Notre Dame was hovering above the NCAA mandated limit of 85 scholarships for a while now. Until Wednesday that is. Sophomore David Adams announced his retirement late Tuesday due to a litany of injuries he suffered over the last few years. Adams announced his retirement on Twitter late Tuesday night.
Adams suffered through a number of injuries during his brief football career. According to Irish Sports Daily, the listed included:
- Concussions
- Surgery on left shoulder from complete labral tear
- Surgery on right shoulder from a torn labrum, rotator cuff, and bicep tendon
- Right knee surgery on a cyst
- Torn UCL in his elbow
- Sprained MCL
- Chronic severe shin splints
- Chronic severe patellar tendinitis in the knees
That is a lot for any athlete to endure let alone one just a year removed from his high school graduation.