Andrus Peat is calling it a career.
The veteran offensive lineman announced his retirement from the NFL on Instagram, ending an 11-year run that included three straight Pro Bowl nods and a long stretch as one of the league’s most dependable interior blockers.
“11 years in the league, I gave it everything I had. I may be walking away from football, but not from the lessons it taught me,” Peat wrote.
Peat, 32, entered the league as the No. 13 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, when the New Orleans Saints selected him out of Stanford after his standout college career. He went on to spend his first nine seasons in New Orleans and became a fixture up front for the Saints.
In all, Peat played in 117 games with New Orleans, including postseason appearances, and started 108 of them. His best stretch came from 2018 through 2020, when he earned Pro Bowl honors three years in a row.
After that long stay with the Saints, Peat moved on to the Las Vegas Raiders for the 2024 season. He played in 15 games and made one start, while also adding another layer to a family football story - his father, Todd Peat, played guard for the Raiders in the 1990, 1992, and 1993 seasons.
Peat’s final NFL stop came with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025. He appeared in six games and started three before deciding to step away.
Injuries did interrupt his career at times, but Peat still put together a decade-plus résumé built on durability, versatility, and steady work in the trenches.
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