Chris Borland 49ers

San francisco 49ers linebacker chris borland one of the nfl s top rookies this past season told outside the lines on monday that he is retiring because of.

Chris borland 49ers. His collegiate work was enough to hear his name called in the third round of the 2014 nfl draft by the san francisco 49ers. Christopher borland is a former american football linebacker who played for the san francisco 49ers of the national football league. One day in april the nfl asked chris borland to take a random drug test. Niners defensive coordinator vic fangio said tuesday that it would be a stretch if rookie linebacker chris borland played again this season after suffering an ankle injury on sunday in seattle.

Another prominent nfl player is walking away from the game in his prime. Steve fainaru berkeley calif. Chris borland signed a 4 year 2 927 436 contract with the san francisco 49ers including a 617 436 signing bonus 617 436 guaranteed and an average annual salary of 731 859. Concerns about brain injuries drove chris borland away from the nfl after a stellar rookie season with the san francisco 49ers.

6 9188th overall since 1960 high school. His rookie season in the nfl began with him as a backup until an injury. April 2 1991 in kettering oh. San francisco 49ers linebacker chris borland told espn s outside the lines on monday that he is retiring from the nfl due to.

He has no regrets. In borland will earn a base salary of a signing bonus of a roster bonus of a signing bonus of a restructure bonus of a workout bonus of and a incentive bonus of while carrying a cap hit of and a dead cap value of. Wisconsin college stats weighted career av 100 95. San francisco 49ers in the 3rd round 77th overall of the 2014 nfl draft.

He played college football at wisconsin and was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 2014 nfl draft. Chris borland won t return for a second nfl season but he will return the cash he says he didn t earn. The timing of this request was in a word bizarre since borland a san francisco 49ers linebacker had retired a month.