Andrew Luck: 'Indianapolis is a Massive Part of the Fabric of Who I Am'

[@LockedOnColts]

Genuine question for those of you who are still hurt by Andrew Luck's abrupt retirement: If anything, what will it take for you forgive/move on? Will it take serious team success and the Colts finally recovering?

[@ChristopherRMcClain]

I respect Andrew for putting his health first, but the o line narrative is ridiculous, Andrew looked for contact for 5-6 years. That contact was on Andrew, not his teammates or the franchise. My issue with Andrew has nothing to do with anything he did, it was the time that we missed with Peyton. 5 years & 2 superbowls with Peyton is the only thing that would allow me to move past the Luck Era. Again I respect him putting himself first but the narrative that Andrew wasn't the biggest factor of the injuries he sustained is ridiculous. Andrew thank you for everything you did for the city, but Peyton has a children's hospital that saved my sisters life named after him for what he gave to the city.

[@ryankinney4764]

If they’re hurt by luck they can get fucked. He does not need forgiveness from a single fan

[@geelangfordo3272]

Anybody who is mad about his retirement is delusional and selfish. He would have spent the rest of his days disabled and in agony had he continued the push his body through season after season and the second he physically fell off he would have been cut and replaced.

[@skunnr]

Real fans never blamed him ❤

[@mopioline65]

every time I see him, my mind can help but wonder about what could've been. that's all. I certainly understand the decision, it's just that there was unfinished business in my eyes.

[@AL.BUNDY.]

Fans blaming Luck for retiring. How about blaming the front office for being so cheap and not getting him more help so he didn't have to get hurt so often? Shame he had to retire. He was a great player.

[@waynemessner9691]

Wasn't a matter of being cheap. Grigson just sucked as a GM.

[@jordankirkpatrici3128]

Yeah Grigson spent a TON a of money and made massive decisions that blew up the roster but he never made moves to improve the line. In his tenure he made one solid o line move in drafting Ryan Kelly

[@isaiahjacobo7864]

Rehire that man put him. The coaching staff WE NEED THE HELP MAKE HIM GM

[@ogzm1996]

I haven’t seen any fan blaming him

[@dariyus2004]

Not about him retiring. It’s the timing

[@DrewTimelapse]

What a treat of an interview. It really puts a lot of closure out into the Andrew luck world.

[@bananaspilt1988]

My brother sat next to him at the Indy 500 and didn’t even realize it was him. He said he was just chillin there and they talked for about 20 min said he was super down to earth and once they got done talking he just pulled out his flip phone😂

[@vennyperez3630]

It hurt so bad when he retired. I remember thinking that was gonna be our year. Although i understand his reasons for it, its still one of the biggest what ifs that i think about often . Having AR now helps ease the pain but man do i miss watching 12 go to work. Glad to see you doing well Andrew!

[@Slimthuggin254]

Thank you for making me a life long Colts fan Andrew. As a boy from Texas I jumped on the Manning wagon and when he left I wanted to jump ship to the Texans. You came in and took us the playoffs and balled out and I just couldn’t jump at that point. Appreciate everything💯💯💯

[@patrickpatino3651]

Man he was awesome when he played he didn’t deserve the way Indy fans treated him when he retired

[@juliosandoval8244]

They blame him but indy management didn't protect him at all.hes a legend in my book the best

[@tylerbell307]

I’ll forever hate Ryan Grigson. I didn’t realize how bad those teams were in his first few seasons untill I got older. He carried them all to the playoffs, that’s how good Luck was.

[@carrite]

Luck was terrific.

[@alexcastillo9252]

Hate Grigson all u want but he helped get us to an AFC championship game more than you can say for Ballard... truth is luck just got married and had a kid and it's obvious who where's the pants in the luck family... hate that Irsay paid his ass to walk away... guy did the franchise dirty... blaming Grigson is stupid when his major enjory came on a snowboard... probably how he got the phantom leg injury too... hopefully AR balls out and luck just finally fades away...

[@heyb6268]

@@alexcastillo9252 you have zero awareness 😂

[@hoosierproud7718]

​@@heyb6268no you have zero. He hit the nail on the head

[@heyb6268]

@@hoosierproud7718 It’s all good I know your guys’ type ✌️

[@stephenfrancais]

Love you Andrew

[@nicholasrossmurray]

Coulda had a great legacy here. Im glad he is happy though.

[@justincooper5647]

He looks so different now , wish we would of have him an offensive line he was a beast of a quarterback we would of won atleast two superbowls with him I still remember that day he retired couldn’t believe it but wish him the best thanks for the 6 yrs he gave us

[@dannyleka217]

Wish Andrew would QB coach AR that'd be awesome and an amazing way for Andrew to give back to the game and to Indy and make more memories but one can only imagine

[@derricklavoie2513]

Andrew is a great interviewer

[@scattau41]

*Interviewee

[@lysander4855]

Love Love Love Andrew Luck and I’m so excited to see our new chapter ANTHONY FUCKING RICHARDSON

[@dwl815380]

Andrew didn't play long, but given what he did for Colts fans he deserves to be in the Colts Ring of Honor! If he had played longer there's no doubt he would have gotten there and likely made the HOF. We need this and Andrew will forever be a Colt. Get on this Jim!

[@wyattlaw4952]

I'm happy for Andrew. But this is too painful for me to watch. 😭

[@jshumphress13]

Same. I wish him the best, and I don’t hate the guy at all. It still hurts though.

[@craiglortie8483]

it may hurt, but it's more of a sweet hurting as we know that he's doing great. as a father, husband, and a fan, he's still the best of what we want in our colt stars!

[@USCTrojan12]

Hurts, Shedeur, Kyler, Manzeil, Cam, Gardner, Caleb…so many primma donna self centered QBs nowadays that just sort of make you wish for Luck to come back even more. Guy was such a breath of fresh air and might even be more so these days. The game you missed you sir 😢

[@henry30000]

hurts? you’re trippin , he just doesn’t like talking to the media at all, he’s a cool humble dude

[@michealtindle4665]

Literally brought tears to my eyes seeing his joy🥹 much love to Luck and his life after he left

[@daltonmast9982]

Miss watching luck throw the pigskin and I wish Ballard showed up sooner in his career to give him what he needed. Hope all is well Andrew

[@alexcastillo9252]

Showed up sooner? He showed up in his prime! His major injury happened on a snowboard, not a football field... Ballard built him an O-line that QBs dream about... when you're drafted #1 overall, the team around you isn't going to be very good... Manning played the year before with a garbage O-line but knew how to get rid of the ball... luck held onto the ball and brought most of those hits on himself... luck quit on the Colts franchise end of story... he could've retired after the playoff game with the chiefs but didn't... He set the franchise back 10 years because he liked football but never loved it... I hope AR ends up being a top 5 QB so Luck can fade away like he deserves... I know he doesn't owe me anything, but he owed Ballard his teammates and fans who paid for season tickets while he knew all along that he was quitting on the team... honestly, the guy makes me sick... when you sign a contact, you honor it, end of story...

[@tylerbell307]

@@alexcastillo9252if you hate Luck so much why are you in these comments to began with? Just getting yourself riled up on ppl who actually appreciate Luck and what he did. Just keep it moving crab ass 😂😂

[@korystewart665]

He always gave us hope that should be his name hope 💯💯💯

[@juliosandoval8244]

People blame luck for retirement but he had some bad hits.blame the managers for not protecting him.hes a legend in my book ill collect all his memorabilia for ever the best qb.

[@kingkracker1998]

This dude was made differun. He just says you can't listen to this interview or not. Thanks, this is a different type of human than what we're used to LOL Andrew. I still got your picture hanging on the wall of you picking up a fumble. And scor in a game, winning touchdown VS Kansas City in the playoffs.

[@zuozhen4758]

August 2019 - Luck was actually in his prime when he announced his retirement. Ouch!!! What could have been!

[@austincostello6342]

My life has been on pause since you retired sir 🙃 i love you and hate you at the same time

[@JuwanAnderson58]

I wanted to see this dude at least try to match Peyton’s legacy in Indy. See him get a sb or many. Was a fan. Even as a fan of different team.

[@divynenick3108]

I don't blame my guy for retiring at all he had to protect himself cause the gm sure couldn't.

[@bonddude7]

Andrew, we miss you and you were not given enough respect when you made the decision to retire. The team let you down in many ways. Shame.

[@basilfawlty241]

WTF are you talking about. Respect for retirement? He quit days before the season started. He quit on his teammates. He quit on the fans! All while putting on a happy face and a smile, knowing full well what he was doing. He deserved every bit of the boos, frankly he deserved more.

[@dacolts89]

​@@basilfawlty241How is retiring quiting? He couldn't play that year despite his rehab attempts in the offseason, and instead of going through the grueling experience of getting healthy for the umpteenth time, he decided to call it a career, as every player in the league get to do. Maybe he should of just went in IR and retired in the off-season, but that was all anyone can criticize him for. When he was on the field, he never quit on the team and only blind fans would think otherwise.

[@basilfawlty241]

​@@dacolts89 grueling.. umpteenth time.. just look at the the words you use to add as much emotion into this to justify your idols actions. You don’t get to use the phrase ‘privilege to play’ and grueling at the same time. I’m don’t care how hard or grueling you may believe his rehab is and frankly don’t care how hard it actually is. He gets paid very well and part of that is because the job is demanding. Many people that would pay $100 for a jersey that has his name and number on it have much more grueling lives than he does, or did. Yet they press on because they have no other recourse, that’s life. The machinist that rehabs after losing fingers or hand has harder rehab, and does not get paid while doing it. The road crew that risk being hit by a car on the daily. Or as just witnessed knocked off a bridge only to drown. Do you not understand that the people that watched Luck, that afforded Luck the job in which he could earn 100+ million dollars have equally hard ir not harder lives to worry about? He did not retire spitting up blood. He retired with a lower leg injury. He retired because rehab was ‘hard’ in order to get back on the field to play. But, he did not need to play to get paid. He was getting paid to stay home, and staying home did not even require hard therapy, or any therapy. It’s pretty easy to understand how he quit, if you stop idolizing him.

[@alexcastillo9252]

retire? U retire during the off-season not during the last preseason game with a smile on your face... Luck is a quitter end of story...

[@christopherpooler5398]

I got to see Peyton Manning’s career, Andrew Luck, now AR05 hopefully takes us to the promised land by being smart, get down, slide, get better.

[@stevenevins6495]

Luck deserved the O-line Ballard managed to rebuild. Grigson destroyed the man's career imo. Luck made his decision and while painful as a fan, I fully understand and support him. Godspeed Capt. Andrew Luck. What might've been. Go Colts.

[@basilfawlty241]

Capt Andrew Luck was executed by firing squad. For the crime of desertion days before battle. He left his men leader less. Those that would press on into the frey suffered massive casualties. Many unnecessary but for his cowardly and selfish act. However that was not his only crime. As he turned his back and walked away, he did not go with empty hands. No, he looted the regemental supply store worth nearly 25 million dollars. Which was never reclaimed and caused those men to suffer for yet an additional year.

[@stevenevins6495]

@@basilfawlty241 Okay. Not angst, outright irrational anger. Injuries piled up. I've been through physical rehab, it sucks. He got hit and hurt so much it got into his head on the field. He honestly made the right decision. The timing was my only issue. Hope you have a good day. Go Colts.

[@basilfawlty241]

@@stevenevins6495 Thank you! Same to you, and such a nice day it is too. I do have a couple things, however. There seems to be some confusion and conflation on this topic. It is a tactic people love to use, it's so common that I'm not sure some people even realize they are doing it. You continue to speak about his retirement as if that is what people would be angry about. I have suggested that that is not at all the issue. The only issue I have is his method, his actions leading up to that moment, and his actions just after. Again, you seem to think you can take the moral high ground and proclaim that his decision was the correct one. You have no authority or insight as to whether his decision to retire was correct or not. You may assume that because he is saying he is happy, and presents as happy, that it is true. However, you have no idea if that is a show for the media or not. Lots of people put on a happy front for the sake of others, that is not uncommon at all. You also have no idea if he would be more happy if he had chosen something different, such as continuing to play football. This is unanswerable by all, even by Luck himself. You have no alternate scenario to base your judgment on. However, based on his own statements, he certainly has regret for the manner in which he did the act. So why can't you accept that there is indeed a different decision in which Luck would have been happier? He has said as much himself. Stop acting like your moral guidance of acceptance is 'good', and that anyone who comes to a different conclusion, therefore, must be wrong. Then we have the issue of you suggesting Alex is irrational. You are just outright wrong about his opinion being irrational, he explicitly stated why he hated Luck and while you may disagree, it is a rational viewpoint. Your opinion on his decision to retire in the manner in which he did is not superior to the one that Alex has. More to the point, you just said you had an issue with his timing. I have submitted that the timing is the only issue. If you're claiming that I am also being irrational, are you being irrational as well given you have the same issue I do? Or, does it come down to the decision you made, to forgive his blunder where I have not? Back to that first thing I said, his decision to retire is irrelevant to this 'anger', his happiness is irrelevant. Neither of these things are the source of 'anger' or perhaps a better word 'disappointment' people may have with Andrew. I'll even give you an example. Jason Kelce just retired, and not one person in the Eagles fanbase has booed him. His long-winded and forced emotional speech may have induced some eye-rolling. But, except for maybe .01% of people, as there are always some, were ok with that decision. I don't hate Luck, I'm fairly indifferent. I wish more people were, we really need to stop talking about him. His legacy as a great QB does not exclude the fact that he did quit on the team. This is not something in dispute. The fans did not know until a media leak during the final preseason game which was the day before he planned to tell the world, his teammates learned in the locker room, and management did not know until it was too late to restructure the roster to make anything good of it. Frankly, what I find more annoying and disappointing than Luck, is the fawning fans, who act as if his decision did not impact this team. That he somehow 'did the right thing'. That he was not misleading the fanbase in those preseason games selling hope to would-be season ticket purchasers. That his plan to announce his retirement the day after the game, after he would receive cheers and admiration while running off the field that final preseason was not for selfish reasons.

[@dapencilshinobi]

Man…….the amazing games and passionless Super Bowl that never happen…..but he is a HOF player in my book in many ways.

[@chrishudson5139]

Andrew luck your the best man I'm sorry the colt fans booed you like that man so not cool

[@Cracktune]

[@shaunmontoya151]

Gotta miss him

[@Tbone51]

I'm sorry he left the Colts when he did, but how the Colts reacted to this over the next several years says a whole lot more about the Colts than it does Luck. Luck's responsibility, as is each of ours, to take care of ourselves so we can take care of our family.

[@brodypowell8916]

shout out to the doorman in the back

[@ohmygonzalez]

Indianapolis fans didn’t deserve Andrew Luck.

[@truman4956]

I would rather listen to Andrew than Brady any day of the week.

[@vorhees2093]

Brady has nothing to do with this. You hate that man that much? 😂

[@prestonm.4874]

Boo!

[@carytrabue9521]

Now they want Ballard gone... Crazy. Fake fans.

[@carrite]

Luck is a nice dude. Too bad he bailed.

[@geelangfordo3272]

Ya it's too bad he will be able to walk when hes 60 instead of playing a few more seasons.

[@atv4591]

He was always pretty soft and will always be remembered for quitting end of story...

[@LP2Check]

The ending is debatable but he got the living dog shit beat out of him with zero help on either side of the ball

[@jasonalan45]

U can call him a quitter but soft he was NOT! Obviously u didn’t watch him play

[@UniqueTechnique29]

Quitter, yeah I said it. The franchise still hasn’t recovered.

[@alexhernandez3241]

lol you are an entitled clown. you would never be able to take the hits he did without finally hanging it up after getting so many horrible injuries. I will say I wasn’t happy with the timing of him retiring and it hurts cuz we finally got him a o line that year and a better team but it’s all good we got AR5 now

[@stevenevins6495]

Hey, I get the angst here as a lifelong Colts fan. You have to understand the pain and suffering of repeating physical rehab multiple seasons. He was spitting up blood and played to a w. I give him respect for his decision. Would've been great if Grigson protected him. Dude got pummeled. Go Colts.

[@basilfawlty241]

Angst? Not sure how that applies. I'm not sure why you supporters can't accept more than 1 thing can be true at the same time. He was a great QB. He covered up a whole lot of holes on a bad team. He is a quitter. He signed up for the season, and bailed without taking the options avaliable to honor his commitment. If he retired in the off-season, no big deal. If he told management to prepare for the season differently, no big deal. If he went on IR designated to return, no big deal. Even if he went on season ending IR, no big deal. Nope, he retired at the end of the last preseason game. His moment ruined by some media hack. Yet at halftime he was all smiles on the sideline. Still selling tickets and hope to the fans. Knowing he was not returning.

[@alexcastillo9252]

@basilfawlty241 I never agree with you on anything, but I'm with you 100% on this... luck was a great player, but 100% a quitter! HE set the franchise back 10 years, knowing all off-season he was going to quit... He quit on Ballard, who built and drafted the whole team around him... his teammates, some that we're making the league minimum and especially the fans who bought season tickets or paid for the NFL Sunday Ticket... people say he has a right to be happy... I'd be happy too if I walked away with all that money in my prime... I work 16 hours a day to provide for my family and dislocated my elbow a couple of days ago, yet I'm still working... the excuse people use when they say he has a right to be happy, probably still live at home, and don't know what real work is... smh

[@basilfawlty241]

Your idol is the one on the couch. Playing stay at home dad. If he can manage that. Alex Smith damn near had his leg amputated, damn near died. He rehabbed for years just to try to return. Luck did not even try, he retired after sitting on the bench of preseason games. All the time smiling and waving to the crowd. Because of a soft lower leg injury. Not a dangerous injury, just one that took time.

[@KingShane574]

Chuck ruined his career

[@alexcastillo9252]

I hate Andrew Luck... set the franchise back 10 years because he liked football but never loved it... Ballard built this whole team around Luck with him entering his prime and did his teammates and franchise dirty... he may be a great guy off the field but when it comes to football I'll never respect him or like him... I would tell it to him to his face if I were to run into him... Peyton Manning gave everything to the game and was pushed out the door for this guy... Manning thinks of himself as a Bronco because of this guy... I'll get hate for my comment but could give 2 shits... he came back for one year to get another check and left his teammates and fans hanging... maybe if he didn't snowboard so much he would've won a SB or two... smfh

[@alexmarcum6868]

touch grass. He's a human first and foremost. He owes you nothing. He's happy with life. Stop holding grudges

[@gersoncrispin9036]

Blame the front office for not protecting Luck. He decided health>football and that was the correct decision. After all its just football

[@geelangfordo3272]

Ya he should be more like Peyton the guy who's had multiple neck surgeries and cant feel the tips of his fingers due to spinal cord damage.