Veteran tight end Hayden Hurst has announced his retirement. According to Ari Meirov, Hurst is leaving the NFL after seven seasons.
Hayden Hurst’s NFL Career
Hurst began his career with the Baltimore Ravens, who drafted him at age 25.Day Make your picks in the 2018 NFL Draft. In two years with the Ravens, Hurst totaled 512 yards and three touchdowns on 43 receptions.
However, 2018 third-round pick Mark Andrews emerged as a starter for the Ravens, making the Pro Bowl in his second season (2019). With Andrews assuming the starting job, the Ravens traded Hurst to the Atlanta Falcons for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 offseason.
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In his first season with the Falcons, Hurst racked up a career-high 571 yards and six touchdowns on 56 receptions. Hurst lost his starting job that year to 2021 first-round pick Kyle Pitts.
The Falcons declined to exercise Hurst’s fifth-year option in the 2021 offseason, making him a free agent until the 2022 offseason. He signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals and had 52 catches for 414 yards and two touchdowns. But the Bengals did not re-sign him, and he becomes a free agent in 2023.
the beginning of the end
Hurst signed a three-year contract with the Carolina Panthers in 2023. Unfortunately, Hurst suffered a concussion in Week 10 of the 2023 season. Later, on December 6, 2023, Hurst’s father, Jerry Hurst, tweeted that the tight end was dealing with post-traumatic amnesia caused by a concussion. As a result, the Panthers placed him on season-ending injured reserve on December 15 and ruled him out for the 2024 offseason.
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He spent his final season in the NFL in 2024 with the Los Angeles Chargers, where he totaled eight receptions for 73 yards. After spending the entire 2025 season without a contract, he decided to hang up the cleats. Throughout his NFL career, Hurst recorded 195 receptions for 1,902 yards and 15 touchdowns.
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