NFL star linebacker Logan Wilson retires at 29

NFL linebacker Logan Wilson announced Wednesday helium is retiring from the league. He’s 29.

Wilson, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals for astir of his vocation and was traded to the Dallas Cowboys during the 2025 season, made the announcement connected his Instagram account.

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Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson (55) successful the passageway against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Aug. 7, 2025. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

"After a batch of thought and prayer, I’ve decided to officially discontinue from the NFL," helium said. "From being a Wyoming kid with large dreams to proceeding my sanction called successful the 3rd circular of the 2020 Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals… shot gave maine much than I ever could person imagined.

"Cincinnati volition ever mean a batch to me. The teammates, coaches, staff, and fans made those years unforgettable. That 2021 playoff tally was thing peculiar — the interception successful Tennessee to nonstop america to the AFC Championship, beating Kansas City to triumph the AFC, and taking the tract successful the Super Bowl. Those moments and that locker country are thing I’ll transportation with maine forever. And the champion portion of all, my girl was calved there."

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson (55) celebrates aft recovering a fumble successful the 4th fourth of the NFL Week 9 crippled betwixt the Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Paycor Stadium successful downtown Cincinnati connected Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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He said helium was "thankful" to the Cowboys for letting him decorativeness the 2025 play there.

"When I look backmost connected my career, I conscionable consciousness grateful. Not galore Wyoming kids get the accidental to unrecorded retired their imagination successful the NFL, and I ne'er took a azygous drawback for granted," helium continued. "I besides privation to convey my friends and household for the enactment they’ve fixed maine each measurement of the way. To my wife, my daughter, my mom, my dad, and my sister — nary of this would person been imaginable without you."

He said helium was excited for the adjacent section of his life.

"Who Dey forever," helium added. "55 out."

Denver Broncos wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. (19) helps up Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson (55) arsenic helium appears injured successful the 4th fourth of the NFL Week 4 "Monday Night Football" crippled betwixt the Denver Broncos and the Cincinnati Bengals astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High successful Denver connected Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Wilson played 12 games successful his rookie twelvemonth successful 2020 with the Bengals, starting 2 of them. He past earned the starting relation successful 2021 and continued to beryllium the starter for Cincinnati until helium was traded to Dallas.

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He had 565 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 11 interceptions successful 83 NFL games. He had much than 100 tackles successful 4 consecutive seasons from 2021 to 2024.

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