Overview
- Kyle Efford announced his medical retirement Tuesday, saying repeated injuries left him at peace with ending his five-year playing career.
- Efford finished with 250 total tackles and 6.5 sacks in 43 games and earned All-ACC honors and two team captaincies during his time at Georgia Tech.
- This season he recorded 27 tackles in three games but missed two contests after reinjuring a surgically repaired shoulder, the injury that helped prompt his decision.
- Georgia Tech confirmed Efford will stay with the program as a player-coach, a move designed to preserve his leadership while the team adjusts defensive personnel.
- The change comes with the Yellow Jackets 2-3 and preparing to play at Virginia Tech, and it will force younger linebackers to step into more on-field roles while Efford mentors off the field.