Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said Thursday he considered retirement after suffering a neck injury during an August practice that required surgery and caused him to start the 2021 season on injured reserve.
Hilton, who's set to resume practicing ahead of Sunday's Week 6 game against the Houston Texans, told reporters he had conversations with former Colts quarterback Andrew Luck after the injury. Luck surprisingly retired in 2019 at the age of 29:
Brett Bensley"I almost hung it up, I can't even lie... I talked to Andrew... that's probably the wrong thing to do.