Part of my journey going forward will be figuring out how to feel better.” The news has floored football fans, and fellow players alike, who can’t imagine how he could drop the ball at this stage of his career. “It’s a myriad of issues - calf strain, posterior ankle impingement, high ankle sprain. It’s been four years of this pain, rehab cycle,” Luck noted at his retirement press conference. A true all-star, Luck began experiencing crippling pain as a result of his injuries.Īs revealed this past Saturday, after he watched his last game on the sidelines, his very-early retirement was brought on by football-induced ailments and mental exhaustion. After completing his degree, he played for the Colts for the next 7 years, where his leadership resulted in the second-largest playoff comeback in NFL history. Luck had the magic touch – during his time as starting quarterback at Stanford, where he studied Architectural Design, he led the team to win 12 games in a season after more than 4 decades of Stanford never winning more than 10 games, in addition to its first and second-ever BCS bowl berths. The announcement comes as a shock for many, due to both his spectacular past season (39 touchdowns and 4,593 yards) as well as the potential $450 million he is leaving by quitting football. 23 days shy of his 30th birthday, Andrew Luck, former NFL Indianapolis Colts quarterback and 2018 Comeback Player of the Year, has announced his retirement.
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