With Borland's early retirement making headlines, the NFL got out in front with a statement about the safety of the game.
The National Football League has been under siege in recent years from all corners, mandating that the sport become safer. On Monday, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired, citing fear of his long-term health deteriorating if he continued playing. After only a promising rookie season, the 24-year-old had enough.
The NFL senior vice president of health and safety policy Jeff Miller released a statement on Borland's retirement Tuesday morning, per Adam Schefter:
With the Borland news, coupled with other early retirements this month in Jake Locker and Jason Worilds, there is wonderment on whether this type of early exit could be the future of the league. Locker had an injury history while Worilds and Borland did not, at least at the professional level.
Borland decision took many by surprise even within NFL circles, including current and former players. A third-round pick out of the Universtity of Wisconsin, Borland made 102 tackles and recorded two interceptions with a sack in his only professional campaign.
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