Colts Former Longtime Wr Great T.y. Hilton Officially Announces Retirement

Former Indianapolis Colts wideout great T.Y. Hilton took to Twitter (or X?) to officially announce his retirement, having not played professional football since 2022.

Now 36-years-old, the 11-year veteran formally finishes his highly productive pro career with 638 receptions for 9,812 total receiving yards (15.4 ypr. avg.) and 53 touchdown receptions during 146 career games (121 starts). He played for the Colts from 2012-21, before joining the Dallas Cowboys for his final pro season in 2022 for 3 games.

Nicknamed ‘The Ghost,’ the seemingly diminutive at 5,‘10”, 183 pounds, yet incredibly dangerous deep threat, became a 4x NFL Pro Bowler with Indianapolis from 2014-17—teaming up with former franchise quarterback great Andrew Luck to form one of the most prolific quarterback-to-wide receiver pairings of their hay day.

Hilton was incredibly fast, featuring sure hands and elite acceleration to go along with his signature slippery elusiveness.

He led the entire league in receiving yards in 2016 with 1,448 total receiving yards.

In Colts franchise history, Hilton ranks tied for 3rd all-time in career total receptions (631), 3rd in total receiving yards (9,691), and 4th in total touchdown receptions (53) respectively.

Now that he’s hung up the football cleats safely for good, Hilton seems like a surefire ‘Ring of Honor’ candidate in the future, given his high-level production and importance in Colts franchise history. He was one of Indianapolis’ best players on a rising Colts squad that even made the AFC Title Game back in 2014.

Thank you for all of the great memories, Ghost! And enjoy your retirement, as you’ve earned it!