Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Robert Mathis announced today that he will retire following the Colts’ Week 17 regular season finale versus the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“Robert has been a very special player for our franchise for 14 seasons,” said Colts Owner & CEO Jim Irsay. “I will miss watching him terrorize opposing quarterbacks, chasing them down with his incredible speed and knocking the ball from their grasp, as he did innumerable times. He was a game changer. In 2003, he was an undersized diamond-in-the-rough draft pick ---- and now he is a Hall of Fame candidate and future Colts Ring of Honor Inductee.