Veteran OLB Kyle Van Noy: ‘This Will Probably Be My Last Year If I Choose To Play’

Appearing on NFL Network, veteran OLB Kyle Van Noy said 2026 will likely be his final professional season if he chooses to play another year.

Van Noy said he and his agent have had discussions with teams, and revealed they are being very selective in the process.

“I’m just being very selective this year. I know this will probably be my last year if I choose to play. I really, really think I have enough juice. I’m like Mike Evans. You put me in the game, we make plays, baby,” Van Noy said.

Van Noy, 34, is a former second-round pick of the Lions back in 2014 out of BYU. He was in the final year of his four-year, $5.1 million contract when the Lions traded Van Noy midseason to the Patriots for a sixth-round pick in 2016.

Van Noy later signed a two-year extension with the Patriots. After finishing out that contract, he agreed to a four-year, $51 million contract with the Dolphins in 2020. 

However, the Dolphins released Van Noy after just one season and he returned to the Patriots soon after on a two-year deal. 

The Patriots released Van Noy one year into his two-year deal and he ended up signing a one-year deal with the Chargers. He became an unrestricted free agent in 2023 and caught on with the Ravens in September before returning to the team on a two-year, $9 million contract in 2024. 

In 2025, Van Noy appeared in 15 games for the Ravens and recorded 20 total tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and four passes defended.