OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Ed Reed came into the NFL as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, and now he's leaving as one.
The nine-time Pro Bowl safety formally announced his retirement Thursday after signing one final contract with the team that drafted him 24th overall in the 2002 draft.
Reed played 11 seasons in Baltimore before splitting time with Houston and the New York Jets in 2012. He did not play last season.
Now 36, Reed said goodbye to the NFL in a news conference at the Ravens training facility.