You could say the NFL’s Haloti Ngata is leaving the game at his peak. The Super Bowl-winning defensive tackle announced his retirement Monday atop Mount Kilimanjaro, ending his 13-year career “on top,” according to a sign he held at the summit. It makes sense for a 6 foot 4, 340-pound mountain of a man to call it a career on a mountain ― Africa’s highest at 19,341 feet. The 35-year-old spent last season with the Philadelphia Eagles, three previous with the Detroit Lions and his first nine with the Baltimore Ravens, with whom he won a Super Bowl in 2013. Ngata, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, recorded 515 tackles (190 assisted) and 32.5 sacks, according to NFL.com.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2019 17:03 UTC