. The Colts pick him up, he helps anchor their line and plays in two SB's.

Good on him.

Well they both grew up and went to high school here. It's not like they have ties to Florida, but fell in love with KC. Ryan's mom lives here and he is quite close to her.