Super Bowl champion Stephon Gilmore retiring from NFL at 35

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

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

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Minnesota Vikings cornerback Stephon Gilmore defends against the 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 with humble beginnings, the eldest of 6 - you gave maine focus, opportunity, strength, and friends to past a lifetime," the captioned the collage.

"From my archetypal crippled with Finley Road Falcons to 2 Super Bowls, aggregate Pro Bowls, and a Defensive Player of the Year Award, you taught maine the invaluable acquisition of moving hard and believing successful myself."

He thanked his household and coaches for their enactment passim his career.

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

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

The Buffalo Bills selected Gilmore with the No. 10 wide prime of the 2012 draught retired of South Carolina. He played 5 seasons with the Bills and earned his archetypal Pro Bow predetermination successful his last twelvemonth determination successful 2016.

Gilmore emerged arsenic a superstar antiaircraft backmost with the New England Patriots. In 2018, helium was successful the secondary erstwhile the Patriots won the Super Bowl. He led the NFL with six interceptions successful 2019 arsenic helium won the Defensive Player of the Year Award.

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

Buffalo Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore defends against the 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 vocation with 617 tackles, 32 interceptions and 2 interceptions returned for a touchdown. He was a five-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro selection.