The Ravens defensive end went back to Columbia High School in Lake City, Fla., and ran the stairs of his old stadium.
“In that 100 degree Florida weather,” Jernigan added after last Thursday’s sunny Organized Team Activities (OTAs) practice. “I like to get out there when it’s hotter than hot, so days like this don’t really bother me.”
Jernigan is an uber-talented player who, by his own admission, hasn’t lived up to expectations – probably not the team’s expectations and definitely not his own.
Last year, he started six of 15 games and made 37 tackles and four sacks.