Former Eagles quarterback Carson Strong announced his retirement from pro football Wednesday at age 24.
A once promising National Football League quarterback, who started his career in the Philadelphia Eagles organization, has called it quits at the age of 24, according to a report from CBS Sports.
Carson Strong announced his retirement from professional football Wednesday on social media.
Strong went undrafted due to a knee injury and spent the 2022 training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles. Strong did not make the Eagles 53-man roster. He later hooked up with Arizona Cardinals, but was quickly released.
Strong last stand was with the USFL’s Michigan Panthers and eventually was placed on injured reserve.
“I can hang up the cleats knowing I pushed my knee as far as I possibly could,” Strong wrote on social media. “I even played scout team QB for Nevada last season to prove to myself if I could go for another shot at playing or not. The knee can take no more ball.”
The 6-foot-4. 215-pound QB played four seasons at the University of Nevada, from 2018-21, which included three years as a starter and two seasons as the Mountain West Player of the Year, according to a report from Nevada SportsNet. The SportsNet report said Strong’s knee prpblems dated back high school.
Carson stated he will begin a new career as the offensive coordinator at Reno High School and as a private quarterback coach.
