Usa state North Carolina state Louisiana state Appalachian Football Sporting UPS Fox SUN Career Usa state North Carolina state Louisiana state Appalachian

NC State star Grayson McCall retires from football at 23 over head injuries

foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Grayson McCall was a three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year with Coastal Carolina and may have had the best opportunity of his collegiate career to improve his NFL draft stock this year at North Carolina State.

Injuries derailed McCall’s playing time, and the final one was the last straw. The 23-year-old, sixth-year senior announced Wednesday he was hanging up his cleats. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall, #2, looks on during the pre game warm up of an NCAA college football game on Sept.

8, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser, File) The decision came nearly three weeks after a vicious hit knocked him out of a game for the second time this season.

He suffered head injuries against Wake Forest on Oct. 5 and Louisiana Tech on Sept. 14. He also had concussion problems while at Coastal Carolina. "Unfortunately, my dream has been cut just short," he wrote in part on Instagram. "As you all know I have battled injuries my whole career, but this is one that I cannot come back from.

Related News
U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin dominated the field and captured men's gold at Skate Canada International on Sunday.
American forward Cole Campbell played his first game for Borussia Dortmund as a late substitute in the 2-1 loss to Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
All-star panelists Morgan Ortagus, Ross Douthat and Josh Kraushaar evaluate former President Trump and Vice President Harris’ closing campaign messages on ‘Special Report.’
Fox News host Sean Hannity torches the rhetoric used against former President Trump in the Harris campaign’s closing arguments.
Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.
FOX Sports analyst and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz previews the Fall Classic.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.