Marshal Yanda
Marshal Yanda was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States on September 15th, 1984 and is the Football Player. At the age of 39, Marshal Yanda biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 39 years old, Marshal Yanda has this physical status:
Yanda played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team while attending the University of Iowa, where he was an economics major. He was selected as a third-team All-American by The NFL Draft Report in 2006 and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the league's coaches in recognition of his contributions on the field. Yanda's first two college football seasons were played for North Iowa Area Community College.
Professional career
The Baltimore Ravens selected Yanda in the third round (86th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Yanda was the seventh offensive tackle drafted in 2007.
On July 11, 2007, the Baltimore Ravens signed Yanda to a three-year, $1.61 million contract that includes $502,698 guaranteed.
During his rookie year in 2007, Yanda played all 16 games with 12 starts. In 2008, Yanda was limited to five starts. In 2009, Yanda played all 16 games with nine starts. In 2010, Yanda started all 16 games for the first time of his career. On July 26, 2011, the Ravens re-signed Yanda to a five-year, $32 million contract. In 2011, Yanda again started all 16 games and was chosen to represent the AFC in the 2011 Pro Bowl. In 2012, Yanda started 14 games and won his first championship ring as the Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers. In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Yanda played all 16 games each season.
On October 16, 2015, the Ravens signed Yanda to a four-year contract extension worth $32 million.
Yanda was consecutively named as the top-ranked guard by Pro Football Focus in 2014, 2015, and 2016. He was ranked 37th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
Yanda was named to his sixth straight Pro Bowl in recognition of his accomplishments in the 2016 season. He was also ranked 43rd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
Yanda broke his ankle during a game on September 17, 2017, which prematurely ended his season.
On December 18, 2018, Yanda was named to his seventh Pro Bowl after missing out last year, due to his injury. He was also named second-team All-Pro for the fourth time in his career after starting all 16 games.
On April 11, 2019, Yanda signed a one-year contract extension with the Ravens through the 2020 season.
On March 10, 2020, Yanda announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons.