Jack Crawford retires after spending time with the Oakland Raiders (2012–2013), Dallas Cowboys (2014–2016), Atlanta Falcons (2017–2019), Tennessee Titans (2020) and Arizona Cardinals (2021).
London native Jack Crawford has announced his retirement from the NFL after a ten-year career in which he played for five different teams, playing a major role in the development of football overseas.
He went on to spend time with the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans and most recently the Arizona Cardinals, where he signed ahead of the 2021 campaign before being placed on injured reserve.
Crawford hangs up his boots after recording 165 tackles, 24 tackles for a loss, 18 sacks, 40 quarterback hits, three forced fumbles and one interception in 109 career games.
In 2014, the defender signed with the Dallas Cowboys, with whom he was granted a homecoming in the UK, when he participated in a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium, scoring 9.5 sacks, 54 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, 11 quarterback hits, and one forced fumble in 38 games (11 starts) over three seasons.
His most prolific NFL spell came with the Atlanta Falcons in 2018, when he compiled a career-high six sacks, 35 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, and nine quarterback hits in 16 games (11 starts).
| Season | Team | Games played | Total tackles | Bags | forced groping | Fighting Loss | QB hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | OAK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | OAK | fifteen | sixteen | 0 | 0 | one | 2 |
| 2014 | DAL | 6 | eight | 2 | one | 2 | one |
| 2015 | DAL | sixteen | 21 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2016 | DAL | sixteen | 25 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | ATL | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | ATL | sixteen | 35 | 6 | one | 7 | nine |
| 2019 | ATL | sixteen | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | one | 5 |
| 2020 | TEN | sixteen | 28 | 2 | one | 3 | ten |
It was in Atlanta that he particularly worked with British-born coach Aden Durde, the pair met when the Dallas defensive line coach attended the 2014 Cowboys training camp as part of the NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship.
Crawford has been a volunteer ambassador for the NFL’s mission to further its global expansion, especially as a leading voice when it comes to the potential of the NFL’s UK Academy.
“When I first got into the league, I would say that was the vision that I always dreamed of, because I knew that there are guys who have what it takes to not only play NFL football, but and receive a D1 scholarship, which I consider the most important. part,” Crawford told Sky Sports back in October.
“I’ve been so focused on my career and only the NFL every week keeping my job that I haven’t had a chance to see how far it’s gone and to see it now is insane.”
