Due to his wife; The all time player in Penn State Football has announce his retirement and…
Breneman, a fan favorite who made a big commitment to Penn State along with quarterback Christian Hackenberg, wrote a letter on Tuesday afternoon announcing his choice.
Breneman wrote, “It has taken some time to accept the reality that God has a different plan for me, but I have let go of my dream to play in the NFL.” “Although it wasn’t ideal or how I had pictured it when I was a five-star recruit, my career was what it was. I’ve learned to be incredibly proud of my journey because it is my story.
In 2013, with a cloud still hanging over his career, Breneman, a highly-regarded pass-catcher from Cedar Cliff, committed to Bill O’Brien and the Nittany Lions.
clouded the Penn State initiative. In spite of NCAA sanctions, he and Hackenberg oversaw the Big Ten’s fourth-best recruiting class, which helped the Nittany Lions stay on course.
Fans had visions of years ahead of touchdown connections between Hackenberg and Breneman when he decided to attend Penn State. However, knee problems became commonplace.
Breneman’s left knee was found to have “significant damage” in 2014. As a result, he underwent “complicated surgery and a long recovery process.”
Breneman wrote, “My doctors told me at the time that my knee would never be the same and that there was a chance I would never recover from the injury.”
He announced in a letter to Penn State supporters in January 2016 that he was But Breneman returned. He worked in Pennsylvania politics for a little while before transferring to UMass in the hopes of realizing his full potential. And he carried it out. He caught 134 passes for 1,572 yards and 12 touchdowns in just two seasons with the Minutemen.
Breneman was ready to try his hand at becoming an NFL player. He was just behind Mike Gesicki of Penn State as the No. 8 tight end prospect in the nation prior to the 2017 campaign, according to CBS Sports.
