Burroughs?

[Coldy Squares]

Unless I missed something, I’m surprised his absence from WTT isn’t being talked about more. One of our greatest FS wrestlers of all time sits out for the first time in 14 years and I can’t find any info as to why. Has there been any announcement or discussion why? I thought for sure we would see him given the shifts in weights and a favorable 79kg field. The topic has just seemed a little quiet given his stature. Any info? Injury?

[CHROMEBIRD]

He's almost 37 with a full plate and it's early in the quad. Chillll

[D3 for LU]

Well... 2028 is a little less three more years.

He would be 40 by then.

https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/jordan-burroughs-wrestling-2025

D3

[wrestle87]

He’s done, did an amazing job commentating the olympics, and he is half way to fielding a whole baseball team at home.

I hope he devotes his time to those who care about him most.

Grateful for more than a decade of insane wrestling (2011-2012 peak burroughs was the best wrestler ever IMO), but time to turn the page.

[Dark Energy]

I agree with the OP.  This is huge news.  Not even attempting to make the team.  I’m truly surprised has hasn’t given and interview to discuss this.  Injury?  Something else.  He’s too big a star for this to be so silent.  
 

Yes, niche sport.  Owes us nothing.  Blah blah blah.

[GrandOlm]

He's very old for a wrestler, especially at his weight class. Maybe he's just quietly retiring and doesn't want a big sob tour. It's going to come up naturally when he's 45 and gets inducted into whatever society after not competing for a long time, then you can have all the retrospectives and congratulations. Plus maybe a small part of him is still itching to try for 2028, even if realistically he feels he can't do it and in the present day isn't training for making a world team. But he doesn't want to be that guy who retires 4 times (Gable, jk).