A little over four years after reaching the Super Bowl, Logan Wilson is calling it a career.
The former Bengals and Cowboys linebacker retired on Wednesday after six seasons in the NFL.
The 29-year-old did not specify in his Instagram post a reason for hanging up the spikes, but did say he’s thrilled for “more time with family, new fitness challenges, and the next chapter of life.”
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“After a lot of thought and prayer, I’ve decided to officially retire from the NFL,” he wrote. “From being a Wyoming kid with big dreams to hearing my name called in the 3rd round of the 2020 Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals… football gave me more than I ever could have imagined.”
Logan Wilson of the Dallas Cowboys exits the field after an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Getty Images
Wilson was a four-year standout at the University of Wyoming, racking up 421 tackles (which rank fourth in school history), 10 interceptions and seven sacks.
He was selected in the third round of the 2020 draft by the Bengals, spending the next five-plus seasons in Cincinnati. From 2021-24, he collected four straight seasons of at least 100 tackles. During the ’21 campaign in which Cincinnati reached the Super Bowl, he recorded four interceptions, which stands as the best mark of his career and a number he would reach again two seasons later.
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He notched 30 tackles en route to Super Bowl 2022, adding nine more in the Big Game, a 23-20 loss to the Rams.
Wilson was in the middle of a brouhaha over the since-banned hip-drop tackle when he brought down the Ravens’ Mark Andrews with the move, forcing the tight end to miss seven games.
“I honestly wasn’t even sure what a hip-drop tackle was prior to that being brought to my attention after the game,” Wilson said after the tackle of Andrews. “Obviously, I guess, it’s something they’re looking at doing, but it’s hard in the position when you’re trying to come from behind and trying just to find a way to bring him down. It’s not like Mark Andrews is a small human. You’re just trying to find a way to bring the guy down, and unfortunately that’s what happened. I’d never wish it upon him.”
Darrell Henderson of the Los Angeles Rams catches the ball as Logan Wilson of the Cincinnati Bengals defends during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. Getty Images
Halfway through this past season, Wilson was traded to the Cowboys and played the final seven games of his career with them. He was released in February.
“When I look back on my career, I just feel grateful,” Wilson added. “Not many Wyoming kids get the chance to live out their dream in the NFL, and I never took a single snap for granted.”
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