Washington’s starting quarterback Cyler Miles has been forced to retire from football due to a hip injury.
Here are some quotes from Bleacher Report:
The Washington Huskies’ leading passer from last year, Cyler Miles, will reportedly retire from playing football, per ESPN’s Joe Schad.
Washington confirmed the news on its official website, announcing a chronic hip injury as the reason behind Miles’ retirement.
“I am grateful to Coach Petersen and his staff for all the opportunities I have been given here at Washington,” he said in the press release. “I am disappointed that my hip injuries will not allow me to continue playing, but I am committed to earning my UW degree and will leave the program with many great friendships and valuable lessons learned.”
“Cyler is dealing with some things in his life that are more important than football, and he felt it was important to take some time away from the game,” Huskies head coach Chris Petersen said in a statement at the time, per Adam Jude of the Seattle Times. “We are working to support him in any way we can and hope he returns back to the football field soon.”
Miles threw for 2,397 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions for the Huskies in 2014. The team isn’t exactly flush with experienced QBs who can replace him, per Stephen Cohen of SeattlePI.com:
This is terrible news for Washington, as they will now go into the 2015 season with a very inexperienced signal caller.
I hate to see a kid have to call it a career so early due to injuries, but it is definitely in Miles’ best interests to step away now and get well physically so he can enjoy a healthy life.