Former UCF quarterback Blake Bortles announced his retirement from football on the Pardon My Take podcast.
Bortles told Barstool Sports that he made the decision to hang up his cleats months ago but didn’t tell anyone until this week.
“I have not touched a football since January,” said Bortles, who shined at UCF before being selected 3rd overall by the Jaguars in the 2014 NFL Draft. “I have officially retired.”
After becoming the highest drafted Knight in program history, Bortles spent the first five years of his career in Jacksonville.