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Super Bowl champion and five-time NFL Pro-Bowler Haloti Ngata has signed with Major League Rugby's Utah Warriors.

Ngata, who was a standout with Highland HS in Utah and helped that team to multiple national titles, recently announced his retirement from football. 

His announcement was made on Instagram, and he followed that up with an announcement that he was returning to rugby.

Ngata, 35, was selected in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft and played defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, where he earned his Super Bowl ring in 2013. Ngata also played with the Detroit Lions, and most recently with the Philadelphia Eagles. In college, Ngata was a consensus All-American at the University of Oregon but his athletic dominance was first evident on the rugby pitch.

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“Rugby was always my first love, it taught me how to be a better football player which proved out in my college and pro career. I am honored to sign with the Warriors and hope to make an impact this Friday night versus Seattle,” said Ngata.  

“I wanted to move my family back to Utah but do not want to stop competing and want to bring another rugby championship home to Utah. The Warriors have done an amazing job in bringing professional rugby to Utah and the Warriors fan base is loud and loyal” Ngata continued. “Whether its the Washington Huskies, the Seattle Seahawks, or now the Seattle Seawolves, I’ve never been fond of teams from Seattle.”

As a rugby player for Highland High School, Ngata played lock and No. 8 position and was a terror, thundering over would-be tacklers and imposing his will on games even at the highest level.

“We are excited to have Haloti join the team, he will be a huge asset to our forwards and Number 8 position and his professional experience will be an added gift on the field and in the locker room with the team. We will make sure he is in rugby shape for the rest of the season,” said Warriors Head Coach Alf Daniels.

“Being from Scotland, I don’t know a thing about American Football or the NFL but if he is ready to play rugby again, and can help us scrum our way to victory, and does what I say then I am happy to have him on our pitch," said Warriors forwards coach Stevie Scott. "I understand he’s about 18 stone, that should be plenty to scare the other teams not to mention his athletic prowess.”

How excited is Ngata to play rugby? Have a look at his face when he got to toss a rugby ball around in 2015 when the Detroit Lions played Kansas City in London.

Scott's guess of 252 pounds for Ngata's weight seems a bit conservative, as he was well north of 300 pounds for most of his NFL career.

It is anticipated that Ngata will start this Friday night as the Warriors take on the defending Major League Rugby Champions the Seattle Seawolves starting at 7:00pm MST at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah.

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