Gophers lineman Kyle Sassack retires from football

[BleedGopher]

per Greder:

Gophers redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Kyle Sassack said Tuesday he has been granted a medical retirement from the football program.

“Earlier this season, I injured my shoulder for a third time and am no longer able to play football at this high level,” Sassack wrote in a message on Twitter.

Sassack redshirted in 2017, played in two games in 2018 and did not play in 2019. The 6-foot-7, 315-pound tackle from Pontiac, Mich., was with the Gophers team for their 31-24 victory over Auburn in last week’s Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla.

“Thank you to Coach Fleck and the rest of the coaching staff for pushing me to become the best man I can be,” wrote Sassack, who said he will remain a student at the University of Minnesota.

Gophers lineman Kyle Sassack retires from football

Gophers redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Kyle Sassack said Tuesday he has been granted a medical retirement from the football program. “Earlier this season, I injured my shoulder for a third ti…

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Go Gophers!!

 

[Gold Rush]

Not a bad deal for him, though. He will get to continue on medical (hardship) scholarship and does not count toward the scholarship limit for the Gophers. Glad to see he is sticking with going to school at the U of M.

 

[Winnipegopher]

Not a bad deal for him, though. He will get to continue on medical (hardship) scholarship and does not count toward the scholarship limit for the Gophers. Glad to see he is sticking with going to school at the U of M.

It is a fair deal. He will likely deal with shoulder problems the rest of his life.

 

[#2Gopher]

By all means he does need to stick with school. Jobs that require heavy lifting etc., are going to be clearly out for him. Too bad as he could have developed into a nice offensive guy if he somehow could have stayed healthy.

 

[MplsGopher]

Glad he is sticking with school! The right decision!

Explains why he was not dressed for outback bowl.

 

[highwayman]

By all means he does need to stick with school. Jobs that require heavy lifting etc., are going to be clearly out for him. Too bad as he could have developed into a nice offensive guy if he somehow could have stayed healthy.

Well, could just be just football is out for him.

I have terrible shoulders. I can lift heavy stuff, and over my head. No problem.

They get sore and I lose strength when I sleep on my side or repetitive motion like golf or swinging a bat.

 

[hungan1]

Football is a brutal sport. It does not matter how good you are. Debilitating, career-ending injuries happen.

I wish him the very best in the future with his college degree and hope for no long term health issues as a result of his injuries.

This is one more reason the Gophers need to have three OLs in each class both scholie and non-scholie.

 

[Spoofin]

Well, could just be just football is out for him.

I have terrible shoulders. I can lift heavy stuff, and over my head. No problem.

They get sore and I lose strength when I sleep on my side or repetitive motion like golf or swinging a bat.

Such a bragger

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Best of luck to him.

 

[Dano564]

Just for the record, my shoulders are pretty solid, but I'm not able to lift heavy objects over my head no problem.
Heavy objects take a fair amount of effort for me.

 

[Jeshurun]

My shoulders pop every time I do a push-up, and I can lift heavy things over my head, but not without struggle.

 

[Schnauzer]

Since we are using this opportunity to share our shoulder status, I had my shoulder ripped out of its socket on the first day in pads my junior year of high school. Missed first four weeks of the season and only played offense upon my return. Things appeared to be okay rest of year except I lost the ability to throw footballs (but could continue pitching in baseball, for some reason). Basketball was okay too. Put the problem behind me until shoulder popped out two more times my sr season. Now it was a chronic issue. Got through basketball season but was horrified to find baseball was done when spring arrived. Could no longer throw a baseball. Battled with floating torn cartilage and occasional sharp pains until I did have surgery fr year of college. Total reconstruction with a loss of arm motion in certain directions. Still get soreness and weird pains from time to time. Fair to say it affected me for life.

I could still play catch with my kids and live normally but it is a bit embarrassing because ever since surgery I throw like a girl, thanks to the loss of range of motion.