CB Jimmy Smith retiring after 11 seasons with Baltimore Ravens

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Almost a decade after the most important play of his profession, cornerback Jimmy Smith will announce his retirement with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.

A information convention is scheduled for Monday afternoon.

Smith, 34, spent 11 seasons in Baltimore and can perpetually be remembered for stopping Michael Crabtree from making a catch on a fourth-down, goal-line stand, which preserved the Ravens’ 34-31 Tremendous Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers in February 2013.

A yr later, 49ers followers nonetheless accused Smith of holding Crabtree ultimately zone.

“The one factor I am holding now’s the championship,” Smith mentioned in 2014. He has a tattoo of the Ravens’ Tremendous Bowl ring on his left forearm.

The Ravens drafted Smith with the No. 27 general decide of the 2011 draft. Recognized for his measurement and talent to close down prime large receivers, Smith completed with 374 tackles, 74 passes defensed, 14 interceptions and three touchdowns.

Accidents restricted him from ever reaching a Professional Bowl. He missed a complete of 49 video games in his profession.

Smith, who was out of soccer this season, hinted at retirement towards the tip of final season.

“A part of it’s, ‘Do I even wish to put my physique via one thing like this once more?'” Smith mentioned final yr. “So I do cherish these final video games. I am getting previous. I have been via numerous accidents and so they begin to pile up on you.”