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Knowing a toe injury would hinder his All-Pro playing ability, Jonathan Ogden told The Sun today that he will announce his retirement tomorrow, a long-awaited decision that ends the career of one of the NFL's great offensive linemen and a cornerstone of the Ravens franchise. The inaugural pick by the Ravens in 1996, Ogden dominated the best defensive lineman of his generation, protecting the ...
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Jon Ogden Retires
East Coast BiasThe (Baltimore) Sun is reporting that Jonathan Ogden has opted to retire after 12 seasons at left tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. Ogden was a perennial Pro Bowler enjoying a Hall of Fame career protecting the MANY blind sides of Baltimore quarterbacks. Unfortunately he has been hampered by toe injuries recently that make it very difficult for him to anchor and push off - two critical motions for a tackle. ...

Jonathan Ogden Set to Announce Retirement
Ebony Bird | A Baltimore Ravens blog — ... According the Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Ravens 11-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle will announce his retirement tomorrow. More details to come. ...

OGDEN WILL RETIRE TOMORROW
ProFootballTalk.com — Jamison Hensley and Mike Preston of the Baltimore Sun are reporting that 11-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jonathan Ogden will meet with the Ravens today and formally announce his retirement tomorrow.“ It took a little while to decide ,” Ogden told The Sun . “You just can’t make a decision like this overnight.” Ogden said the decision ultimately came down to his chronically injured big toe, which he hyperextended 16 months ago, and which still hasn’t fully healed.“I tried to work out, I tried to practice on the toe,” Ogden said. “But it never came back to 100 percent.” Ogden  ...

Jonathan Ogden To Retire
Football Outsiders Jonathan Ogden To Retire The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Jonathan Ogden will announce his retirement at a Thursday press conference. posted 6-11-2008 at 2:02 PM by ...

Jonathan Ogden Will Retire Tomorrow
FanHouse — ... will finally make it official tomorrow: He's calling it a career after a stellar 12-year run at left tackle for the Ravens. He spoke with the Baltimore Sun today and let them know that after battling a toe injury for most of the past two seasons, the end of the road was nigh. ...

Wednesday Walk Around The League (Thursday edition)
Big Blue View — ... I know, I know, its Thursday, but we figured we would give the Strahan/Shockey/ and then Plax stories another day. Here are some non-Strahan stories making the rounds this week: Another future Hall of Famer is hanging them up. The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Jonathan Ogden will retire today. John Rauch, who led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl berth in 1967, has died at the age of 80. Randy Hill of Fox Sports says its time for the Bears to kick Cedric Benson to the curb. I'm no ...

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Ravens' Ogden set to end 12-year career ThursdayThe Seattle Times: Sports 6/11/2008
Jonathan Ogden is expected to announce his retirement Thursday and end his stellar career with the Baltimore Ravens.
AP: Ogden poised to end 12-year career ThursdayUSATODAY.com NFL - Top Stories 6/11/2008
Jonathan Ogden is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, ending a stellar career with the Baltimore Ravens in which the ...
Ogden Set to Make Retirement OfficialMark Maske's NFL Insider 6/11/2008
Baltimore Ravens left tackle Jonathan Ogden told the Baltimore Sun that he has decided to retire. Ogden, 33, was one of the best offensive linemen in the sport for most of his 12 seasons but had been plagued by a toe injury. He'd been expected to ...
Ravens OT Ogden expected to retire (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 6/11/2008
Jonathan Ogden is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, ending a stellar career with the Baltimore Ravens in which the left offensive tackle garnered 11 Pro Bowl invitations and a Super Bowl ring. Ogden, who turns 34 next month, told friends ...
Ogden, stalwart LT, to end 12-year careerFOXSports.com News for NFL 6/11/2008
Jonathan Ogden is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, ending a stellar career with the Baltimore Ravens in which the left offensive tackle garnered 11 Pro Bowl invitations and a Super Bowl ring. Ogden, who turns 34 next month, told friends ...