Andrew Luck finally opened up about what led to his abrupt NFL retirement and the regret he felt afterward.
Wickersham for reflective piece that begins with the 2012 No. 1-overall pick in Indianapolis, where Luck has lived even after hanging up his cleats. It also expands and recounts moments from before, during, and after his final snap.
Halfway through the season, his foot and ankle became an injury issue. Instead of retiring right after the 2018 playoffs, Luck waited until August to make the call. The burly quarterback felt the timing of his retirement was not right, and insisted that prior injuries and other issues began to add up.After a labrum surgery cost him the entire 2017, Luck still felt as though his shoulder was weak.
His injuries and his desire to be consistently present for wife Nicole and daughter Lucy both ultimately played into Luck’s decision to leave the gridiron — choosing to be a father and husband over an NFL QB. The pressure that comes with being a No. 1 pick mounted as time went on, but was apparent even before the Stanford product arrived in the NFL.He said the media attention leading up to the draft “made him want to break free of a story that felt written.
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