Stephon Gilmore Retires After 13-Year NFL Career

0:00On April 2nd, Stefan Gilmore just hung up his cleats after a 13-year NFL run, calling it quits at age 35. He dropped the news in a video and statement on Thursday, signing off with Gilly Lockout. The cornerback made his biggest splash sealing the Patriot Super Bowl, 53 win over the Rams with the game changing fourth quarter pick. Gilmore got drafted first round by the bills out of South Carolina back in 2012. He loved it up big time after signing a 5-year $65 million deal with New England in 2017, playing 56 regular season. Games and 7 playoffs over 4 years there that Patriot stretched turned him into an elite lockdown defender, grabbing 13 picks total including that Super Bowl gym. He earned 2 first team all pro nods, 3 pro bowl trips, and the league's defensive player of the year in 2019, even landing on there. All decade team for the 2010s. After a trade to Carolina in 2021, he bounced through one year stops with Indy, Dallas,

1:02and the Vikings. His last game hit the field in January 2025. From his scrappy start in Rock Hill, South Carolina to chasing rings and awards, Gilmore's thanking his family, coaches, and fans as he eyes that, say, next chapter. NFL news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on Game Day.