Andrew Luck to retire

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Can't find it now but there was a tweet earlier today that he had a short workout on the field today, went and sat down on the bench and talked with the GM for about 30 minutes and from there directly left the facility.  Whatever went down it definitely seems to be on the fly.

[mulletpelini 5,215]

1 minute ago, Message Board User said:

 

mfer is gonna hunt sasquatch

[TexasMan 10,963]

Is now a bad time to mention that Andrew himself said he would have gone to Texas if offered? 

[Bevo 13,596]

Maybe he would prefer a backup role back in his hometown.

[Bone3421 716]

Insane....

[Wally Pryor 5,262]

Just a gut punch.  

Great, great football player.

[CurlyDumps 4,478]

1 minute ago, hookem48 said:

he was betting on football?

DraftKings imo.  Using that Stanford education to dominate beginner leagues 

[Vito Andolini 9,127]

He rushed back too soon a couple years ago with the bum shoulder, and it cost him the season. Now, he has a calf strain that won’t heal, and didn’t want to make the same mistake twice. I wonder if he was feeling some pressure from the team to return and he said, “fuck it” and quit. He’s still young, has a brain that hasn’t been scrambled yet, and plenty of scratch in the bank. 

[Drew 2,516]

Jesus. Man if I’m a colts fan i completely understand that this game is tough and his health is important. But I’m also pissed. Dude could have done this in March or some shit.

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[Wally Pryor 5,262]

4 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

Easy, very, to travel the world at 40.

[aggie08 21,523]

4 minutes ago, satyanash said:

 

This right here. They hung him out to dry with their roster construction over the years. Utterly embarrassing.

[LonghornSean 4,021]

He’s going to XFL. Book it

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25 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

Surprised this doesn't happen more often in all sports after guys earn tens of millions of dollars, especially if they're from well-to-do families like Luck.

Yeah, this.  Guy has money and went to Stanford.

[formermav43 4,606]

Career 61% completion percentage and a 2:1 TD/Int ratio. Those numbers are straight out of the mid-90s in the most wide open era in league history. 

Even without the injuries, relative to his “best QB prospect ever” hype, he’s arguably a bust. I’m not saying he was bad. But he wasn’t special.

Edited August 25, 2019 by formermav43

[tbone_ 14,144]

Career 61% completion percentage and a 2:1 TD/Int ratio. Those numbers are straight out of the mid-90s in the most wide open era in league history. 
Even without the injuries, relative to his “best QB prospect ever” hype, he’s arguably a bust. I’m not saying he was bad. But he wasn’t special.

Hard to know for sure with the injuries and lack of team support.

[TexasMan 10,963]

Fuck this guy 

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37 minutes ago, CurlyDumps said:

Fucking sucks.  Jesus, how bad is his current Injury? I wonder if this is really the end or he just needs a break, MJ style?

If that's the case, his dad better watch his back.

[TrashMaster G 17,587]

28 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

He'll be retired for 2 years, get healthy, get bored, and make a comeback.

Like Barry Sanders did?

24 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

 

His body isn't. 

[Message Board User 12,396]

Good thing for the NFL that flex scheduling starts in week 5, when Colts at Chiefs is on SNF (for now).

http://www.nfl.com/flexible-schedules

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2 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

Fuck this guy 

Wow. I'm willing to bet he wouldn't say that shit to his face 

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23 minutes ago, mulletpelini said:

mfer is gonna hunt sasquatch

Every time he walks past a mirror. 

[midtown 3,348]

Millions in the bank I assume.  Stanford degree. Contacts all over.   Doesn't want to barely be able to walk at 50 and have CTE

[NowThis 931]

so he walks away from tens of millions$ left on contract right? 

[Hornius Emeritus 12,481]

The Colts backup QBs are ass, my dude.  "Colin Kaepernick? The Colts are on line one."

[Pancho 44,961]

Vids going around on twitter of fans booing as he's leaving the field. 

 

Always hated going to Indy.  

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23 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

I'm sure he will cut him quick....

[mulletpelini 5,215]

OJ gonna slice a bitch, better reconsider Andrew

[wood 11,240]

2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Always hated going to Indy.  

Yeah maybe he just got sick of spending most of his life there...

[GabrielsHorn 2,186]

3 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

The Colts backup QBs are ass, my dude.  "Colin Kaepernick? The Colts are on line one."

A) Zero chance Kap is going to Indy for either side 

B)Brissett isn’t half bad

[Brothahorn 10,087]

PC on NFL network.

[Murfdogg21 4,423]

In true Texans fashion/luck, minutes after news of Luck’s retirement gets out, Texans RB1 Lamar Miller blows out his knee in a preseason game. 

[Sbbruin 21,866]

Really sad.  One of the best PAC QBs of all time.  Could have been a hall of famer.  Don’t blame him though.  He can make money elsewhere.  You only get one shot at life.  No point in spending it crippled if you can avoid it.

[Radical Larry 28,660]

He’ll come back in a couple of years and join the Pats when Brady retires.

[4th&Five 41,586]

14 minutes ago, midtown said:

Millions in the bank I assume.  Stanford degree. Contacts all over.   Doesn't want to barely be able to walk at 50 and have CTE

With what we now know I can’t blame any guy for walking away.

[conVINCEd 21,469]

How does the money work here?  Signing bonus clawback?  Future guaranteed money?  If he claims it is for health reasons does that change anything?

[Call 393]

Timing sucks, but kudos to him for leaving on his terms. 

[4th&Five 41,586]

Bunch of fat midwestern slobs booing him too. 

 

[midtown 3,348]

This will become more and more common.  We've seen it with marginal players but this is a big time starting marque position player to hang it up.

[Dewey 3,286]

No mo captain Andrew Luck Twitter, sucks

[The Earl of Texas 3,161]

Bad for the NFL

[aggie08 21,523]

25 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

Fuck this guy 

What the fuck is wrong with people? Are hot takes really more important than human decency?

[midtown 3,348]

1 minute ago, thestud said:

 

Megatron says hi

 

I thought that was more monetary.  But that was a big one. 

[Quagmire 2,147]

What the fuck is wrong with people? Are hot takes really more important than human decency?

No shit, did he catch luck ass fucking his wife?

[Murfdogg21 4,423]

9 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

How does the money work here?  Signing bonus clawback?  Future guaranteed money?  If he claims it is for health reasons does that change anything?

He has to give back the remaining balance of his last signing bonus, depending on how it was structured year over year, and possibly any roster bonuses that matured since the beginning of the league business year. 

[petscii 1,189]

I remember when it was Luck and Appel, both #1 picks from Stanford.  Now both are gone.

[hundredTT 578]

Don’t draft nerds, as a franchise players. They know life exists after football. Luck was the nerdiest of them all. 

Edited August 25, 2019 by hundredTT

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