According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, nine-year NFL veteran safety Tony Jefferson is retiring from NFL play. However, Jefferson is not straying far from the game; instead, he is set to join the Baltimore Ravens this summer as a scout.
Jefferson is a former Raven who originally signed a four-year, $36 million deal in 2017. In those four years, Jefferson played 35 games for the team and made his presence known as a hard-hitting safety who split time deep as a free safety and inside the box. In 2019, Jefferson suffered a torn ACL against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5, and was cut the following year, with the Ravens releasing a statement even as both sides held one another in great respect.