{"id":856812,"date":"2025-06-20T06:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/former-jets-and-ravens-linebacker-c-j-mosley-announces-his-retirement-after-11-years-in-nfl\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T06:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:12:11","slug":"former-jets-and-ravens-linebacker-c-j-mosley-announces-his-retirement-after-11-years-in-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/former-jets-and-ravens-linebacker-c-j-mosley-announces-his-retirement-after-11-years-in-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Jets and Ravens linebacker C.J. Mosley announces his retirement after 11 years in NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FILE – New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley (57) during an NFL football game against he Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo\/John Amis, File)<\/p>\n

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C.J. Mosley is ready to tackle life beyond playing football.<\/p>\n

A five-time Pro Bowl selection during an 11-year NFL career with the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens, Mosley announced Thursday, his 33rd birthday<\/a>, that he’s retiring.<\/p>\n

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Mosley was released by the Jets in March<\/a> after playing in just four games last season because of a toe injury and later a herniated disk<\/a> in his neck.<\/p>\n

A popular playmaker and leader during his career, Mosley made his announcement with a 2-minute, 10-second video post on his Instagram page<\/a> titled \u201cOnce upon a time …\u201d that included highlights of his playing career.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, it is time to wake up from my childhood dream and share it with the next generation,\u201d Mosley said. “I spent my whole life and career building my legacy. Now it’s time to start a new chapter with new dreams. It won’t be easy, but I’m here to tell you every sacrifice is worth it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you wake up, what will your legacy look like?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mosley, the 17th overall pick by Baltimore in the 2014 draft out of Alabama, had nearly 1,100 tackles with 12 sacks, 12 interceptions, 10 forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n

He played five standout seasons with the Ravens before signing a five-year, $85 million contract with the Jets in 2019 and was the heartbeat of New York\u2019s defense during his tenure as one of the NFL\u2019s top tacklers.<\/p>\n

Both the Jets<\/a> and Ravens<\/a> posted congratulatory messages for Mosley on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain! Thankful for the memories we couldn\u2019t have asked for a better leader!\u201d former Jets teammate and current Broncos defensive end John Franklin-Myers commented on Mosley’s post.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHalf-Man Half-Amazing congrats on a great career bro,\u201d former Ravens teammate and current Baltimore assistant special teams coach Anthony Levine wrote.<\/p>\n

Mosley, who is from Theodore, Alabama, was rated as one of the top high school linebackers in the country before heading to Tuscaloosa to play for Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide after getting offers from several top football programs.<\/p>\n

He made a quick impact in college, earning Freshman All-American honors, and helped Alabama win consecutive BCS national championships during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Mosley also was selected the SEC defensive player of the year and won the Butkus Award in 2013 as college football’s top linebacker.<\/p>\n

Mosley became the first Ravens player voted to the Pro Bowl as a rookie. He made the Pro Bowl three more times before leaving for New York and signing what was then the largest free agent deal for an inside linebacker.<\/p>\n

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Mosley had an impressive debut with the Jets with five tackles and returned an interception by Josh Allen for a touchdown against the Bills, but he injured his groin in the third quarter and played in just one more game that season.<\/p>\n

He opted out in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but returned the following season and reestablished himself as a consistent playmaker who routinely was among the NFL leaders in tackles while playing in all but one game during the next three years. Mosley, who made his final Pro Bowl in 2022, was voted a team captain during each season he played in New York.<\/p>\n

Mosley also was praised by then-coach Robert Saleh and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich in 2021 when the linebacker remade his body<\/a> by slimming down from 250 pounds to 231 to be more mobile in New York\u2019s faster sideline-to-sideline defense.<\/p>\n

He was limited to just four games last season by his toe and neck injuries, but said in January he didn’t anticipate not playing again.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy main goal is just to really get back to 100% so I can work out and run and do everything I need to, then just take it from there,\u201d Mosley said. \u201cI mean, I don\u2019t have any thoughts about retiring or anything. So my main focus is just to make sure I\u2019m 100% on the field and off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamien Sherwood, who replaced Mosley last season when the veteran was injured, led the Jets in tackles and was re-signed to a three-year, $45 million contract<\/a> in the offseason \u2014 signaling an end to Mosley’s time in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cC.J. was the epitome of a class act as a teammate, player and leader for the last six seasons,\u201d Jets owner Woody Johnson said in a statement when Mosley was released.<\/p>\n

Sherwood said last week during the Jets’ minicamp that he stays in close contact with Mosley, who lives near his former teammate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe always get our hair done together,\u201d Sherwood said with a smile. “So whenever the hair lady comes to town, we get our hair done. I actually just texted him just to check up on him because, again, without him, this process for me would not be possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the day I got here, he just poured into us. He let us know everything and I miss having him in the room. It\u2019s definitely a hole in the wall without him. … He\u2019s my brother from another mother. And, you know, I love him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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