Former Baltimore Ravens defender Jerraud Powers retires

April 14 (UPI) -- Jerraud Powers has shut the door on his NFL career after eight lucrative seasons.

The cornerback was a third-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played four seasons for the Indianapolis Colts before joining the Arizona Cardinals in 2013.

Powers struggled in 2016 during his lone season for the Baltimore Ravens. He spent time at nickel in Dean Pees' defense.

The 29-year-old announced the news Thursday night on his Instagram account. He was a free agent this offseason.

"With the 2017 season getting started and teams are preparing to be the best they can be, I think it's time for me to walk away from the game," Powers wrote.

The Auburn product had 13 interceptions, four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and three sacks in 100 NFL appearances.

Powers will switch his focus from the football field to his family. He has a wife and two sons.

With the 2017 season getting started and teams are preparing to be the best they can be, I think it's time for me to walk away from the game. The last 8 years have been a joy and wonderful ride. Even though I can still compete and play at a high level, mentally, I'm ready for the next chapter of my life. Will most certainly miss the locker room talk and conversations, the relationships with the trainers, managers and equipment staff. Will miss the going to battle with the guys on Sunday and feeling the joy or sadness of a victory or a loss. The game of football changed my life forever and happy to forever be apart of the greatest fraternity in the world. Football has been a part of my life since the age of 6 and it's been great. Thanks to the Colts for taking a chance on me out of Auburn and being a great organization to be apart of. Thanks to the Cardinals for bringing me in for 3 years to help turn a organization back to its winning ways. Thanks to the Ravens for accepting me and letting me be apart of a great football culture and great organization. Thanks to the fans, you guys make the game GREAT. Thanks to my family for being supportive and loving me through it all. Looking forward to setting new goals with my wife and 2 sons and proving the naysayers wrong again. ✊🏾✌🏾
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A post shared by Jerraud Powers (@jpowers26) on Apr 13, 2017 at 1:04pm PDT

"The last 8 years have been a joy and wonderful ride," Powers wrote. "Even though I can still compete and play at a high level, mentally, I'm ready for the next chapter of my life."

Free agent cornerback Powers retiring from NFL at 29

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