OWINGS MILLS, Md. — 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.
"This is where it started," Reed said. "I knew this is where it was going to end, because I never intended to leave this organization once I came here."
Reed played 11 seasons in Baltimore before splitting time with Houston and the New York Jets in 2012.