Ryan Jensen
33-Year-Old
Free Agent
Reserve-Ret
Injury Undisclosed
2024 Defense Stats
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Calls it a career
Jensen (knee) announced his retirement from the NFL via his personal Instagram account Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
The 32-year-old center was forced to miss the 2022 and 2023 NFL seasons with tears in his ACL, MCL and PCL, but over the course of his nine-year career, Jensen appeared in 100 games and made 90 starts. He spent the first four years of his career in Baltimore after he was selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. After making 25 starts in four years with the Ravens, Jensen signed a four-year, $42 million contract with the Buccaneers before the 2018 season, winning a Super Bowl to cap off the 2020 NFL season and nabbing Pro Bowl honors in 2021.
The 32-year-old center was forced to miss the 2022 and 2023 NFL seasons with tears in his ACL, MCL and PCL, but over the course of his nine-year career, Jensen appeared in 100 games and made 90 starts. He spent the first four years of his career in Baltimore after he was selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. After making 25 starts in four years with the Ravens, Jensen signed a four-year, $42 million contract with the Buccaneers before the 2018 season, winning a Super Bowl to cap off the 2020 NFL season and nabbing Pro Bowl honors in 2021.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Jensen accomplished the unlikely feat of starting a playoff game mere months after tearing three knee ligaments and recovering from the injuries without surgery, but he's still not back to full health seven months after the wild-card loss to the Cowboys. The Pro Bowl center hadn't participated in full team drills at training camp as of mid-August, and his status for the start of the regular season remains very much in the air.
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Headed to IR
General manager Jason Licht said Saturday that Jensen (knee) has been placed on injured reserve and will miss the entire 2023 season, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.
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Return date still murky
Jensen (knee) will remain sidelined in the immediate future and a Week 1 return is looking doubtful, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
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Return date still in question
Jensen (knee) is still without a timetable for a return according to head coach Todd Bowles, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Won't fully participate immediately
Jensen (knee) has been medically cleared to practice in training camp but won't be able to fully participate until his tolerance is assessed, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.
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Impresses in minicamp
Jensen, who missed the entire 2022 regular season due to a knee injury, ran and did work on the blocking sleds without any sign of limping during the team's recent minicamp, Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Could be forced to retire
General manager Jason Licht relayed Saturday that Jensen, who is set to miss the 2023 season after being placed on the Buccaneers' injured reserve list, has such a significant knee injury that could force the center to retire, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Jensen missed the entire 2022 season after suffering a significant knee injury, as he tore his ACL, MCL and PCL while also sustaining a fracture and bone chip at the beginning of last year's training camp. He was able to participate in a limited capacity during minicamp and was medically cleared to practice at the beginning of training camp, but it appears as though complications around the injury have arisen once again. Jensen has played in 100 games -- starting in 90 -- since being taken in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Ravens. He joined Tampa Bay in 2018, played a pivotal role in the Bucs' Super Bowl LV win and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2021.
Jensen missed the entire 2022 season after suffering a significant knee injury, as he tore his ACL, MCL and PCL while also sustaining a fracture and bone chip at the beginning of last year's training camp. He was able to participate in a limited capacity during minicamp and was medically cleared to practice at the beginning of training camp, but it appears as though complications around the injury have arisen once again. Jensen has played in 100 games -- starting in 90 -- since being taken in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Ravens. He joined Tampa Bay in 2018, played a pivotal role in the Bucs' Super Bowl LV win and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2021.