As he described in a press conference Saturday night, the process of pain and rehab over the past few years has become too much of a grind on him and his life, so he decided the best thing to do was retire from the sport."I've been stuck in this process. I haven't been able to live the life I want to live. It has taken the joy out of the game...the only way forward is to remove myself from football."
Of course this decision is stunning for a multitude of reasons, 1) the timing. The 2019 regular season is set to begin in less than two weeks, and it has taken this long for Luck to make this choice at a critical juncture for his team. 2) Luck was still in his prime. He was the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year last season after missing 26 games due to shoulder, kidney and rib injuries.
This year he was bothered by a calf strain. This injury was just too much to get over for the 30-year old quarterback.
Sadly, Luck was booed by Colts fans as he walked off the field. Most people didn't find out about it until most of the Saturday night games were already underway, including the Colts own preseason game. You can imagine how stunned the fans were sitting there finding "Luck Retires" blow up on their phones, while he is standing on the sideline.
The Colts now find themselves in a situation where they need a quarterback. Jacoby Brissett, who was acquired from New England two years ago is now the starter -- at least for now. Get ready to hear the conspiracy theories that the team will sign just about anyone from Colin Kaepernick, to trading for Eli Manning. Hell some people on Twitter are saying the Colts should get Peyton Manning out of retirement.
Not happening people.
This is Brissett's team now. The Colts who were the favorites to win the AFC South this year, are now looking like a team on the rebuild.
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