[News] Tony Jefferson Still 'Haunted' By Not Being Drafted

[BR News]

The Ravens' newest safety finally had his talent recognized with a four-year, reported $36 million contract. But on the same day he put his signature on that paper, he still remembers when no team wanted him and the battle to rise to the top of the free-agency market.

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[ellicottraven]

When I saw the title I knew it was one of several Mink's articles recycled out of the presser and the Garrett interview. Its just so hilarious.

[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

Chip on his shoulder. Going to be fun watching Jefferson and Weddle flying around the field and hitting guys especially guys wearing Black and Gold jerseys.

[The Beak]

Great Story, instantly becomes a fan favorite...

[hen826957]

Great article. Hopefully Ozzie will sign Zach Brown next.

[Purple Dawg 96]

Good story! When you follow your heart "NOTHING" can stop you! Now it's time to play like a Raven and more good things will come!

[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

Jefferson keep the chip on your shoulder but this was your draft and you had a few teams fighting to get you to come play for them this off season in free agency.

[RailBird]

You know where you stand as an organization when players rather come play for you than take a bigger contract elsewhere. Really excited to see him play.

[Halshayeji]

Please don't. Why would you still be haunted by that draft when you are currently the highest rated and paid SS free agent in the NFL. You already proved everyone wrong. Now it's time to get hungry for a championship

[Purple Dawg 96]

Please don't. Why would you still be haunted by that draft when you are currently the highest rated and paid SS free agent in the NFL. You already proved everyone wrong. Now it's time to get hungry for a championship

WORD!

[RaRaRavens]

Please don't. Why would you still be haunted by that draft when you are currently the highest rated and paid SS free agent in the NFL. You already proved everyone wrong. Now it's time to get hungry for a championship

Why the hell should he?! That's what keeps him hungry, motivated, his motor going and trying to prove everyone wrong. I hope he remains haunted and wants to prove every other 31 teams who we might face that they made the biggest mistake when not drafting him.

This kind of passion is extremely rare sight here in Baltimore ever since 2012, shame on you for wanting it to end.

[Halshayeji]

3 hours ago, RaRaRavens said:

Why the hell should he?! That's what keeps him hungry, motivated, his motor going and trying to prove everyone wrong. I hope he remains haunted and wants to prove every other 31 teams who we might face that they made the biggest mistake when not drafting him.

This kind of passion is extremely rare sight here in Baltimore ever since 2012, shame on you for wanting it to end.

I think you completely missed my point here lol

im commending him for already proving 31 teams wrong and now it's time he channels that hunger into winning a SB and maybe perhaps contaminating everyone around him.

im not sure if I deserve you telling off like "shame on you" but heck I love the passion it came from and that passion is indeed contagious!

keep bleeding purple brother! Liked...

[Bruce_Almty]

I hope this signing doesn't mean they postpone drafting a CB until the 3rd day.

[billiejean]

  6 hours ago, RaRaRavens said:

Why the hell should he?! That's what keeps him hungry, motivated, his motor going and trying to prove everyone wrong. I hope he remains haunted and wants to prove every other 31 teams who we might face that they made the biggest mistake when not drafting him.

This kind of passion is extremely rare sight here in Baltimore ever since 2012, shame on you for wanting it to end.

I think you completely missed my point here lol

im commending him for already proving 31 teams wrong and now it's time he channels that hunger into winning a SB and maybe perhaps contaminating everyone around him.

im not sure if I deserve you telling off like "shame on you" but heck I love the passion it came from and that passion is indeed contagious!

keep bleeding purple brother! Liked...

Yea "shame on you" should probably be reserved for kids, dogs, and politicians.

[Crusader]

I hope this signing doesn't mean they postpone drafting a CB until the 3rd day.

If Ozzie does not draft a CB he should be fired before the 17th pick is called. No excuse everything else would be BS.

[Crusader]

"haunted? " Evidently he has not played against Brady and Company very much. One year in the AFC North and you might want to go back to the NFC. They don't call it the Black and Blue Division for nothing.

[hen826957]

6 minutes ago, Crusader said:

If Ozzie does not draft a CB he should be fired before the 17th pick is called. No excuse everything else would be BS.

For some reason l find this funny. In a good way. I'm just imagine hearing someone saying this. 😅

[Purple Dawg 96]

  21 hours ago, Halshayeji said:

Please don't. Why would you still be haunted by that draft when you are currently the highest rated and paid SS free agent in the NFL. You already proved everyone wrong. Now it's time to get hungry for a championship

Why the hell should he?! That's what keeps him hungry, motivated, his motor going and trying to prove everyone wrong. I hope he remains haunted and wants to prove every other 31 teams who we might face that they made the biggest mistake when not drafting him.

This kind of passion is extremely rare sight here in Baltimore ever since 2012, shame on you for wanting it to end.

He needs to get ready to learn playing in a new division and in this defense instead of living in the past! Getting picked by the Cardinals should have been enough for any of his haters now it's time to focus on playing like a Raven is all some us trying to say! We learn from our past we don't live there ya know!

[RaRaRavens]

18 hours ago, Halshayeji said:

I think you completely missed my point here lol

im commending him for already proving 31 teams wrong and now it's time he channels that hunger into winning a SB and maybe perhaps contaminating everyone around him.

im not sure if I deserve you telling off like "shame on you" but heck I love the passion it came from and that passion is indeed contagious!

keep bleeding purple brother! Liked...

lol, i did indeed misinterpret your comment, sorry about that! good to know we're on the same page. peace, bro!

[billiejean]

14 hours ago, Crusader said:

21 hours ago, Bruce_Almty said:

I hope this signing doesn't mean they postpone drafting a CB until the 3rd day.

If Ozzie does not draft a CB he should be fired before the 17th pick is called. No excuse everything else would be BS.

That's an absolutely terrible draft strategy. take what the board gives you. When you have as many needs as we do, going into a draft intent on picking CB (or any other position) in the first round is a "BS" move. If the two or three top corners are gone before our pick is up, you don't reach for a CB who shouldn't be taken until the second round. You take someone else or you trade back. If the best CB on the board by the 16th pick is Teeze Tabor and Solomon Thomas hasn't been picked yet, it would be a terrible move to take Tabor. If we did that and Teeze had a rough rookie season you would be on here every day during the offseason complaining about how terrible the FO is because they reached for a second round corner in the middle of the first round.

Edited March 14 by billiejean

[sizzlingdoom]

"haunted? " Evidently he has not played against Brady and Company very much. One year in the AFC North and you might want to go back to the NFC. They don't call it the Black and Blue Division for nothing.

Dude, have you seen his tape? This guy has AFC north written all over him. Not to mention he's one of the most versatile safeties I've ever seen

[sizzlingdoom]

I hope this signing doesn't mean they postpone drafting a CB until the 3rd day.

He's a safety, not CB. We will draft one in the second round at the latest. otherwise it's time for all of us to rise up lol

[sizzlingdoom]

Great Story, instantly becomes a fan favorite...

no doubt