Dustin Colquitt's 15-year run as the punter for the Kansas City Chiefs has come to an end.

The Chiefs on Tuesday morning released Colquitt, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported.

The 38-year-old Colquitt, according to NFL.com, is likely a cap casualty for Kansas City, which had just $3.55 million in cap space before releasing Colquitt. The release saves the Chiefs $2 million.

Colquitt said goodbye to Kansas City in an Instagram post addressing his release, writing that “all things come to an end, sometimes sooner than you hoped, prayed & pleaded for them to”:

“I have enjoyed my time in Chiefs Kingdom, all things come to an end, sometimes sooner than you hoped, prayed & pleaded for them to. I’ll miss walking into the building & smelling the coffee, talking to everyone…it took me forever toe weave through some of the most loving people you’d ever hope to work with. I was a young kid when I first walked into Arrowhead…hell, the indoor facility used to be 70 yards. Holding this post for 15 years has been an honor that I never took for granted. Thank you KC”

Colquitt averaged 44.3 yards per punt in 48 attempts during the 2019 season, as the Chiefs made the run to the Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers.

For his career, he averaged 44.8 yards per punt on 1,124 punts. He had a career-long 81-yard punt in 2007, his third year in the league, and had at least one punt of 70 or more yards seven times in his 15 years with the Chiefs. He averaged a career-best 45.5 yards per punt in 2009.

In four seasons at Tennessee from 2001-04, Dustin Colquitt punted 240 times, covering 10,216 yards in total for a 42.6-yard average. He averaged a career-best 45.3 yards per punt during the 2003 season.

The Chiefs after the NFL Draft signed Florida punter Tommy Townsend as an undrafted free agent. Townsend transferred from Tennessee to Florida after redshirting as a freshman with the Vols in 2016. Townsend averaged 44.8 yards on 93 punts during his career with the Gators, punting 93 times.

Kansas City also has former Chargers punter Tyler Newsome on roster.

Britton Colquitt, Dustin’s younger brother and part of the Super Bowl 50-winning Denver Broncos, was released by the Cleveland Browns at the end of the 2019 preseason.

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Dustin and Britton’s father Craig Colquitt punted at Tennessee in the ‘70s, twice being named All-SEC. He was a third-round pick in the 1978 NFL Draft, going on to twice be part of Super Bowl championship teams with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Super Bowl XIII and XIV.

“After Britton won Super Bowl 50," Dustin Colquitt told the Knoxville News Sentinel earlier this year, "I became the only male in my family without a Super Bowl ring. And so, to finally accomplish that feat through this Super Bowl LIV experience, I finally feel like I’m a part of the conversation instead of listening in.”

Jimmy Colquitt, Dustin and Britton’s cousin, punted at Tennessee in the ‘80s before spending the 1985 season with the Seattle Seahawks.