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Penn State offensive tackle Chance Sorrell and offensive tackle Sterling Jenkins block during spring practice on April 6, 2016 on the Lasch fields. Joe Hermitt, PennLive

Penn State offensive lineman Chance Sorrell has announced that his playing days are over due to injuries.

The Ohio native and redshirt sophomore released a statement on social media.

"I will no longer be playing football here at Penn State due to many injuries throughout my college career, and with this final repeating knee injury that I am currently and have been fighting for this past year.

"This decision, which is heavy on my heart, has been discussed, reviewed and agreed upon by Team Doctors, Training Staff, Coach Franklin and my parents."

Sorrell was one of the first players to pick the Lions after James Franklin left Vanderbilt to come to Penn State, as he singed in the head coach's first recruiting class at PSU back in 2014, but he never played any meaningful snaps due to near-constant injury issues.

He added that he will finish his time at Penn State as an intern of the strength and conditioning staff.

It was not immediately clear if Sorrell's decision would open up a scholarship for the Lions to use in their recruiting class of 2017, which will sign in February.

Here is Sorrell's full statement: