2022 New Orleans Saints: Training Camp

AsylumGuido · 06-02-2022, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by SaintGnome

Is Josh Hill still a Lion? Wiki only said signed by Lions and went on IR last year. Helluva blocker and underrated as a receiver (IMHO)

He retired from football about a year ago.

TE Josh Hill retires from football less than 2 months after signing with Detroit Lions

Mike Triplett
ESPN Staff Writer

May 6, 2021

METAIRIE, La. -- Tight end Josh Hill officially announced his retirement Thursday, less than two months after joining the Detroit Lions as a free agent.

The Lions signed veteran tight end Darren Fells as a replacement.

Hill, who turns 31 later this month, spent his first eight years with the New Orleans Saints before being released in a wave of salary-cap cuts. He initially planned to follow his former position coach, Dan Campbell, to Detroit before the apparent change of heart.

Hill's one-year deal with the Lions was scheduled to pay him $1.2 million.

"This game has blessed my family and I with more than we could have ever imagined," Hill wrote in an Instagram post. "Everything this game has given and taught me makes this decision extremely difficult, but I am looking forward to all of the years I have with my young family, and being able to chase after different dreams."

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: 2022 New Orleans Saints: Training Camp Originally Posted by SaintGnome Is Josh Hill still a Lion? Wiki only said signed by Lions and went on IR last year. Helluva blocker and underrated as a receiver (IMHO) He retired from football about a year ago. TE Josh Hill retires from football less than 2 months after signing with Detroit Lions Mike Triplett ESPN Staff Writer May 6, 2021 METAIRIE, La. -- Tight end Josh Hill officially announced his retirement Thursday, less than two months after joining the Detroit Lions as a free agent. The Lions signed veteran tight end Darren Fells as a replacement. Hill, who turns 31 later this month, spent his first eight years with the New Orleans Saints before being released in a wave of salary-cap cuts. He initially planned to follow his former position coach, Dan Campbell, to Detroit before the apparent change of heart. Hill's one-year deal with the Lions was scheduled to pay him $1.2 million. "This game has blessed my family and I with more than we could have ever imagined," Hill wrote in an Instagram post. "Everything this game has given and taught me makes this decision extremely difficult, but I am looking forward to all of the years I have with my young family, and being able to chase after different dreams."
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