SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s “Big Walt” is finally saying goodbye.
Seahawks four-time All-Pro Walter Jones has retired after 13 years in which he became the standard to which all left tackles aspired — and most defensive linemen succumbed.
The 36-year-old Jones made the announcement in a team news release Thursday.
The Seahawks are immediately retiring Jones’ number 71 jersey.
This had been expected for months. Jones hasn’t played since Thanksgiving Day 2008 and has had two knee surgeries in that span.
