Report: Andrew Luck ‘mentally worn down,’ to retire from NFL

By Jesse Reed

·Updated: August 24, 2019

In an absolutely shocking report, ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared Saturday evening that Andrew Luck has informed the Indianapolis Colts he will retire.

Schefter notes Luck is “mentally worn down, and now checking out.”

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

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.

Until more information is made available, all we can really share here is a sense of utter shock. Luck is one of the best quarterbacks in the league when healthy, and the Colts were considered top AFC contenders this season with him at the helm.