Arizona Cardinals rookie leaves team, retires

The Arizona Cardinals are down to one fullback on the roster after player leaves team

Well, talk a guy up and say you’re excited to see what said player can do.  A few weeks later, said player leaves the Arizona Cardinals.

That is exactly what rookie fullback Austin Ramesh did this past week.  He didn’t just leave the Cardinals though, he retired from football.

The undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin, we were looking forward to seeing what the young man could do here in Arizona.  Unfortunately lingering effects of previous concussions told Ramesh that was enough.

As much as it would have been interesting to see a guy like Ramesh make it, certainly health comes first.  It had to be a decision that was hard to make.

Certainly having not played in a game since the last season, this thought had to have been in his head from the beginning of this process.  We have not heard from Ramesh directly, so we don’t know exactly when he began to think football was not best for him moving forward.

These days however with the focus so much on concussions in the game of football, more players are taking the route of caution.  Not only are we talking about a player’s career here but also a man’s life.

Hopefully Ramesh will be able to go forth in life and be successful at whatever it is he will do now.  If he is unable to shake the feelings of previous concussions, he absolutely made the right choice.

Life is more important than a game of football.  With money and fame and just the absolute love of the game, it is hard to walk away.  Ramesh left just as his professional career was starting, however it may have also saved his life.

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To replace Ramesh on the roster, the Cardinals signed another running back.  They signed undrafted running back Sherman Badie out of Tulane.