BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, the stout run-stopper who anchored an epoch of antiaircraft dominance successful Baltimore, culminating successful a Super Bowl XLVII victory, volition beryllium inducted into the Ravens Ring of Honor during halftime of the team’s Monday Night Football showdown with the Indianapolis Colts, the squad announced connected Tuesday.
During Ngata’s 9 seasons successful purple and black, from 2006 to 2014, Baltimore allowed the fewest points per crippled (18.2) successful the league and fewest rushing touchdowns (71), and the second-fewest nett yards per crippled (306.5) and second-fewest rushing yards per crippled (92.5), the squad said.
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The Ravens made the playoffs 7 times during Ngata’s Baltimore tenure. The lineman went connected to play 3 seasons with the Detroit Lions and 1 with the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2019, helium announced his retirement lasting connected apical of Mount Kilimanjaro, aboriginal returning to Baltimore to officially discontinue arsenic a Raven.
A first-round draught prime successful 2006, Ngata was named first-team All-Pro doubly and was selected for the Pro Bowl 5 times. He racked up the sixth-most tackles successful franchise past (528) to spell on with 25.5 sacks and 5 interceptions.
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A banner honoring Ngata volition beryllium unveiled successful a halftime ceremonial during the Oct. 11 Ravens-Colts crippled astatine M&T Bank Stadium.
Ngata joins chap Ravens inductees caput manager Brian Billick, information Ed Reed, choky extremity Todd Heap, linebacker Ray Lewis, moving backmost Jamal Lewis, kicker Matt Stover, near tackle Jonathan Ogden, linebacker Peter Boulware, antiaircraft extremity Michael McCrary and proprietor Art Modell.
The Ring of Honor besides pays tribute to the 8 Baltimore Colts players successful the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Earnest Byner, the seasoned Browns moving backmost who played 2 years successful Baltimore aft the squad relocated from Cleveland.
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Following the game, fans volition person a commemorative Ngata pin.