Lions' defender who had a 2-INT game against Jordan Love retires from NFL at age 28
He has decided to call it quits.
Lions' defender who had a 2-INT game against Jordan Love retires from NFL at age 28 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Jerry Jacobs is always going to have quite the memory.
In Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season, playing defensive back for the Detroit Lions , Jacobs intercepted Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love twice in a 34-20 win. He didn't have a long-lasting NFL career, but that was special. On Tuesday, Jacobs called it quits on his football career.
He has retired from the sport. The 28-year old Jacobs posted a heartfelt message on social media to make the announcement: Former #Lions CB Jerry Jacobs announced that he’s retiring from the game of football at age 28. pic.
twitter. com/cDObAXEeRV — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 12, 2026 MORE: Shilo Sanders under fire for telling female reporter to 'make a sandwich' Jacobs spent his college career at Hutchinson Community College, then Arkansas State, and finally Arkansas. He was undrafted into the NFL before joining the Lions.