▁a ▁constant ▁perform er ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁before ▁suffering ▁a ▁conc uss ion ▁in ▁August ▁which ▁left ▁him ▁s idel ined ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁cleared ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁M LS ▁Play offs . ▁ ▁W ool ard ▁Con cussion ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁W ool ard ▁was ▁cleared ▁of ▁his ▁conc uss ion ▁sympt oms ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Play offs , ▁ ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁stay ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁consistent ▁players ▁on ▁the ▁back line ▁for ▁DC ▁United ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Since ▁joining ▁the ▁Black - and - Red ▁on ▁Jan . ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁W ool ard ▁has ▁never ▁played ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁games ▁in ▁each ▁his ▁first ▁three ▁seasons . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁played ▁and ▁started ▁ 2 7 ▁games ▁and ▁d ished ▁out ▁one ▁assist ▁while ▁logging ▁the ▁fourth ▁most ▁minutes ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁( 2 , 2 3 5 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁professional ▁s occer ▁after . ▁ ▁Post - care er ▁ ▁Upon ▁ret iring ▁from ▁professional ▁s occer , ▁Daniel ▁W ool ard ▁en rolled ▁in ▁law ▁school ▁at ▁Sam ford ▁University ' s ▁C umber land ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁State ▁Texas ▁Bar ▁att orney