Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis to end career in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans
By Paul Higham <i>Twitter: <a href=' http://bit.ly/e6TSqR' class='instorylink'>@SkySportsPaulH</a></i>
Wednesday 23 January 2013 20:39, UK
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The 'last ride' for Baltimore Ravens stalwart Ray Lewis will now have its final stop in New Orleans, with the legendary linebacker hoping to bow out of the NFL with a second Super Bowl victory.
Lewis tributes
Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata summed up what the Ravens are feeling now as they try and carry Lewis all the way to the trophy - and that may prove a hard team to stop for San Francisco.
"Ray Lewis has done so much for this team and for Baltimore. For us to help him get to the Super Bowl for his retirement is an amazing feeling," Ngata said. "I'm just happy to be on his team at this time."
Coach John Harbaugh, who will face his brother Jim in New Orleans, also had some thoughts on Lewis, especially the way he can back early from injury to go straight back into leading the team through the play-offs.
"I'm just feeling an incredible amount of awe," Harbaugh said. "Ray's a guy that has turned everything over.
"He's surrendered everything and he's become the man that he is to this day. He's a different man than he was when he was 22 or 15 or whatever. I think everybody sees that right now. It's a very special deal."
