Bills offensive lineman pulls at the age of 26 with nerve damage due to the last injury

Tommy Doyle Is now a former football player at the age of 26.

The Buffalo Bills Offensive Lineman announced on Friday that he will retire due to “permanent” injuries.

Doyle has not appeared in a competition for week 3 of the 2022 season and an injury he sustained during the 2023 preseason left him nerve damage.

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Tommy Doyle of the Buffalo Bills acknowledges fans as he left the field after the accounts had beat the Texans 40-0 in Highmark Stadium 3 October 2021, in Orchard Park, NY (Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)

“At this point, with the calendar and the healing process, it looks like it’s permanent. I just can’t be able to play football at a high level, and it’s time. If you know, you know,” Doyle said .

Doyle tore an ACL in 2022.

“I really fighted and competed and worked to come back from that injury, but was a bit struck by an even more disastrous injury,” Doyle said. “But at the end of the day there was many negative emotions and anger. … Many thinking about lately and looking back, I learned many valuable lessons from it.

Tommy Doyle of the Buffalo Bills on the field for a preseason against the Indianapolis Colts in Highmark Stadium 12 August 2023, in Orchard Park, NY (Timothy t Ludwig/Getty images)

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“Football is something I have loved and put my life. And I put a lot of time, effort and energy to try to get back to the field again. But in the end that is really not the plan that God has for me, and me Know that to be true.

“I think what I will remember the most, are only the relationships formed with the boys in the team, with the coaches, with the trainers, with the fans. It’s a great city. It’s a great city. The fan base is great in my four years in Buffalo, only the different changing rooms and how tight was something very special. “

Tommy Doyle van de Bills catches this pass from Josh Allen in a 47-17 victory over the Patriots. (Jamie Germano/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle/USA Today Network)

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Doyle was a fifth round from Miami from Ohio in 2021. In his Rookie season, during the wildcart round against the New England PatriotsHe caught a touchdown.

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