Wisconsin freshman cornerback James Williams is retiring from football. The young defensive back announced his decision to medically retire from the game this week with a statement on his Twitter account.
Williams said he has undergone multiple surgeries for a torn meniscus that first occurred during his senior year of high school.
“On September 11, 2018 I tore my meniscus and I being the person I am, and the way I love the game so much I decided to continue to play and finish out my senior season,” Williams explained in a post on his Twitter account, referring to his senior year of high school football before arriving at Wisconsin. “After the season I decided to get surgery and I knew I would miss at least the first couple of games of my college career, but I was okay with that because I won my school a state championship and that was all that mattered at the time.”
Williams went on to say he tore his meniscus for a second time in his first fall camp with the Badgers, which led to a second surgery in August 2018. He will be having a third surgery for his meniscus, which he says will force him to medically retire from playing football.
Williams was a three-star recruit in Wisconsin’s Class of 2019. Williams will retire without ever playing a down for the Badgers.
Gonna miss it so much 😩❤️ pic.twitter.com/0f9q7Egt7e
— James Williams (@gf_jw5) February 7, 2020
