Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton has not played in an NFL game since he was with the Cowboys in 2022, so most people probably assumed that he had retired some time ago.
Hilton erased any doubts that might have been lingering on Wednesday. He formally announced his retirement in a post to X.com that thanked the Colts, the Cowboys, fans who supported him, his teammates and his family.
The Colts drafted Hilton in the third round in 2012 and he spent 10 years with the team. Hilton posted at least 1,000 receiving yards in five of those seasons and led the league in receiving yards during the 2016 season. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection during his time in Indianapolis and closed out his time with the team with the third-most catches and receiving yards in franchise history.
Hilton had 631 catches for 9,691 yards and 53 touchdowns while with the Colts.
Hilton went unsigned for most of the 2022 season, but played three games for Dallas late in the season. His first catch for the team went for 52 yards and he finished the year with seven receptions for 121 yards.
The Colts signed a pair of players on Wednesday.
Indianapolis announced receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither have both joined the club.
Westbrook-Ikhine, 28, spent last season with the Dolphins after playing for the Titans for five seasons. While he appeared in 15 games with three starts, he caught just 11 passes for 89 yards.
In 2024, Westbrook-Ikhine caught 32 passes for 497 yards with nine TDs.
Davis-Gaither is reuniting with defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, who coached him with the Bengals. He appeared in 17 games with 13 starts for the Cardinals last season, recording a career-high 117 total tackles.
A fourth-round pick in 2020, David-Gaither played his first five seasons for the Bengals.
The Colts are reuniting defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo with a player he coached with the Bengals.
Indianapolis announced on Tuesday that the club has signed cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt.
As noted by Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Taylor-Britt’s contract is for one year.
A Bengals second-round pick in 2022, Taylor-Britt played his first three seasons with Anarumo as his defensive coordinator. Last season, Taylor-Britt appeared in eight games with two starts, recording five passes defensed.
In his 47 career games with 40 starts, Taylor-Britt has recorded seven interceptions with 38 passes defended.
The Colts made a veteran addition to their defensive line group on Tuesday.
They announced the signing of defensive tackle Jerry Tillery. The team did not announce the terms of the contract.
Tillery spent the 2025 season with the Chiefs. He played in every game and started three times while picking up 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.
The Chargers selected Tillery in the first round in 2019 and he remained with the team until being waived in November 2022. He was claimed by the Raiders and then moved on to the Vikings in 2024.
Tillery had 86 tackles, 12.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in 96 appearances across those stops.
The Colts signed undrafted free agent Carson Towt on Tuesday, the team announced.
Towt was a forward on the Notre Dame basketball team in 2025, and the Colts plan to convert him to tight end.
The 6-foot-8, 250-pound athlete played basketball at Northern Arizona from 2020-24. While at Northern Arizona, Towt set the Big Sky Conference single-season record with 423 total rebounds in 2024, leading the country, and he recorded 20 double-doubles.
Towt did not play football in high school or college.
With the Colts, Towt will join a tight end with a similar background in Mo Alie-Cox. Alie-Cox played basketball at VCU and was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Alie-Cox, 32, just re-signed with the Colts on Monday and became the second-longest tenured member of the team’s roster.
