Overview
- The San Francisco Police Department posted a social media video introducing Officer Jahvid Best after roughly two years with the agency.
- Best says serving in law enforcement fulfilled a childhood goal and that his athletic training translates to the focus and pressure of policing.
- He joined the SFPD in 2023 following an NFL career that ended early due to concussions, with his last game action in 2011.
- A 2010 first-round pick out of Cal by the Detroit Lions, Best later represented Saint Lucia in the 100 meters at the 2016 Olympics, running 10.39 in his heat.
- He also moved into coaching, including roles at Cal in 2014 and as head coach at Saint Mary’s College High School in 2021, and he previously sued the NFL over concussion risks in Wayne County Circuit Court.