After one year with Tennessee football, wide receiver Amari Jefferson announced his intention to enter the transfer portal. However, nearly two months later, Jefferson made another big announcement regarding the future of his career.
On Wednesday night, Jefferson made an Instagram post with the caption, ‘Everything and More’ and ‘Goodbye football’ with a heart emoji. The images featured were of him playing football as a kid, in high school, at Alabama and with the Vols.
Jefferson began his career at Alabama, but missed his true freshman year with a hip injury. The following season, Tennessee picked Jefferson up in the transfer portal.
However, even with a thin wide receiver room, he never cracked the rotation and was deep on the depth chart. He played in just two games on offense this season, logging a pair of snaps against both ETSU and UAB. He recorded no stats in that time.
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Jefferson is from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he played for Baylor School. He was considered a four-star prospect and top-200 recruit by 247 out of high school. He was also a star baseball player and top recruit. Jefferson committed to Tony Vitello’s UT baseball program at one point, before going the football route with the Crimson Tide.
While he was a highly-rated baseball prospect, it’s unclear if that’s the route he’ll be going. He previously changed his Instagram profile picture to him playing baseball, but his post did not indicate his exact plans going forward.
However, with the college baseball season a couple of weeks underway, the timing of joining a team for this season would be tough. He could still join a program with the intention to play next season, though, if that’s the option he ends up choosing.
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