Levi Wallace’s football journey has reached its end.
The former Buffalo Bills cornerback, who arrived as an undrafted free agent out of Alabama and grew into a dependable No. 2 corner during Buffalo’s climb in the early Josh Allen years, has officially retired.
Wallace told ESPN Tucson that the decision had already been made in his mind for a while.
“I’ve been retired for a while, honestly,” Wallace said on ESPN Tucson’s “Spears & Ali” Tuesday morning. “People are making a big deal out of it because I officially announced it.
Mentally, I’ve been done, so I’m doing other stuff and venturing out and seeing what else is out there. I have to, in a sense, reinvent myself and realize, ‘What is it that I really want do besides football, a sport I’ve been playing since I was 5 years old?’
I’ve enjoyed it. I’m excited for what next season holds.”
Wallace’s path to the NFL was anything but straightforward. He had been a walk-on in Nick Saban’s Alabama program and went undrafted in 2018 despite a standout 2017 season that included three interceptions and 15 pass breakups as the Crimson Tide won the national title.
Buffalo gave him a chance, and he made it count right away. As a rookie, Wallace posted three pass breakups and 37 tackles in seven games. By his second season, he had earned a full-time role and appeared in all 16 regular season games.
He became a steady presence in the Bills’ secondary, picking off two passes in each of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons and breaking up 30 passes across his four regular-season years in Buffalo. He played more than 75% of the defensive snaps in both 2019 and 2021, establishing himself in Sean McDermott’s defense with his zone awareness and ball skills.
Wallace, now 31, went on to spend two seasons with the Broncos before finishing his regular-season career in Pittsburgh. He was injured in camp with the Jaguars in 2025.
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