Jonathan Grounds: Defender leaves Exeter City after rejecting player-coach offer

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Image caption, Jonathan Grounds helped Exeter win promotion to League One a year ago

Veteran defender Jonathan Grounds is to leave Exeter City after rejecting a player-coach role at the club.

Grounds featured in the Grecians' League Two promotion-winning side in 2022 before agreeing a one-year deal last season.

But the 35-year-old, who scored three goals in 33 league games for Exeter, has turned down their new offer.

Grounds' career has also included spells with Middlesbrough, Norwich, Birmingham, Bolton and Swindon.