Deep inside Alex Mack’s thank-you note for 13 seasons in the NFL was a compelling line, one that aptly describes life as an offensive lineman, whether they’re highly accomplished like him or not.
“I think I’ll miss the O-line rooms the most,” Mack wrote in a retirement announcement Friday on Twitter and Instagram. “Always a special collection of men willing to put in the work together, in near anonymity, for the good of the team.”
Drafted out of Cal in 2009 as a Cleveland Browns first-round pick, Mack returned to the Bay Area for a victory lap, of sorts, to finish his career as the 49ers’ center last season. He went out with his seventh Pro Bowl honor and a trip to the NFC Championship Game.
