Georgia Tech's Kyle Efford medically retires from football after injury battle.
Georgia TechGeorgia Tech linebacker Kyle Efford has played his last down. The two-time All-ACC selection announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from football due to a buildup of injuries over his career.
ACC college football power rankings: Miami now followed by Wake Forest after Week 6 "I have made the executive decision and retire myself from the game of football.
This isn't how I imagine my football career coming to an end, but I'm at peace because I can say with full confidence that I gave this game everything that I had in me," Efford said during a news conference on Tuesday alongside Georgia Tech coach Brent Key. "There's nothing left in the tank and I have no regrets in my heart."
He also recorded a total of 6.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for a loss. Efford said the decision had been on his mind for some time.
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- Georgia Tech's Kyle Efford medically retires from football after injury battle.
- Georgia Tech linebacker Kyle Efford announced on Tuesday that he is medically retiring from football.
- Efford finishes his career in Atlanta with 250 total tackles, including 222 during a three-season stretch from 2023-25, when he became the first Yellow Jacket in 24 years to lead the team in tackles for three straight seasons.
- Last week in Georgia Tech's win against Duke, after missing two games following a re-injury to his surgically repaired shoulder against Tennessee in Week 2, Efford recorded six total tackles.