Tag: Jack Crawford

Crawford suggests he’s been moved up too fast as Red Bull exit confirmed

Jak Crawford has left the Red Bull junior team setup and suggests he was pushed through the ranks too quickly, as he maps out his updated path towards Formula 1. The American joined Red Bull in 2020 and completed one year in German and Italian …

Jak Crawford has left the Red Bull junior team setup and suggests he was pushed through the ranks too quickly, as he maps out his updated path towards Formula 1.

The American joined Red Bull in 2020 and completed one year in German and Italian Formula 4 before moving up to Formula 3 for two years. Promoted to Formula 2 this season, Crawford has one win and one pole position as well as four further podiums, but sits 11th in the championship with one round remaining.

He has now confirmed he won’t be with Red Bull in 2024, and in announcing his departure, the press release suggested the way Crawford was moved up rapidly and has never spent consecutive seasons with the same team was not beneficial to his development.

“Once he was moved early to F3, it became nearly impossible to slow his upward progress inside of the Red Bull junior program,” the release stated. “While the 2023 season has seen rapid acclimatization to the incredibly competitive F2 landscape that has included, to date, a race victory, a handful of podiums and a pole position, it could be argued that the debuts in both F3 and F2 each came one year too early.”

Quotes attributed to Crawford himself say he will now try and take a more patient approach to gaining experience, with a 2024 seat in F2 already agreed.

“We are thankful for the Red Bull funding for four years, and honestly, we could not have done much of it without their substantial support,” said Crawford. “We were wanting to make key decisions and we let them know mid-year. After that, they didn’t pick up my fifth and final year, so we are in control now. I truly appreciate everyone at Red Bull, especially Rocky (Guillaume Rocquelin). I really enjoyed the last two years with him at the factory.

“Everyone has a different path, but mine has been to be moved up fast and to a different team every year. In two years, I will be only 20 years old, so we are going to slow it down and work a more thoughtful plan. That is all I can say about our plans at this point in time. Again, I am grateful for Red Bull for four years of support.”

Former Cardinals DL Jack Crawford retires from NFL

Crawford spent all last season on injured reserve for the Cardinals.

Former Arizona Cardinals lineman Jack Crawford has announced his retirement from the NFL. He made the announcement on his personal Twitter account.

He wrote:

After 10 seasons in the NFL, I know my time has come to step away from the game and close the chapter of my life in the league.

At 16 years old, I left my family and friends in the U.K. and moved to the U.S. I couldn’t have imagined the journey that lay ahead of me, it feels like it flew by and I’m grateful for every minute.

I want to thank all the organizations that took a chance on me and all of the fans that supported me. I will never take for granted the memories of going to battle with my friends and teammates. 

I want to give a special thanks to my girlfriend, Megan, who supported me throughout my career and picked me up when I was down. 

I want to thank my agent David Canter who worked hard to protect my best interests. 

I also want to thank the Dandrea family, they welcomed me into their home and treated me as one of their own since Day 1.

Many Cardinals fans won’t remember Crawford because he never played a game for them.

He was signed last year in training camp, got injured and was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season. He remained on IR until he became a free agent in March.

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Former Penn State player announces retirement from professional football

Former Penn State defensive lineman Jack Crawford retires from the NFL after a decade in the league.

As we continue to track the latest batch of Penn State players to turn pro in the early days of their respective NFL careers, one former Nittany Lion has officially closed the book on his. [autotag]Jack Crawford[/autotag], a former defensive lineman for the Nittany Lions, announced his retirement from football on Tuesday.

“Ater 10 seasons in the NFL, I know my time has come to step away from the game and close the chapter of my life in the league,” Crawford said in a statement shared on his Twitter account.

Crawford is from London, England and he moved to the United States to pursue a career in basketball, but he picked up football along the way in high school and quickly was noticed for his size and athleticism. Crawford accepted a scholarship offer from Penn State under former head coach Joe Paterno and eventually, he found his role on the team at defensive end in his sophomore season.

Crawford was a fifth-round draft pick of the Oakland Raiders in the 2012 NFL draft and he made multiple stops in the league over the course of his 10-year career. Crawford played for the Raiders in his first two seasons in the NFL, then spent three years with the Dallas Cowboys, three years with the Atlanta Falcons, and one year each with the Tennessee Titans and, most recently, the Arizona Cardinals.

Here’s hoping Crawford becomes an ambassador for the sport abroad, as he would be the perfect candidate to take on such a role with the NFL or any organization promoting the game internationally. But for now, Crawford has earned the right to step back and enjoy some downtime in his retirement.

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Former Titans DL Jack Crawford announces retirement

Former Titans DL Jack Crawford has announced his retirement.

Former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jack Crawford is calling it a career.

Crawford took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce he was retiring after 10 seasons in the NFL, one of which was spent in Nashville in 2020.

“After 10 seasons in the NFL I know my time has come to step away from the game and close the chapter of my life in the League,” Crawford wrote.

“At 16 years old I left my family and friends in the UK and moved to the US. I couldn’t have imagined the journey that lay ahead of me, it feels like it flew by and I’m grateful for every minute.

“I want to thank all of the organizations that took a chance on me and all of the fans that supported me. I will never take for granted the memories of going to battle with my friends and teammates.”

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A former fifth-round pick of the Oakland (now Las Vegas) Raiders, the London, England native spent two seasons there, and three apiece with the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2021 but was placed on injured reserve just a few weeks later.

Crawford finishes his career having played in 109 career games (35 starts) and tallying 165 tackles (24 for loss), 18 sacks, four passes defended, three forced fumbles and one interception.

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Every Penn State player on an NFL playoff roster in 2022

Here is every former Penn State player on an NFL playoff team’s roster in 2022

The NFL playoffs are just about set and Penn State will once again be well-represented across the league with hopes of seeing another Nittany Lion or two lay claim to a Super Bowl ring at the end of the season. And in case you forgot, a Penn State player has played in every Super Bowl (except for five since 1967)…

As the NFL playoff picture comes into view, here is a look at what Penn State players are gearing up for the postseason with Super Bowl 56 on the horizon.

The only confirmed playoff teams without a Penn State player on the roster are the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, and New England Patriots. There are still a couple of spots in the AFC and NFC playoff picture to lock down, so this will be updated once the final playoff teams are confirmed.

Cardinals sign 3 D-linemen and a tight end

Days before the preseason opener, the Cardinals add four veteran players.

The Arizona Cardinals made a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday, announcing four signings and four releases. They added three defensive linemen and a tight end.

To do so, they released tackle Ryan Pope, who just signed last week, undrafted rookie tight end Cary Angeline and safeties Donald Rutledge and Jamal Carter.

Who are the new additions?

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Cardinals sign veteran DT Jack Crawford

It appears the Cardinals might have some injury concerns in the defensive line.

At the time of publishing, the Arizona Cardinals had not announced it, but the team has added a veteran defensive lineman a few days before its preseason opener.

According to his agent, defensive tackle Jack Crawford signed with the Cardinals. Tuesday’s NFL transaction report showed he had a tryout with the team.

The Cardinals did announce a roster move via social media. They released tackle Ryan Pope, who signed with the team just last week.

Crawford has been in the league since 2012.

He was a fifth-round draft pick of the Las Vegas Raiders in 2012 and he has played for the Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and, most recently, the Tennessee Titans.

Last year with the Titans, he played in all 16 games, starting nine times. He had 28 tackles, two sacks, 10 quarterback hits and a forced fumble.

With the number of defensive lineman workouts and the signing of both Crawford and Corey Peters, it raises questions about the health of the unit.

His best season was in 2018 with the Falcons. He had 35 tackles, six sacks a forced fumble and an interception.

He is almost 33 years old and listed at 6-5 and 288 lbs.

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Tennessee Titans 2020 season review: Defensive line

Taking a look back at the Titans’ defensive line from the 2020 season.

Despite the emergence of Jeffery Simmons as one of the more dominant young defensive players in the league, the Tennessee Titans’ defensive line as a unit was mostly underwhelming in 2020.

Outside of Simmons, none of Tennessee’s front line scared opposing offenses, especially once Jadeveon Clowney went down for the season with a knee injury.

Clowney may technically be considered an outside linebacker, but he is the epitome of a chess piece who can line up anywhere, as he displayed during his eight games. Despite not having any sacks while in the lineup, Clowney did have an impact on the team, especially for Simmons.

People tend to look at the numbers when it comes to Clowney’s production, and rightfully so, but his impact often goes beyond the traditional stat line. The South Carolina product has earned the respect of the league due to his game-wrecker reputation and that leads to consistently being one of the most double-teamed players when he’s healthy.

He was also ranked in the top-15 at his position in both quarterback hurries and hits prior to his injury. Once Clowney was gone, all that attention turned to Simmons, who started the year looking like a legitimate All-Pro candidate before eventually being relatively neutralized due to the inability for anyone else to make offenses pay for doubling and even triple-teaming Simmons.

Despite being given this extra attention, the former Mississippi State product was a force to be reckoned with throughout the season. Simmons finished with 49 total tackles, three tackles for loss, 14 QB hits, three sacks, one forced fumble, and three fumble recoveries.

Clearly the Titans’ young star was in a class of his own in 2020. However, both Simmons (83.9) and Clowney (74.9) were the two highest-graded players on the defensive line and were the only ones to grade over 70.

DaQuan Jones was the next highest-graded player on the defensive line with a respectable grade of 67.7. Jones was solid this season, but he may not have done enough to earn himself a new contract in Tennessee for 2021 and beyond.

The rest of the depth upfront, such as Jack Crawford, Teair Tart, Matt Dickerson and Larell Murchison, all had moments, but none of them truly made an impact on the season with the exception of Crawford, who was solid in spurts.

Tart also played well in moments, but they were few and far between and unfortunately his most memorable moment was when he stepped on guard Wyatt Teller during the team’s week 13 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

PFF was not generous to Tennessee’s depth pieces along the defensive line, as Crawford’s grade of 53.5 led the group, while the other three graded out in the 40’s.

Titans’ Jack Crawford talks Vic Beasley, going to school with ‘Harry Potter’ star, more

Jack Crawford touched on a number of topics after Titans practice on Sunday.

Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jack Crawford spoke to the media after practice on Sunday and revealed a pretty cool fact: he went to school with the star of the Harry Potter franchise, Daniel Radcliffe.

The 31-year-old, who is a native of London, England, attended elementary school with the famous actor who played the main character in the movies.

Crawford has a noticeable English accent, but describes it as being “caught in the middle” because he sounds English to Americans but American to people in his native country.

Crawford’s tenure in Nashville got off to a bumpy start after he was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on August 7, which forced him to miss some practice time. He was removed from the list on August 20, and then participated in his first full-squad practice with the team the same day.

While quarantined in a hotel room, Crawford says he spent his time doing push-ups, sit-ups and using a resistance band in order to stay in shape, but was worried he’d fall behind.

Crawford says two of his favorite sports are soccer and MMA. The veteran’s favorite team in the former sport is Arsenal, and he uses the latter to train because he feels it helps simulate what a defensive lineman does.

Effort is a big part of Crawford’s game, and he says it’s a big reason why he’s been able to stick as long as he has. Head coach Mike Vrabel even praised Crawford for his effort after practice on Sunday.

The former Atlanta Falcon was a teammate of outside linebacker Vic Beasley’s for three seasons, so he knows a thing or two about him.

When asked about Beasley, Crawford had nothing but nice things to say about him.

Crawford is currently in a competition to gobble up the snaps alongside Jeffery Simmons and DaQuan Jones on the defensive line following the departure of Jurrell Casey, who was traded to the Denver Broncos earlier this offseason.

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Titans place Jack Crawford on COVID-19 list, move Vic Beasley to active roster

The Titans made a pair of roster moves on Friday.

The Tennessee Titans made a pair of roster moves on Friday involving defensive lineman Jack Crawford and outside linebacker Vic Beasley, the team announced.

Beasley, who was placed on the Reserve/Did Not Report list on July 28 after failing to show up to training camp on time, was moved to the active roster once he finally reported on Friday.

Also, Crawford has been placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, which means he either has the virus or he has been quarantined after coming in contact with someone who has it.

Now that Beasley has reported, he’ll undergo testing for COVID-19 and must have three negative test results in the next four days before he can join his teammates.

Crawford, who could earn significant snaps on the defensive line in his first season with the team, is the second Titans player to land on the COVID-19 list. Tennessee’s 2020 first-round pick, offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson, was the first, but he has since been removed.

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