“Took a little bit longer than we thought it could however glad to be right here,” Zeitler stated Tuesday in a Zoom name with Detroit reporters. “All of it labored out. Actually excited to fulfill everybody immediately and undoubtedly made the appropriate determination.”
A primary-round draft select of Wisconsin in 2012, Zeitler, 34, has been extraordinarily sturdy throughout his profession, beginning 15 or extra video games every of the previous 9 seasons, which incorporates over 1,000 snaps in eight of these seasons.
“It is all the things,” Zeitler stated about being out there and capable of play week in and week out. “The largest factor you may contribute to this league is availability. Nobody cares why you are not on the sector. You must be out on the sector. Fortunately, I’ve had an ideal physique group and nice trainers all through all the best way from the beginning of my profession that taught me nice habits. For essentially the most half, I have been fortunate sufficient to keep away from something main and keep wholesome and maintain transferring and maintain going.”