Baltimore Ravens player John Jenkins from the NFL, a native of Meriden, visits with officers at the North Haven Police Department on Sunday. (Courtesy of the North Haven Police Department) Sarah Goodman · CT Insider Mon, November 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM UTC About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement NORTH HAVEN - What to do a when one of the NFL's longest-tenured defensive linemen pays your police department a visit?
This was the position North Haven officers found themselves in Sunday
when the Connecticut-born Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle John Jenkins came to call.
"No big deal. Just another day at North Haven PD," the department posted Sunday afternoon along with photos.
The 6-foot-3, 360-pound Jenkins, 37, was born and raised in Meriden. He starred as a defensive lineman for Maloney High School's Spartans, later earned a scholarship to play for the University Georgia and then entered the NFL as a third-round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints in 2013.
Wearing Nike slippers and a hoodie, Jenkins struck a pose with officers who tried "to play it cool," North Haven police said. "Not everyone gets a visit like this. Just saying."
The department on Sunday night said Jenkins grew up with one of North Haven's police officers, happened to be in the area and stopped by to say hello.
Jenkins was able to be in Connecticut on a football Sunday because the Ravens already played Jacksonville on Thursday night in this week's schedule.
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