Former App State starting defensive end Elijah Diarrassouba announced his retirement from football in a Tweet on Tuesday. The Tweet has since been deleted.
The announcement comes after battling a hip injury for much of the 2019 season. Diarrassouba declined to comment when reached over the phone by The Appalachian.
“It’s time for me to hang ‘em up and move on,” Diarrassouba wrote in the original Twitter post.
The Greensboro native was a redshirt junior in 2019 and started in 12 games. Diarrassouba recorded 20 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the season and helped lead a defense that ranked in the top 25 in FBS in points allowed per game and sacks.