Los Angeles Rams offensive tackle Rob Havenstein, a Super Bowl champion and mainstay in the starting lineup for 11 seasons, announced his retirement Tuesday.
Havenstein, 33, played in just seven games during the 2025 campaign, due to ankle and knee injuries.
"What a ride it's been! I can look back on my career and smile knowing I have given everything I had and more to the game I love," Havenstein wrote, in part, on Instagram. "In saying that, I am officially retiring from the NFL."
Though Havenstein's career concludes without a Pro Bowl season on his resume, he was a crucial cog in Rams success under head coach Sean McVay. He was a member of seven playoff teams, four NFC West champions, started in two Super Bowls and was a 2021 Super Bowl LVI champion.
All told, Havenstein's career saw him play in 148 games -- all starts -- over his 11 seasons.
He was a member of Pro Football Focus' Top 101 squad on three occasions -- 2018 (83.3 overall grade), 2020 (80.6), 2021 (83.4).
Warren McClendon filled in at right tackle for Havenstein and the 2023 NFL Draft fifth-rounder performed well. Whether McClendon is the permanent replacement remains to be seen.
Havenstein was a second-round pick in 2015, playing for the final season that the Rams were in St. Louis.
Though injuries prevented him from playing in the playoffs this year, he remained a constant with the team.
"I got a lot of love for this building, for this team, for that room," Havenstein said, via Rams.com's Stu Jackson on Jan. 26. "When I was young, guys were helping me out, and so it's something I could return the favor and just do what I can. I just wanted to win, whether that was me on the field or smacking Puka on the sidelines, or handing out smelling salts. Whatever I could do to help, that's what I wanted to do."
