Ryan Kalil: Retirement plans and roster adjustments

Ryan Kalil announced his plans for retirement after one more season with the Carolina Panthers…

Ryan Kalil has been an anchor for the Carolina Panthers offensive line spanning over a decade. After being drafted in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft, Kalil started his first professional game at guard and didn’t debut at center until the final week of the regular season. In between he saw action in only four other games with one additional start.

The next year Kalil became a full-time starter helping Carolina win their division and playing a playoff game for the first time in his career. A loss to Arizona, it would be the first of eight career playoff games for Kalil to this point, only one…