Super Bowl champion Stephon Gilmore retiring from NFL at 35

Super Bowl champion Stephon Gilmore announced connected Thursday he was retiring from nan NFL aft 13 seasons successful nan league.

Gilmore, 35, made nan announcement successful a station connected Instagram. He shared respective highlights of his profession from his days successful assemblage and done nan NFL.

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Minnesota Vikings cornerback Stephon Gilmore defends against nan Los Angeles Rams during an NFC chaotic paper crippled astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz., connected Jan. 13, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

"As a young, scrappy kid from Rock Hill, South Carolina pinch humble beginnings, nan eldest of 6 - you gave maine focus, opportunity, strength, and friends to past a lifetime," nan captioned nan collage.

"From my first crippled pinch Finley Road Falcons to 2 Super Bowls, aggregate Pro Bowls, and a Defensive Player of nan Year Award, you taught maine nan invaluable instruction of moving difficult and believing successful myself."

He thanked his family and coaches for their support passim his career.

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New England Patriots protect backmost Stephon Gilmore stands connected nan section earlier a crippled against nan Washington Redskins astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Mass., connected Aug. 9, 2018. (Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports)

"And to nan fans—thank you for your support. I person had an unthinkable 13 years successful nan League, and I cannot hold to spot what this adjacent section holds," he added.

The Buffalo Bills selected Gilmore pinch nan No. 10 wide prime of nan 2012 draught retired of South Carolina. He played 5 seasons pinch nan Bills and earned his first Pro Bow predetermination successful his last twelvemonth location successful 2016.

Gilmore emerged arsenic a superstar protect backmost pinch nan New England Patriots. In 2018, he was successful nan secondary erstwhile nan Patriots won nan Super Bowl. He led nan NFL pinch six interceptions successful 2019 arsenic he won nan Defensive Player of nan Year Award.

He past played for nan Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings successful nan last 4 years of his career. He didn’t play successful 2025.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore defends against nan New England Patriots astatine New Era Field successful Orchard Park, N.Y., connected Oct. 30, 2016. (Timothy T. Ludwig/USA TODAY Sports)

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He finishes his profession pinch 617 tackles, 32 interceptions and 2 interceptions returned for a touchdown. He was a five-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro selection.