Congrats to Tahir Whitehead, who hung up his NFL cleats on Friday. Whitehead signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Detroit Lions to officially retire from the team where he had the best years of his career.
Whitehead spent his first six seasons in Detroit, beginning as a fifth-round pick out of Temple in the 2012 NFL draft. After playing primarily on special teams in 2012-2013, Whitehead emerged as a starting linebacker for the next four years. He led the team with 132 total tackles in 2016, finishing third in the league in solo tackles that season.
Whitehead moved onto the Raiders in 2018 and started every game for two seasons. He bounced to Carolina for a year and then Arizona, where he played sparingly in 2021.
It’s always nice to see a player proudly return to Detroit to retire as a Lion.
