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South Carolina TE announces he will step away from football amid career injuries
By Ethan Stone
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South Carolina tight end Jesse Sanders announced Tuesday that he would be stepping away from the game of football amid a pair of ACL tears across his career.
Sanders was a redshirt sophomore in the Gamecocks program, hailing from Aiken, South Carolina, about 50 miles Southwest of Columbia.
He made his announcement via Twitter Tuesday evening:
Forever to Thee?? pic.twitter.com/vPDdMgGCYI
— Jesse Sanders (@JS_803) February 28, 2023
Sanders’ impact on South Carolina
Sanders spent 3 years with the Gamecocks and had some terrible injury history from the beginning. He tore his ACL his first week into fall camp his freshman year after committing to South Carolina as a 3-star walk-on recruit. He appeared in just 1 game his 2nd season in Columbia, still dealing with the aforementioned ACL tear.
In Sanders’ announcement, he affirmed that he plans on having an “active role” in the Gamecocks program moving forward.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
