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Hayden Hurst Retires From NFL at 32 After Multi-Team Career

The former first-round pick cited a desire to focus on family, calling the move “about a year overdue” in an Instagram post.

Overview

  • Hurst announced his retirement Monday on Instagram, and the Falcons publicly congratulated him on X.
  • The 2018 No. 25 pick by the Ravens also played for the Falcons, Bengals, Panthers and Chargers, and he did not appear in the 2025 season.
  • His most productive year came with Atlanta in 2020, when he posted 56 receptions for 571 yards and six touchdowns.
  • He started 13 games for Cincinnati in 2022 and opened all three of the Bengals’ postseason contests that year.
  • A onetime Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick, he shifted from minor-league baseball to South Carolina football before the NFL, and media accounts note differing career totals for his games and receptions.