Shock news on Thursday for Union fans, who were informed that starting right back Ray Gaddis would be retiring ahead of the 2021 season.

It came as a huge surprise, considering the fact that the team just began preseason this week and will play its first-ever CONCACAF Champions League game in mid-April, just six weeks from now. Gaddis was the team’s longest-tenured player, a shoe-in starter dating back to 2016, and holds team records for total minutes and total games played.

On an emergency recording of the IASIP podcast, Kevin is re-joined by podcast co-founder Dave Zeitlin to talk about Gaddis’ career, his credentials for the Union Ring of Honor, and his non-linear path from college underdog to consummate professional.