Seven notable players to retire from the NFL

Bryce Huff (Google News)

Most of the time in the month of March, we discuss the NFL players who switch teams. However, these seven players retired from the NFL this month. Let’s take a look at who they were.

T.Y. Hilton

The wide receiver from Miami Springs, Florida has retired at the age of 36. Hilton played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts (2012 and 2021) and Dallas Cowboys (2022). The four-time Pro Bowler led the NFL with 1448 receiving yards in 2016. In 146 games, Hilton had 638 catches for 9812 receiving yards and 53 touchdown catches, along with nine rushes for 55 rushing yards.

Bryce Huff

The defensive end from Mobile, Alabama retired at the age of 27. Huff played six seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets (2020 to 2023), Philadelphia Eagles (2024) and San Francisco 49ers (2025). He won a Super Bowl with the Eagles. In 81 games, Huff had 108 combined tackles (59 solo tackles and 44 solo tackles), 26 tackles for a loss, 62 quarterback hits, four pass deflections, four forced fumbles and 24 sacks.

Ryan Kelly

The center from West Chester, Ohio retired at the age of 32. Kelly played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts (2016 to 2024) and with the Minnesota Vikings (2025). He was a four-time Pro Bowler with the Colts (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023).

Boston Scott

The running back from Baton Rouge, Louisiana retired at the age of 30. He played six seasons with the Eagles from 2018 to 2023. Scott had 302 rushes for 1295 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns, along with 71 catches for 566 receiving yards and one touchdown catch. Scott’s touchdown catch was for 18 yards from Carson Wentz and was the game-winning touchdown in a 22-21 Eagles win over the New York Giants on October 22, 2020.

Darius Slay

The cornerback from Brunswick, Georgia retired at the age of 35. Slay played 13 seasons in the  NFL with the Detroit Lions (2013 to 2019), the Philadelphia Eagles (2020 to 2024) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (2025). He was a teammate of Huff wen the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX. In 187 games, Slay had 655 combined tackles (544 solo tackles and 111 assisted tackles), 17 tackles for a loss, one quarterback hit, 28 interceptions for 465 yards, three pick sixes, 163 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries for 148 yards, two touchdowns from fumble recoveries and one sack. He led the NFL in interceptions (8) and pass deflections (26) with the Lions in 2017 and led the NFL in yards from fumble recoveries (116) and touchdowns from fumble recoveries (two) with the Eagles in 2021.

Slay was a six-time Pro Bowler. He was recognized with the Lions for three straight seasons from 2017 to 2019, and three straight seasons with the Eagles from 2021 to 2023. The first forced fumble came in a 24-23 Lions win over the Eagles on October 9, 2016 and the second forced fumble came in a 34-29 Eagles win over the Green Bay Packers on September 6, 2024. Slay’s touchdowns from fumble recoveries came in a 44-6 Eagles win over the Lions (33 yards) on October 31, 2021 and in a 30-13 Eagles win over the Denver Broncos (83 yards) on November 14, 2021.

Darious Williams

The cornerback from Jacksonville, Florida retired at the age of 33. Williams played eight NFL seasons with the Los Angeles Rams (2018 to 2021 and 2024 to 2025), one season with the Baltimore Ravens (2018) and two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2022 and 2023). With the Rams, Williams won the Super Bowl in 2022.

In 104 games, Williams had 306 combined tackles (239 solo tackles and 67 assisted tackles), 12 tackles for a loss, 12 interceptions for 111 yards, one pick six, 77 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one fumble recovery for a touchdown. The first fumble recovery and the fumble recovery for a touchdown came in a 37-10 Rams win over the Atlanta Falcons on October 20, 2019. The second fumble recovery came in a 20-19 Rams win over the Baltimore Ravens on January 2, 2022. The pick six was for 61 yards and came in a 23-7 Jaguars win over the Falcons on October 1, 2023.

Logan Wilson

The outside linebacker from Casper, Wyoming retired at the age of 29. Wilson played six seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals (2020 to 2025) and with the Dallas Cowboys (2025). Wilson had 565 combined tackles (330 solo tackles and 235 assisted tackles), 19 tackles for a loss, 18 quarterback hits, 11 interceptions for 114 yards, 26 pass deflections, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries for 10 yards and 5.5 sacks.