Former Defensive Player of the Year **[Stephon Gilmore](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GilmSt00.htm?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-04-02_pfr)** is calling it a career. The 13-year veteran cornerback announced his retirement Thursday [via social media](https://x.com/BumpNrunGilm0re/status/2039779796515770651).
Gilmore, 35, finished his career as a member of six teams — the Bills, Patriots, Panthers, Colts, Cowboys and Vikings — and a Super Bowl champion. Gilmore played in two Super Bowls with the Patriots, becoming a key piece to help New England secure its sixth championship.
Although Gilmore played for five teams over his final five seasons, he will be best remembered for his tenures in New England and Buffalo. The Bills drafted the outside cornerback in the 2012 first round, and the Patriots deviated from their generally conservative **Bill Belichick**\-era free agency blueprint to hand him a big-ticket deal in 2017. That led to Gilmore’s career apex, as he secured back-to-back first-team All-Pro nods with the Pats.
_More to come._