The program announced Friday that the retirement of offensive linemen Garrett Weinreich and Grant Bays, defensive end Glyeb Ewing and safety Zack Robinson are all related to medical issues.
The 6-foot-6, 312-pound Weinreich earned the starting role for the Beavers at left guard entering the 2014 season. He started the opener against Portland State but re-aggravated a knee injury he originally suffered in his true freshman season in 2012. From that point on he struggled to return to the field and saw action in only two games for the season. That same injury caused him to miss the entire 2012 season and limited him to just four games on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2013.
Like Weinreich, the 6-foot-3, 288-pound Bays was entering his redshirt junior season for the Beavers. He started a combined 10 games over the past two seasons at right guard, but according to The Oregonian, Bays dealt with a “nagging back issue” for much of his career.
After redshirting as a true freshman in 2012, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Robinson appeared in 19 games over the past two seasons for the Beavers, mainly on special teams. However, both seasons were cut short due to injury. In 2013, it was a knee injury that kept Robinson out of two games. In 2014, Robinson missed the team’s final three games with an unspecified injury. Overall, Robinson registered eight tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in his career.
Ewing, a three-star recruit from Waukon, Iowa, took a redshirt in 2014.
The Beavers start their first spring practice under new coach Gary Andersen on Tuesday, March 3.
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