With only one image to evaluate I certainly may be wrong but of the 4
Tutelina species in NA (T. elegans, T. formicaria, T. harti and T. similis) I'm familiar with all but T. similis which is said to be very like T. elegans and Tom's image doesn't seem a good fit for any of these. The cephalothorax seems pointed in front - unlike salticids. I'm willing to be convinced that I am wrong so more comments are invited.

Video of 3 species may be found at:

Natural History Services - Jumping Spiders

The image below shows how those tufts on the head can give a Tutelina a pointy-headed look. Note also the position of the posterior lateral eyes which are typical for the family.

and this would explain the "look" of Tom's photo. So . . . if this is Tutelina it must be a male and either T. elegans or T. similis (according to Kaston's key). Although I've found a few BG images where the male looks black http://bugguide.net/node/view/401936 I haven't seen this in the field. Tom's spider does look very worn and this may account for the "color." This may also be a good example of how color (especially structural) is much less reliable than characters like overall shape, relative leg length, eye position etc.
Thanks for your insights Chad!!

Thanks Chad. I thought this was a jumping spider the way it moved and jumped from the rock I photographed it on into the grass. I did find a Tutelina elegans not too far from this one.