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Extra Points: McClain needs to retire the immaturity

In three years, Rolando McClain has gone from can't miss to never was.The immature ex-Alabama star "retired" from the NFL earlier this week, just over a month after signing a one-year contract with the reigning Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens."Rolando let me know that he plans to retire from the NFL," Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said when confirming the news.McClain, of course, entered the NFL in April 2010 as the eighth overall pick by the Oakland Raiders after a brilliant career in Tuscaloosa, one in which he was recognized as a unanimous All-American and the best college linebacker in the country after helping the Crimson Tide win the 2010 BCS National Championship.A five-year, $40 million deal greeted McClain in Oakland, but his stay in the Bay Area ended prematurely, just months after the enigmatic Cotton State native was suspended for two games late in 2012 after clashing with Raiders head coach Dennis Allen. He was then declared inactive for what turned out to be h...

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    The Ravens say linebacker Rolando McClain is retiring from the NFL.Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome Newsome said Wednesday, "Rolando let me know that he plans...

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