Jeremy Pruitt says 2 Tennessee players are giving up football
By Adam Spencer
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Football can be a brutal game, and players sometimes have to make decisions to quit the game based on their injury histories.
On Tuesday, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt revealed to WNML’s Jimmy Hyams that LB Darrin Kirkland Jr. and TE James Brown have given up football.
Per Hyams’ tweet, Brown is taking a medical hardship waiver, while Kirkland has already graduated from the university:
Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said TE James Brown and LB Darrin Kirkland have given up football. Brown will take medical hardship. Kirkland has graduated. Pruitt said recently on WNML that Kirkland likely would not return.
— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) May 28, 2019
Kirkland’s departure, which seems to have been caused by chronic knee issues, doesn’t come as a surprise, as Pruitt hinted a couple of months ago that he was unlikely to return to the team.
Those are some hits to the Vols’ depth, but it sounds like Pruitt wasn’t caught off-guard by them, so there will be plenty of time to develop backups as these former Vols transition into the next phases of their lives.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
