I can feel his energy everywhere,” Sammy Watkins said of Tyrann Mathieu almost 6 years ago. It’s still true for anyone who has spent time with Mathieu.

There was no player ever at LSU like Tyrann Mathieu. Like his namesake wild animal, the Honey Badger, he took what he wanted during brief, brilliant career.

New Orleans Saints defensive back Tyrann Mathieu announced his retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons in a social media post on Tuesday.

Safety Tyrann Mathieu is retiring after 12 seasons with the NFL as the Saints report to training camp on Tuesday.

Mathieu’s playing career came to a surprising end Tuesday afternoon when he announced his retirement on the eve of the Saints’ training camp. His retirement leaves a hole at the safety position, giant shoes for someone to try to fill. This would have been Mathieu’s fourth season with the Saints and his 13th in the NFL.

How do the Jacksonville Jaguars plan to deploy two-way star Travis Hunter? Will the Kansas City Chiefs be fun again? Is Tyrann Mathieu a Hall of Famer? In this edition of the Scout's Notebook, Bucky Brooks examines those three intriguing questions.

During Wednesday's press conference, Kansas City Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo commented on Tyrann Mathieu's retirement announcement | @EdEastonJr