Ward has been through a lot just this season

 

 

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS star Charvarius Ward has revealed recurring concussion symptoms may force him to retire at just 29-years-old.

The one-time Super Bowl winner only joined the Colts in March on a three-year, $54million deal. 

 

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Ward’s family would rather he got out of the NFL with his health

It would be a lot of money to walk away from, but Ward’s family now want him to call it a day.

Ward has entered concussion protocol three times in just 15 weeks.

As the Mississippi native struggles with the lasting effects of the injuries, his family want him to leave football behind.

Ward said: “My daddy told me retire.

 

 

 

 

“I don’t think I’m gonna do it, I’ve just got to see how I feel going into the offseason.

“If I do come back and play again, if I get one more (concussion), I’ll for sure probably retire.

“The more I beat my brain up, the more it’ll affect me as I get older. I gotta think about my family and kids, too. So, we’ll see.

“It was crazy, dealing with all those headaches. It was a crazy, painful thing.”

 

 

 

 

Ward’s first concussion of the season was a freak accident before the Colts’ Week 6 game against Arizona Cardinals.

He collided with teammate Drew Ogletree by accident when they ran at full speed into each other during their warmups.

He might usually be able to walk that off, but Ward had already been concussed in the Week One game against Miami Dolphins.

Despite returning in Week 12 for his team, he reentered concussion protocol in mid December after reporting symptoms.

 

 

 

 

After the freak collision, Ward admitted that he had been fearing for his career during is recovery.

“I was kind of doubting if I was gonna play football again because it was like that scary.

“It was that scary, you know what I mean, because I was thinking about my life outside of football too.’”

Ward won his only Super Bowl with the Kansas City `Chiefs back in 2019.