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Steve Smith submits official retirement letter with style

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Luke Jones is the Ravens and Orioles beat reporter for WNST BaltimorePositive.com and is a PFWA member. His mind is consumed with useless sports knowledge, pro wrestling promos, and movie quotes, but he often forgets where he put his phone. Luke's favorite sports memories include being one of the thousands of kids who waited for Cal Ripken's autograph after Orioles games in the summer of 1995, attending the Super Bowl XXXV victory parade with his dad in the pouring rain, and watching the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002. Follow him on social media @BaltimoreLuke or email him at Luke@wnst.net.
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Steve Smith has officially submitted his retirement letter to the NFL while taking a final shot at his competitors.
The former Ravens wide receiver shared his letter to commissioner Roger Goodell via his official Twitter account on Friday morning, which notes that he “will no longer be antagonizing defensive backs” in the NFL. Though saying he was 89 percent likely to retire prior to Baltimore’s season-ending loss at Cincinnati, Smith confirmed his decision to walk away from a 16-year career after the 27-10 defeat.


Returning from a horrific Achilles tendon injury to play one more season, the 37-year-old added to his impressive credentials with 70 catches for 799 yards and five touchdowns in 14 games. The five-time Pro Bowl receiver retires from the game ranking seventh in all-time receiving yards (14,731), 12th in career receptions (1,031), and 26th in touchdown receptions (81), numbers that give him a compelling case for eventual Hall of Fame induction.
Smith spent the first 13 seasons of his career with the Carolina Panthers before joining the Ravens in 2014.

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