Former Colts QB Andrew Luck never considered returning to the NFL

Six years after his surprising retirement from the NFL, Andrew Luck returned to Indianapolis on Friday for the annual Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala.

Luck was only 29 years old when he walked away from football. He’ll turn 35 this September, an age at which several quarterbacks — including Matthew Stafford, Kirk Cousins, Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers — are still succeeding.

Luck threw for 23,671 yards and 171 touchdowns during his six NFL seasons. (He missed the entire 2017 campaign due to a shoulder injury.) His 4,374 yards in 2012 set a record for passing yards by a rookie. And the Colts made the playoffs four times during his career.

However, when asked if has ever considered playing football since retiring, Luck said he’s never looked back.

“When I retired, that part of it was put to bed in my mind in a very simple, sort of direct way,” Luck told reporters, including the Indianapolis Star’s Joel A. Erickson. “There were a lot of complications around it, you know, certainly tormented inside, as you guys saw that night, but I think that part of it has stayed.”

The Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala, an event held by former Colts coach Chuck Pagano, raises money for cancer research. This year’s gathering raised more than $1 million, helped in part by a donation from Colts owner Jim Irsay, who challenged Luck and Pagano to throw footballs to knock down 16 boards in 60 seconds.

#Colts owner @JimIrsay is unbelievable!

He donated $1MILLION DOLLARS to Cancer research tonight if Chuck Pagano and Andrew Luck could knock down all the boards in 60 seconds. Mission accomplished 💯

This video is OUTSTANDING!! 🤣🤣🔥🔥@WISH_TV pic.twitter.com/4rjyipT0Fk

— Anthony Calhoun 📺 (@ACwishtv) April 13, 2024

Luck was known for his accuracy as a passer, so it shouldn’t have been shocking to see the four-time Pro Bowler rise to the moment.

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Publish date : 2024-04-13 16:06:46

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