CLEMSON - For some, calling it quits on a lengthy football career doesn’t end on their terms.
Some have to ride off into the sunset and hang up their shoulder pads before they are personally ready to. Knowing your playing days might be behind you is undoubtedly an emotional thing to process.
For Walker Parks, it wasn’t just hypothetical; it became a frightening reality.
After suffering a season-ending ankle injury against Charleston Southern in 2023 and beginning to weigh his options, Parks felt that his playing days could be over.
“We played Charleston Southern, and then I was trying to come to terms with it after they told me I was talking to him; I was like, well, I had a great career,” Parks said.