Career
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers. Zuttah started for three years at J. P. Stevens High School, becoming a highly touted prospect and turning down several college football powers for Rutgers.
Jeff later transferred to Stanford University.
He was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com while being recruited. Zuttah commented that his final three schools came down to Rutgers, Maryland, and Pittsburgh.
As a true freshman in 2004, Zuttah was a reserve player, appearing in nine games, with five starts at both tackle spots and left guard. In 2005, Zuttah started at left guard next to Pedro Sosa, forming a top combination that helped paved the way for Ray Rice during his freshman season.
In 2006, Rutgers switched to a zone blocking scheme, and Zuttah subsequently moved to right tackle, in order to better utilize his athleticism in the scheme.
Emerging as a vocal team leader, Zuttah earned all-Big East honors as the Rutgers offensive line only surrendered 8 sacks all season, the fewest in all of Division I-A, also ranking fifteenth in the nation in rushing. He has been named a pre-season All-America by Athlon Sports. Zuttah was named to the 2007 Big East All-Academic and All-Conference teams.
An excellent student, Zuttah graduated Rutgers with an economics degree in 3.5 years.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Zuttah was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed a multi-year contract with the team on July 22.
After 4 seasons with the Buccaneers, Zuttah had played in 58 games, starting 44 of them. Of those 44 games, Zuttah started 30 games at left guard, 9 games at center, and 5 games at right guard.
Due to his versatility, on March 5, 2012, Zuttah signed a 4-year contract to remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Baltimore Ravens
On March 23, 2014, Zuttah was traded from the Buccaneers to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a 5th round pick in the 2015 draft. On November 18, 2015 he was placed on injured reserve with a torn pectoral, ending his season.