Penn State Football players, alums offer support to Journey Brown as he retires
Penn State Football RB Journey Brown was forced to retire from football Wednesday due to a heart condition
Penn State Football running back Journey Brown’s football career was cut woefully short when he was forced to retire Wednesday night due to a heart condition.
"“We’ve been working through this and dealing with this as a team,” Penn State head coach James Franklin said following Wednesday’s practice. “Journey’s one of the most popular and respected players on our team. The entire organization has rallied behind Journey and his family. We need Nittany Nation to do the same.”"
Brown’s condition was discovered during screening for COVID-19, but the program says that the condition isn’t tied to any COVID-19 diagnosis.
As news of Brown’s retirement broke out of Happy Valley, Brown’s current and former teammates offered their support on social media Wednesday evening:
.... I’ll do a lot to go back and enjoy this moment more with jb forever grateful to have him as a friend and a teammate! pic.twitter.com/Da3ZramHzC
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) November 12, 2020
One of my favorite teammates I’ve ever had. Love you Downtown Journey Brown. God makes no mistakes! https://t.co/URrAI9iMhv
— Antonio Valentino (@_groovy55) November 12, 2020
One of the best teammates and people I’ve ever been around. Praying for you and your family bro 🙏🏼 https://t.co/b5noWxvr2w
— Trace McSorley (@McSorley_IX) November 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/JaysonOweh/status/1326687397048889345
Strongest person I know. Love you brother ❤️ @JourneyBrown6 https://t.co/4DnkeM9YdM
— Jordan Stout (@JORDANSTOUT92) November 12, 2020