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UNBELIEVABLE: Tyrann mathieu three time pro bowl cornerback announces retirement decision | History Defined

Tyrann Mathieu looks on during a 2025 Saints minicamp. | Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Ahead of his age-33 season, one of recent history's star cornerbacks is walking away.

New Orleans Saints cornerback Tyrann Mathieu is retiring, he announced in a Tuesday afternoon Instagram post. The decision comes just under seven weeks before the Saints' season opener against Mathieu's first team, the Arizona Cardinals.

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