ESPN.com · Oct 3, 2022
CB Jimmy Smith retiring after 11 seasons with Baltimore Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Nearly a decade after the biggest play of his career, cornerback Jimmy Smith will announce his retirement with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.
A news conference is scheduled for Monday afternoon.
Smith, 34, spent 11 seasons in Baltimore and will forever be remembered for stopping Michael Crabtree from making a catch on a fourth-down goal-line stand, which preserved the Ravens' 34-31 Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers in February 2013.
A year later, 49ers fans still accused Smith of holding Crabtree in the end zone.
"The only thing I'm holding now is the championship," Smith said in 2014. He has a tattoo of the Ravens' Super Bowl ring on his left forearm.
