Colts QB Andrew Luck, 29, stuns with retirement announcement
In an absolutely shocking report, ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared Saturday evening that Andrew Luck has informed the Indianapolis Colts he will retire.
Andrew Luck announces his retirement from the @NFL. https://t.co/PK9ADYBuOX
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) August 25, 2019
Schefter notes Andrew Luck is “mentally worn down, and now checking out.â€
Filed to ESPN: Andrew Luck has informed the Colts he is retiring from the NFL, per source. There will be a press conference Sunday to make it official, but Luck is mentally worn down, and now checking out.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2019
Read: Colts’ Super Bowl Odds Take a Tumble Following Andrew Luck’s Retirement
Andrew Luck already has met with Colts’ owner Jim Irsay to tell him that he is retiring, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2019
Luck has been beset by a nagging lower-body injury since before the offseason began, missing most of training camp.
He missed the entire 2017 season due to a nagging shoulder injury, only to come back last season and have a fantastic campaign for the Colts.
It’s a stunning turn of events for one of the best quarterbacks in the league and for the Colts, whose current fortune, and likely season, are sunk.
