Longtime Colts TE Jack Doyle announces retirement

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Longtime Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle is retiring, the team announced Monday.

The 31-year-old Doyle played all 131 games of his nine-year career with his hometown team. His down-to-earth demeanor made him one of the locker room's most respected players and even prompted a teammate to wear a T-shirt with four playing cards featuring Doyle's face and the phrase "Jack of all trades."

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"Jack not only represented himself and his family with class, but represented our entire organization and the community with the utmost professionalism," Colts owner Jim Irsay said in a statement. "Simply put, Jack was one of the most well-liked players in our locker room."

He was productive on the field, too.

In nine seasons with the Colts, he caught 295 passes for 2,729 yards and 24 touchdowns, making two Pro Bowls. Among Colts tight ends, Doyle ranks third all-time in receptions, fifth in yards receiving and fourth in TD catches.

After graduating from Indianapolis Cathedral High School, the former ball boy for the NBA's Indiana Pacers took the only FBS scholarship offer he had — from Western Kentucky.

FILE - Indianapolis Colts' Jack Doyle (84) stands on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Jan. 9, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. Longtime Indianapolis Colts tight end Doyle has decided to retire. Team officials made the announcement Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)

Doyle played in the 2013 Senior Bowl but was undrafted. He signed with the Tennessee Titans, who released him late that summer. Indianapolis claimed Doyle off