Chiefs' Super Bowl Champion Addresses NFL Comeback Potential With Candid Message

There's no doubt that throughout his 12 years in the NFL, safety Tyrann Mathieu had a strong impact, which is evident by earning three Pro Bowl selections and being named First-Team All-Pro three times as well.

However, on Tuesday, despite being under contract with the New Orleans Saints on a one-year, $4 million deal, he decided to call it a career, confirming the decision via an Instagram post.

Though, during a Thursday appearance on "The Up & Adams Show," the safety was asked just how retired he truly was and what he'd do if Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo called him in January.

“I had that conversation with somebody close to me, right?" Mathieu said. "I don’t think they really believed me, right, because a couple of days ago we were just talking about you know, how MJ kind of took a couple of years off and Deion [Sanders] did it, so you know, I think that’s always like, you know, a possibility. You know I don’t want to rule anything out, but I think as of right now, where my spirit is, mentally, where I'm at, yeah, I think I’m for sure retired.”