Dustin Colquitt, the left-footed punter who became the Chiefs’ all-time leader in games played, officially retired Wednesday as a member of the franchise.
Colquitt signed a one-day contract with the Chiefs, the team he played 238 games with and helped win a Super Bowl title for the first time in 50 years. Colquitt, however, said that wasn’t his favorite memory with the Chiefs.
“The Super Bowl was an out-of-body experience,” Colquitt said. “But I think my favorite was the AFC Championship,” Colquitt said recalling seeing the sea of red at Arrowhead Stadium and the Lamar Hunt Trophy being presented to Clark Hunt for the first time. “It was just the pinnacle, the most emotional. You look up into the stands and it’s like a religious experience.”
The Chiefs went on to beat the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV in what was Colquitt’s final game with the team. Colquitt played collegiately at Tennessee and was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2005 draft. He spent 15 of his 17 years with the Chiefs, playing his last two seasons with Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Atlanta and Cleveland.
Colquitt had a knack for pinning opponents deep in their own territory. He landed 462 punts inside the 20-yard line with the Chiefs and 483 in his career, ranking second in NFL history. Colquitt finished Wednesday’s Chiefs practice by taking the field and giving one final punt, landing it at the 5-yard line.
“It was an ugly punt, but it was the result that I wanted,” Colquitt said. “It was good to be back.”
