Malone, the son of NBA legend Karl Malone, gave up on an NFL career Monday (Tuesday in Manila), calling it quits over knee injury issues after training with the Houston Texans. The younger Malone, a standout college offensive lineman at Louisiana State University who turned 23 last week, was not taken in the NFL Draft but signed with the Texans last month. After attending last weekend’s Texans’ mini-camp, Malone announced on his Twitter account that he was giving up on his NFL dream, citing lingering effects from a 2017 knee injury that sidelined him for six games. “Thank you to the Houston Texans for an incredible opportunity,” Malone tweeted. He was a two-time Olympic champion as a member of the 1992 US Olympic “Dream Team” and the 1996 gold-medal squad.

Source: Manila Times May 15, 2018 12:45 UTC