T.Y. Hilton Announces Retirement After 12-Year NFL Career Spanning Colts
Former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton officially ended an eleven-season professional football career with a retirement announcement posted on social media via X.com earlier today, March 18th in the United States of America during his final game against Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium last October seventeen twenty-one Indiana INDIANAPOLIS OCTOBER SEVENTEEN TWENTY ONE.
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1T.Y. Hilton officially announced via social media (X/Instagram) and YouTube video, ending an 11-season NFL career.
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2Hilton retired after playing his final game in December 2023 with the Dallas Cowboys against Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium on third-and-30 when trailing by seven points.
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T.Y. Hilton has officially retired after a decade-long career with the Indianapolis Colts where he recorded 9,691 receiving yards as one of league's top wide receivers from his rookie season in 2013 through at least 2025 (the text states "from day one" and implies retirement around late-2024/early-2025 based on the tweet date). Before joining Indianapolis, he played three games for Dallas but was a standout player with Miami's FIU program.
T.Y. Hilton has officially retired from his four-decade NFL career after spending nine seasons with Indianapolis Colts (63 receptions for 98 yards and five touchdown) followed by a stint in Dallas Cowboys as the most recognizable receiver of that era, according to an Instagram announcement dated March 17th rather than February or June mentioned earlier.
T.Y. Hilton has officially retired from the NFL after an 11-year career that included four Pro Bowls and stints with both Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys. He concluded his announcement by thanking teammates, fans, family for their support throughout "an incredible journey," before signing off as a lifelong Colt despite playing three seasons in Texas.
T.Y. Hilton made a historic game-winning catch against Dallas during their final NFL action in December 2023 before officially retiring from the league on Wednesday and focusing his farewell remarks primarily on Indianapolis Colts where he spent ten seasons, rather than mentioning Cowboys as much hoped for by fans who saw him make an impact there after being cut due to injury concerns.