NFL safety Nate Ebner withdrew from consideration for the U.S. Olympic men’s rugby team, citing an injury that required surgery.
“It pains me to announce my withdrawal from competing for a spot at the Tokyo Olympics with the USA Men’s Sevens,” Ebner said in a press release. “The time tables did not align with trials for the Games.”
The Olympic team of 12 is expected to be announced July 2.
In March, Ebner announced he was trying out for the Olympic rugby team, five years after making the team in Rio for the sport’s return to the program for the first time since 1924.