'A real deal legend': Football world reacts to Tyrann Mathieu's retirement

🤟🏾 always love T5! Honey badger! LSU Great! Hometown hero! Bayou Brother! Nothing but the highest blessings your way🙌 https://t.co/h8NmUcsnV3

— Cam Jordan (@camjordan94) July 22, 2025

There will only be one Tyrann Mathieu.

Forever 7 pic.twitter.com/QQ07N7ZplJ

— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) July 22, 2025

Best wishes from Tyrann Mathieu’s former teammate and close friend Patrick Peterson. The first time I ever interviewed Tyrann, back in 2010, he said he wanted to follow in Pat’s footsteps. Now they retire the same year. pic.twitter.com/GyAYOcOIqZ

— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) July 22, 2025

Tyrann Mathieu: Gamer. Baller. Play-maker. Game-changer. Difference-maker. What a career. What a football player. Congrats, Honey Badger.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) July 22, 2025

He was must see TV for me on Saturdays in high school really for all of us. In my generation we never really seen anyone like him. Through all the adversity he gave us a show everytime. What a honor to call him a teammate. Five a 7th ward legend 🫡 https://t.co/TEaPnWToho

— Michael Thomas (@Cantguardmike) July 22, 2025

Salute to a legend 🍯🦡 🫡

— Justin Reid (@JustinqReid) July 22, 2025

wow! Congrats @Mathieu_Era
You a real deal legend! https://t.co/xCx1ufxPhd

— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) July 22, 2025

Honored to have been your teammate and friend. A true Louisiana Legend @Mathieu_Era https://t.co/AZMqTh00HJ

— Will Blackwell (@WillyB60) July 22, 2025

At a college summer camp Tennessee told him he was too small to play in the SEC....🙂‍↔️

💥 What a career and the definition of #footballplayer 🍯 🦡 https://t.co/ehC1W5WYr0

— Scott Shanle⁵⁸ (@scottshanle) July 22, 2025