The Baltimore Ravens didn’t make the Super Bowl during the 2021-2022 season, but that doesn’t mean some of their former players didn’t get to play in the big game. Among them was former Baltimore safety Eric Weddle, who ended up finally winning a championship, as the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals by the final score of 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI.
Weddle finished the game with five total tackles, but the box score doesn’t tell nearly the whole story. The veteran came up holding the upper part of his right front/side area after tackling Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase in the first quarter, but continued to play as he made a few impact plays. After the contest, Weddle told reporters that he tore his pectoral muscle and will have surgery soon.
#Rams S Eric Weddle told reporters that he tore his pec, will have surgery soon… and “Yes, I'm re-retiring.”
Quite a ride.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 14, 2022
The fact that Weddle was able to play through such a painful injury for over three quarters is incredible. It’s an injury that was suffered by multiple Ravens defensive backs in 2021, namely safety DeShon Elliott and cornerback Marlon Humphrey.
Weddle certainly earned his Super Bowl ring, and he now re-enters retirement a bit more banged up than he exited it in the first place. However, he takes his second leave from the NFL as a champion, and that’s what matters.