An unfortunate guarantee in the game of football is that injuries are the price every player must pay for playing the game. In the case of Lonzell Gilmore, that proved to be a price he could no longer afford. Monday, the senior defensive end announced his decision to retire from the Texas Tech football team due to injuries.
“Due to a yet another injury, I have decided that it is in my best interest to medically retire from football,” he wrote on Twitter.
From almost the moment Gilmore arrived on campus, injuries kept the physically gifted player from making an impact.