TE Kiel Pollard Gamecock career comes to an end
August 16, 2019
Kiel Pollard was projected as a starter for South Carolina football at tight end in 2019. On Friday, he announced on Instagram his football career is over because of a broken neck.
“Last week I did something that every football player knows not to do, I ducked my head while blocking,” Pollard wrote. “As I waited on the exam table I thought everything was straight. To my surprise, after the MRI was completed and what felt like the longest 2 hours of my life, I was informed that I would be out for 4-6 weeks with a broken neck. I was perfectly fine with that.
“This week that changed when I found out that last Tuesday would be my last time playing football. Not that I’m not able, but that it’s not safe for me to do so.”
August 16, 2019
Kiel Pollard was projected as a starter for South Carolina football at tight end in 2019. On Friday, he announced on Instagram his football career is over because of a broken neck.
“Last week I did something that every football player knows not to do, I ducked my head while blocking,” Pollard wrote. “As I waited on the exam table I thought everything was straight. To my surprise, after the MRI was completed and what felt like the longest 2 hours of my life, I was informed that I would be out for 4-6 weeks with a broken neck. I was perfectly fine with that.
“This week that changed when I found out that last Tuesday would be my last time playing football. Not that I’m not able, but that it’s not safe for me to do so.”