Andrew Luck retiring from NFL

[uncfan888]

55 minutes ago, thebigcat said:

He could have easily done the following:

"Hey Mr. Irsay / Chris,

I really appreciate everything you guys have done for me and my family. The game has taken a huge toll on me both on and off the field and I don't think I can help the Colts anymore given all this. I am going to give everything in me to rehab this offseason but I wanted to tell you guys privately that you should look into QB options because I may retire this year if I don't get my body right"

 

Instead he cowardly ghosted his team

You're ridiculous 

[run-run-pass-punt]

It's just business - and just a game on top of that.

He forfeits $ he could have made, and he has every right to make his own decisions - just like anyone else in life.

If he doesn't want to continue living life in a certain way, for whatever reasons, he is free to change course just like we all are.

He wasn't into it anymore, and he walked away. Peace brother.

[MHS831]

Here is an interesting take:  My father was an all-American back in the 1960s.  Knee, shoulder, etc. derailed him, but he was offered a pro contract--in Canada.  He refused it due to the money and it was Canada.

I was born during his sophomore year--he was a star player at an ACC school (at the time).   I, on the other hand, was not that interested in playing football.  I heard about the injuries and saw the scars.  Nonetheless, I felt "pressured" to play, so I did.  And I earned a damn scholarship (kinda hoping my career would end at 17).  I went to college, where everyone is cultish about football, and I did OK--even though my heart was not in it.  I grew up thinking football was "dad's thing," until it was decided that it would be my thing too.  

Andrew Luck was a natural talent--so smart and so physically gifted.  He just seemed (at times) to lack the heart (and maybe that is not fair) that Cam has.  It could be his personality, but to say you are "exhausted" means that you are mentally done.  The chore of the game outweighs the love for it--and he is walking away from millions of dollars.  Could having a former NFL QB as a dad been harder on him than we realize?    I think it is very possible.

[Hoenheim]

He's only 29 years old, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets quite a few phone calls in  a year or two when hes totally healed up. He'll be like 31 and probably one of the best QBs available. It'll take a lot of willpower for him to say no once he's actually healed up. 

[electro's horse]

5 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

He's only 29 years old, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets quite a few phone calls in  a year or two when hes totally healed up. He'll be like 31 and probably one of the best QBs available. It'll take a lot of willpower for him to say no once he's actually healed up. 

he's got an engineering degree and wants to travel the world.

dude's a little different than the typical jock QB. 

Cam is pretty similar in that sense. Except instead of designing buildings he dresses up like ET. 

[FakePlasticTrees]

13 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

He's only 29 years old, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets quite a few phone calls in  a year or two when hes totally healed up. He'll be like 31 and probably one of the best QBs available. It'll take a lot of willpower for him to say no once he's actually healed up. 

The Colts will retain his rights so that if he unretires he will have to come back to the Colts or be traded by the Colts.

[TPanther920]

1 hour ago, TheRumGone said:

That is super classy of the colts org. 

Makes me think Luck's retirement may have been "supported" by the Colts.

[Pimpdaddy]

1 hour ago, thebigcat said:

then maybe, just maybe if your Vagina hurts that bad you suck it up for the season and don't put your NFL family in this situation. He totally screwed the Colts and deserved that sendoff he got. He and his father have always been a tad odd and I am glad he stayed in college one more year to avoid coming to Carolina. 

 

How would you feel if Cam today just said, you know what I am good, enjoy your 2-14 season, I am quitting 2 weeks before the season starts

 

"told Coach Capers my heart's not in it, I'm not happy, and I don't feel like I can play right now."

[pantherphan96]

luck would have retired in 3 seasons behind the OL we had protecting Cam his entire career

[TheRed]

34 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Cam is pretty similar in that sense. Except instead of designing buildings he dresses up like ET. 

He has a family, and lives a happy fulfilling life being himself. Better that than being a bitter failed actor projecting his own inadequacies onto athletes.

[raz]

2 minutes ago, TheRed said:

He has a family, and lives a happy fulfilling life being himself. Better that than being a bitter failed actor projecting his own inadequacies onto athletes.

dude, wtf is wrong with you?

[BigSyke]

You can't be a consistent elite qb at the top of nfl for years without an elite oline.(Tom Brady, etc....)

This is a warning to the Panthers.

That's all im going to say.

[TheRumGone]

https://deadspin.com/what-andrew-luck-means-1837554491/amp

 

[Silent Majority]

44 minutes ago, TheRed said:

He has a family, and lives a happy fulfilling life being himself. Better that than being a bitter failed actor projecting his own inadequacies onto athletes.

Glad I blocked that nozzle years ago. Imagine being that bitter about another man.