The Baltimore Ravens have released safety Eddie Jackson, the NFL team announced on Saturday.

The former Alabama standout joined the Ravens as an NFL free agent during the offseason.

In Baltimore’s first eight games in 2024, Jackson made four starts and played 323 defensive snaps, including all 69 in the Ravens’ 29-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 27.

In that game, Cleveland quarterback Jameis Winston found wide receiver Cedric Tillman open behind Jackson for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 59 seconds to play.

Since that game, Jackson was a healthy scratch for a 41-10 victory over the Denver Broncos on Nov. 3, played a season-low 16 snaps in a 35-34 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 7 and didn’t travel with the team to Pittsburgh for Sunday’s 18-16 loss to the Steelers.

After the game against Pittsburgh, Ravens coach John Harbaugh was asked about Jackson’s absence.

“I have nothing to report on that, all right,” Harbaugh said.

Jackson entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Chicago Bears in the 2017 draft. He became an immediate starter in Chicago and played at least 94 percent of the Bears’ defensive snaps in each of his first six seasons.

In 2018 and 2019, Jackson was chosen for the NFC Pro Bowl team, and he earned first-team All-Pro recognition in 2018.

Chicago released Jackson on Feb. 15 with one season remaining on a four-year, $58.4 million contract. He signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract that included $1 million in guaranteed money with the Ravens on July 21.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.