CNN —North Carolina State University quarterback Grayson McCall has retired from football after suffering a concussion he “cannot come back from,” the 23-year-old announced on Wednesday. The senior was stretchered off the field during the Wolfpack’s game against Wake Forest on October 5 after taking a hit to the head. Grayson McCall was stretchered off the field after taking a hit to the head in the NC State Wolfpack's game against Wake Forest on October 5. David Beach/AP“As you all know I have battled injuries my whole career, but this is one that I cannot come back from,” McCall said in an Instagram post. “As I feel like my whole world is being taken from me, I feel some sense of contentment,” McCall continued on Wednesday.

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