John Grant Jr., who announced his retirement from Major League Lacrosse in April, also has played his last National Lacrosse League game. The NLL’s No. 2 all-time scorer made it official Monday.
Grant, who had overcome numerous injuries throughout his long playing career, told his hometown newspaper in Peterborough, Ontario, that the lingering effects of a concussion he sustained while playing for the Colorado Mammoth in January were enough to convince him to call it quits. He is 42.
“I love my family, and I love lacrosse,” Grant said in a press release issued by the Mammoth. “The game has given so much to me. It’s bittersweet to accept that my playing career is over, but I can retire knowing that I’ve given the sport and the people who support it everything I had. Thank you to the Rochester Knighthawks for drafting me, and to the Colorado Mammoth for keeping me in the game into my forties. I’m unbelievably lucky and eternally grateful for having the chance to live out my dream as a professional lacrosse player.”