[Sports] N.C. State quarterback Grayson McCall retires from football at 23 after concussions

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North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall is retiring from football, he announced Wednesday after sustaining a head injury during a game earlier this month.

The 23-year-old was carted off the field during N.C. State's Oct. 5 game against Wake Forest after two defenders hit him as he scrambled during the first quarter. During the hit, his helmet came off and he lost control of the ball, then laid on the ground as a defender returned the fumble nearly the entire length of the field.

"I have battled injuries my whole career, but this is one that I cannot come back from," McCall wrote in a post on his Instagram.

"Brain specialists, my family, and I have come to the conclusion that it is in my best interest to hang the cleats up," he continued. "I have done everything I can to continue, but this is where the good Lord has called me to serve in a different space."

McCall's October concussion was his second already this season; he had missed two September games due to an injury sustained on Sept. 14 in a game against Louisiana Tech.

 

 

NC State QB Grayson McCall retires after concussions : NPR