Overview

• He will address fans at a halftime ceremony at Lucas Oil Stadium, strike the team’s anvil before kickoff, and hold a morning press conference on Sunday.
• Leonard, 30, burst onto the scene in 2018 as AP Defensive Rookie of the Year after leading the NFL with 163 tackles and later earned three first-team All-Pro selections.
• In 2021 he forced a league-best eight fumbles and secured a five-year, $98.5 million extension that briefly made him the NFL’s highest-paid linebacker.
• His career was derailed by nerve-related back issues that required two surgeries in 2022, leading to reduced snaps in 2023, a November release, and a five-game finish with the Eagles.
• He concluded his NFL tenure with 637 tackles, 17 forced fumbles, 16 sacks, and 12 interceptions in 75 games, drawing praise from the franchise for his on-field energy and community work.