August 25, 20197 yr Andrew Luck is going to announce his retirement from the NFL. Per Adam Schefter on Twitter. Absolutely shocking news for a team that had Super Bowl aspirations.
August 25, 20197 yr Just saw that. It is a shocker for sure especially two weeks before the season starts.
August 25, 20197 yr Net worth around 50 million and a Stanford engineering degree. Guess he wasn’t an NFL lifer.
August 25, 20197 yr Said he was just mentally worn down and is checking out. Unreal I bet he goes on to open up an architecture group. He always came off as someone who had plans after football.
August 25, 20197 yr If he is mentally worn down, I have to say that I respect that he is getting out of a game that you can't be that. However, you have to find a way to make that evaluation MONTHS ago. The Colts are going to have to roll with Brissett now. They surely would have liked to have made a move months ago to fix that spot. History will now judge their decision to prioritize Luck over Manning very, very harshly. May have already, but Luck represented a lot of potential. Potential that is lost.
August 25, 20197 yr I always liked him and thought he was a great kid...hope it all works out well for him.
August 25, 20197 yr Andrew Luck had 3 years, $64M left on his contract including a $6M roster bonus to be paid 9/17/19. He earned $97.1M in his short career w/ the Colts.
August 25, 20197 yr If he is mentally worn down, I have to say that I respect that he is getting out of a game that you can't be that. However, you have to find a way to make that evaluation MONTHS ago. The Colts are going to have to roll with Brissett now. They surely would have liked to have made a move months ago to fix that spot. History will now judge their decision to prioritize Luck over Manning very, very harshly. May have already, but Luck represented a lot of potential. Potential that is lost. Why would people judge it harshly? They made the right decision. Manning coming off a nerve injury that no one knew how he would be once he was back. Even then for Mannings sake they did go with Luck. Manning would only have one super bowl ring if he stayed in Indy.
August 25, 20197 yr 6 NFL seasons: » torn cartilage in 2 ribs » partially torn abdomen » a lacerated kidney that left him peeing blood » at least 1 concussion » a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder » calf issue this preseason All before the age of 30.
August 25, 20197 yr Why would people judge it harshly? They made the right decision. Manning coming off a nerve injury that no one knew how he would be once he was back. Even then for Mannings sake they did go with Luck. Manning would only have one super bowl ring if he stayed in Indy. We'll never know. Colts went 11-5 with Luck the next three years, so they weren't devoid of talent. Peyton threw 131 touchdowns those next three years. And in the fourth year, he won another Super Bowl. I don't think it's a stretch to think that Peyton might have taken them as far or further. The Colts got 31 games out of Luck after Peyton retired. Not even two full seasons.
August 25, 20197 yr I had planned to make a few beer vending trips to Indy this season. Those have been cancelled.
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