Pittsburgh steelers publish the second -year corner of the Ryan Watts second year due to health problems, the team announced on Monday.
Watts, who suffered a neck injury during the 2024 pre-season, will be medically removed at the age of 23.
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In a statement, the director general of the Steelers, Omar Khan, said that the team would support Watts while he will get out of football.
“Unfortunately, today, we publish Ryan Watts on our list. After consulting our medical team, our medical experts and Ryan representatives, we all agree that it is in Ryan's best interest to stop playing football at that time,” Khan wrote in the press release. “We will continue to help and support Ryan as he goes to the next phase of his life.”
Watts injured his neck last summer in the last Pittsburgh pre-season match against the Detroit lions. The injury ended its recruited season.
In January, Watts published an update on its recovery on social networks, To say that it “will remain optimistic”. The story included a photo of him in a hospital bed with a neck skill.
Watts played Ohio State during the first two years of his university career before the transfer to Texas. In two seasons with the Longhorns, Watts accumulated 89 plated in total, including 63 solo, in 24 games.
The Steelers selected Watts in the sixth round of the NFL 2024 draft.
