Football star Ryan Kerrigan has decided to stop playing football, even though he loves to do it. This is his decision, “Even though I know it’s the right decision, ultimately it’s still not easy to know that I’m not going to play football anymore,” he said. “I kind of had that realization the other night. … I’m not going to play football anymore. That’s kind of crazy. Been doing it for so long. But I just know where I’m at, health-wise and whatnot, that this is the best thing for me moving forward.” After Commanders lost to Tampa Bay Buccaneers, early last year, he walked to the empty stadium that he called “home.” A year later, he came back to the same field and played as a Philadelphia Eagle. Then, he stopped training for some time, and he claimed that it felt nice, but he would wonder if he could play again.
“[I] was like: ‘Oh, my body feels nice! I can do this again,’” he said. “It’s like, well, your body feels nice because you haven’t trained for football in two months, so you got to kind of acknowledge the truth there.” The truth of his decision is, he was shot in the knee. He was given this information last year in May and it was suggested that he end his career. He doesn’t quit just yet, thinking about the past years and his “home.”
Throughout Ryan’s career, he has had 172 regular-season games, including 139 consecutive to launch his career, 147 quarterback hits, 95.5 sacks, 26 forced fumbles and three interceptions returned for touchdowns. His coach says this about his personality, “He’s a guy that you could always count on,” Coach Ron Rivera said. “He’s a guy that always could help set the example. I mean, you only get so many of those guys, and when you get them, they most certainly need to be celebrated.” Now, Ryan has stopped playing, but he will still be involved as a coach for young kids.
“[I] was like: ‘Oh, my body feels nice! I can do this again,’” he said. “It’s like, well, your body feels nice because you haven’t trained for football in two months, so you got to kind of acknowledge the truth there.” The truth of his decision is, he was shot in the knee. He was given this information last year in May and it was suggested that he end his career. He doesn’t quit just yet, thinking about the past years and his “home.”
Throughout Ryan’s career, he has had 172 regular-season games, including 139 consecutive to launch his career, 147 quarterback hits, 95.5 sacks, 26 forced fumbles and three interceptions returned for touchdowns. His coach says this about his personality, “He’s a guy that you could always count on,” Coach Ron Rivera said. “He’s a guy that always could help set the example. I mean, you only get so many of those guys, and when you get them, they most certainly need to be celebrated.” Now, Ryan has stopped playing, but he will still be involved as a coach for young kids.
