chase lurier After training for the Cardinals last month, the veteran center is now giving up on any career prospects. After two injury-shortened seasons, the former Washington snapper announced (Via Instagram) Wednesday he will retire.
Citing injury problems and the rehab journey that came with it, Lourier said he would see his career come to an end after six seasons. The managers released their former starting lineup in May, but less than a week into the draft. Ricky Stromberg in the third round. Roulier intended to play in 2023 but recently changed his mind, according to KTSP’s Darren Wolfson (Twitter) Link).
Roulier, 29, suffered a fractured fibula in 2021, ending the season with eight games. He suffered a torn MCL late in Washington’s Week 2 last season and underwent surgery that halted Rourier’s return efforts. Roulier made just 150 offensive snap appearances last season. Unless he changes his mind, two games in 2022 will be the Wyoming native’s final NFL career.
Washington had previously implemented a Will Roulier-centric plan on the offensive side. In January 2021, the team awarded the former sixth-round pick a favorable four-year, $40.5 million contract extension. Rather than going to free agency two months after that point, Lourier promised to stay in Washington. The deal comes with a total of $19 million in guarantees, and given how his 2021 and 2022 seasons have played out, security has become crucial for the Burnsville, Minnesota native. . Lourier restructured his contract after a recent injury, but ensured he was well paid until the injury changed his career path.
Prior to his injury-plagued season, Roulier served three seasons as Washington’s starting center. He joined the team’s starting lineup as a rookie in 2017, starting seven games. Roulier then locked his position in the team until the end of the 2020 season. In the last season Roulier was perfectly healthy (2020), Pro Football Focus rated him a top five center. A two-time All-Mountain West Conference selection, the O-Lineman appeared in 69 games during his career, starting 63 of them.
The commanders then changed course to the inside.Stromberg and the former Giants Center Nick Gates I am in it now. Gates has experience playing center and guard in New York, giving his team flexibility. Gates hasn’t played full-time since an injury in Washington in September 2021 that ended him as a starting center in New York.
