Former Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after 11 years in the league.
“From Fostoria to Iowa City to Green Bay to Buffalo, the goal was to leave an impact,” Hyde wrote in an Instagram post. “That was one helluva dream. On to the next.”
Hyde, 34, spent the first four years of his career with the Packers, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Iowa. He started 33-of-63 games for the Packers, before signing a five-year, $30.5 million contract with the Bills in 2017.
Hyde was a good player in Green Bay. He became a great player in Buffalo. Hyde and Jordan Poyer made up one of the league’s best safety tandems for seven seasons. He earned the first Pro Bowl nod of his career in 2017 and was named a Second-Team All-Pro. Hyde was named to another All-Pro team in 2021.
Micah Hyde heads into retirement after successful NFL career
Over his career, Hyde started in 128 games and played in 158. He recorded 24 interceptions, 66 passes defensed, 644 tackles (482 solo), 18 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries, eight quarterback hits and one touchdown. He totaled two interceptions, nine passes defensed, 69 tackles (54 solo), two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two quarterback hits in 17 playoff games (13 starts).
Hyde sat out most of the 2024 season before signing to Buffalo’s practice squad in December.
“Who better than Micah Hyde to have in your building,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said of bringing Hyde back. “The most positive guy, team first and selfless… I said Micah, ‘What about you just coming in here, being on practice squad and just pouring into the group?’ We know what we expect. You know what our locker room is. Everyone would welcome him with open arms. To see the smiles on the faces when he came back in here.”
Matt Patricia hilariously sheds light on how he became Patriots playcaller in 2022
“That was interesting, right? That was definitely interesting,” Patricia said. “But I do think, though — I’m just going to say this. I don’t think it was better the next year, right? So, maybe we can let me off the hook here a little bit?”
Saying that the Patriots offense in 2022 was “interesting”, sure is an interesting way of putting it. The New England offense was an unmitigated disaster with Patricia at the helm. Their offense sputtered, finishing dead last in the red zone and near the bottom in yards per game and third down conversions.
The decision to put Patricia in charge of the Patriots’ offensive attack will forever be one of the most questionable decisions of Bill Belichick’s career. Why did Belichick make that decision? We’ll forever want to know the answers. And it looks like we’ll never really get the full answer on that from Patricia. He essentially dodged the question on Wednesday night.
At the time of the decision, The Boston Globe’s Ben Volin reported that Patricia “didn’t really want to be offensive coordinator, but did it as a favor to Belichick, who needed someone he could trust.” Officially, the Patriots really didn’t have anyone titled as the offensive coordinator, but Patricia was the offensive line coach and senior football advisor. But, he basically ran the offense as the “designated play-caller”. And it wasn’t a pretty sight.
