The Most Depressing Story In NFL History: How the Indianapolis Colts Ruined Andrew Luck...

Andrew Luck's NFL career was nothing short of a tragedy. He went from a man who once had all the talent a man could ask for, to someone out of the NFL, having his entire NFL career burned to the ground by the Indianapolis Colts organization, and a devastating amount of injuries. Andrew Luck's retirement was sudden, but maybe it should have been expected given the many horrible situations he was involved in. Anyway, if you enjoyed this video, then like and comment if you want, and you can even subscribe if you think I've earned it.
Now that Andrew Luck had retired and left the NFL, Football Analysis and Thatsgoodsports were alone in a barren wasteland. The only man that could save them in their time of need was Barry McCockiner and the forces led by urinatingtree. That is why Andrew Luck retired, simply put, Barry was too strong. I wonder if these NFL stories will ever be covered by Tom Grossi.
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[@tubfrog]

sorry this video took so long. took me a while to escape tom's domain. tom brady

[@SportsFan824]

Idea: The next time you add tape, change the colors depending on the video Or just change the tape colors in general 🤷

[@jr637-1]

Tub is now the first person confirmed to escape a black hole.

[@UNSEENaverge]

First person to ever escape the the 7 deadly trials Edit: respond to my comment if u find the meaning of the 7

[@rayymond73]

Keep up the great content man!

[@jennyanydots2389]

I sent a few messages to TubGirl regarding a collaboration between the two of you. I'll let you know what she says.

[@andyscoming4919]

Goes to show how important having a good OL is.

[@youngf.l.y.1467]

*competent front office

[@charliehofmann3524]

​@@youngf.l.y.1467 both.

[@grammysworld5449]

Matt Ryan didn't get to ride this excuse and his line was worse for longer.. same with Miami.. But Luck gets the sympathy cop-out while everyone else is "trash"

[@youngf.l.y.1467]

@@grammysworld5449 cuz Matt Ryan not Andrew luck duh 😂😂😂the things Andrew luck would have done with Tony and Roddy and Julio lol

[@grammysworld5449]

@@youngf.l.y.1467 offense was never the issue in Atlanta and the defense lost them more games than anything .. Ryan literally had a worse line and played better in an actual competitive division.. Luck was in a cupcake division with a better defense and (mostly) running back and couldn't cut it.. Revisionist history is very sexy for you kids in the casual base.. Ryan literally had numbers identical to his MVP year the year Julio left 🤣🤣🤣

[@tmajcan94]

If Luck had been taken by the Dolphins or Vikings, he's still playing today. Colts did him dirty. Great stuff Tub Frog.

[@thorwannabe6810]

Makes me really wish they did I know luck woulda done a lot better than case keenum in the playoffs

[@MazeDaGr8]

Hell, If the Rams managed To beat out that tiebreaker then they probably would have won a super bowl a lot sooner than they did

[@ErikCB912]

Dolphins? Nah, they would have ruined him just like how they almost ruined Tannehill, or how they’re ruining Tua now.

[@ErikCB912]

@@MazeDaGr8 not with Jeff Fisher as the coach. He was QB killer and would have ruined Luck worse than the Colts did. Thank god he didn’t go to the rams. Also without the RG3 trade they probably don’t get Aaron Donald.

[@bhoutdoors507]

I forgot the vikings were so close to getting the #1 pick, man I wish we would’ve lost another couple games that year

[@johnchedsey1306]

Andrew Luck is like Barry Sanders. They both could have kept playing at a high level for awhile, but both chose to walk away due to franchise malpractice. Luck was absolutely one of the best to play QB and I have nothing but utter respect for him to choose a happier life for himself. Luck is an extremely smart person. It's unlikely football was ever the be-all, end-all of his existence. But...I do miss that twitter account portraying him as a Civil War officer.

[@ErikCB912]

Calvin Johnson also. He could have kept going a few more years.

[@johnchedsey1306]

@@ErikCB912 good example! Johnson had something left in the tank for sure.

[@jennyanydots2389]

I'm an old Bears fan so I watched Barry's entire career in the NFC North... he didn't retire just because Detroit was perennially bad. He did not have "awhile" left. He had clearly hit the wall in terms of top end speed and was declining. His yards per carry dropped to his lowest level, he was still good in between tackles but he was significantly slower in the open field than in previous seasons. He was not running away from anyone anymore and only scored 4 rushing TD's the entire season. Without his ability to hit the home run play he's not worth the constant TFL's and runs for no gain which he had problems with even at his peak. The team actually improved the year after he retired going from a 5-11 team to an 8-8 team that made the playoffs.

[@benjaminfinzen6781]

He didn't retire because he didn't like the franchise. It was due to the high amount of injuries and wanting to lead a healthy productive life after football.

[@taylorism7787]

⁠@@jennyanydots2389Barry Sanders may have slowed slightly, but he was still an elite NFL running back when he retired. He ran for 1491 yards that year, more than 90 yards per game, and had a 73 yard run. His rushing average and touchdowns were down, but not the lowest of his career. He had the highest number of carries in his career, and may have gotten tired of the pounding and injury risk for a team that wasn’t going anywhere. He was always a player who was quick rather than fast, and someone who could be outrun in an 80 yard sprint. He always had a lot of tackles for loss if people could catch him.

[@TMK561]

As a Colts fan, I’m ready to relive this pain of how they failed Luck

[@HTV315]

Luck was young but his body was no Going good

[@drip5308]

As a cowboys fan I absolutely loved andrew luck/ the colts in his prime

[@jennyanydots2389]

The Colts have fans?

[@maekong2010]

I just hope they pay Richardson up front. He ain't likely to survive a rookie contract.

[@TMK561]

@@jennyanydots2389 haha good one 😒 all sports teams have fans

[@silverspadelord]

It’s so disgusting how some of the fans treated him after the announcement of his retirement

[@12thMandalorian]

Some Colts fans I know still don’t forgive him for retiring

[@charliehofmann3524]

I am a colts fan till the day I die and I agree. There was no reason for the way they treated luck for retiring. I don't blame him at all for it. Some of the fans are really stupid and disgusting.

[@jennyanydots2389]

Yeah but who retires from playing NFL football just to shoot porn part-time for a living? I know he comes from a wealthy family and doesn't really have to think about money like us normies but still, trading an NFL superstar career for a part-time porn star career makes little sense in my book son.

[@angelc0035]

@@jennyanydots2389what??

[@jennyanydots2389]

@@angelc0035 What do you mean What? You got a problem with my opinion of Luck's career choices? Fine. We're all entitled to prioritize what makes us happy in our own way as long as it's not breaking agreed upon laws. As far as I know Andy's not making any illegal videotapes, it's all legit and legal what he's doing so I can't really judge him for it. You, him and I simply don't have similar wants, standards and desires. That is all, don't judge yourself for it... we all must find our own way son.

[@avecashley6480]

I remember people talking about him “coming back after retirement” and it’s almost like no one listened to him when he gave that final speech. That man had his spirit broken by on field trauma and recovery. I mean I don’t think he even looked forward to football anymore. I really wish him the best in his retirement. I’m glad he can take care of his family and be present in their everyday lives because that means more to him than any trophy or nfl paycheck he could receive. He was never on my team but he’s such a stand up guy!

[@BigK2011]

As a colts fan, when I heard he retired, it was one of the saddest moments in my life and caused a downward spiral in the franchise

[@kriorge]

I agree. I even remember where I was at, what I was doing. Hanging out at a friend's place and another came over and immediately broke the news with the headline. I'll never forget how I felt; just devastated.

[@BigK2011]

@@kriorge I was at the game, here’d booing and we thought there was a bad call, turns out they were booing Andrew Luck

[@DCSk8er529]

Hiring Frank Reich as a Head Coach was the real downward spiral.

[@samuellp1146]

@dbsports5361 here'd? I know what you mean but come on man you spelt heard correctly the first time.

[@JohnDorian-j7x]

@@samuellp1146 it literally took me 2.5 minutes to figure out what the fuk he was saying. Thank you for bringing that up. I should have just looked/scrolled down... but i'm retarded that like, unfotunately. I hope he gets his account deleted for that one, cause i'm special

[@jawwaduddin6798]

i actually had the pleasure of meeting andrew luck at his master’s graduation at stanford this weekend. phenomenal man, extremely loving father, and a pleasure to speak with.

[@playgroundchooser]

Between Irsay being a jerk, leaving Peyton out in the cold, and the fans booing Luck; they deserve every bit of misfortune that can go their way.

[@funnyman4744]

The franchise deserves to never score a single point again at this point.

[@ItBePatYo]

I want to say that, as a Colts fan, I absolutely *despised* the way people booed Luck when he announced his retirement. The way they treated him was abominable. It sickened me and still sickens me to this day. This all comes down to the front office and their awful job at protecting him. I may have been a fan of the Colts, but at that time, almost everything about them disgusted me. The way the fans treated him, the way the team took advantage of him. How the front office was absolute garbage. I felt, and always will feel, sorry for Luck. We didn't deserve him. I know Andrew won't read this, but I'm sorry for the way we treated you. You were always a class act on and off the field.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

Don’t quit after the season tickets were sold. They paid to watch him and he quit

[@ordinarysausageman605]

@@JJ-zr6fu?

[@DavidWilliams-pb6he]

@@JJ-zr6fuscrew the season tickets! The man did what he thought was best for his own health!

[@the_algorithm]

@@JJ-zr6fu Lack of empathy and no moral character. You must be a CEO

[@James_Johnson901]

@@DavidWilliams-pb6he he could've retired in the offseason tho

[@STEPHEN1463]

The second Andrew Luck went to the doctors in the NFL his career was virtually over. I'm glad he was able to shine. I'm a Redskins/Commanders Fan so I can vouch for that pain. RGIII and Andrew Luck back to back

[@ErikCB912]

Imagine if Luck and RG3 both worked out. The 2012 draft would have been one of the best QB draft classes ever.

[@kimyona9746]

​@@ErikCB912Now in a redraft Russell Wilson and Kirko Chains go 1 and 2

[@tpaffel]

​@kimyona9746 that's crazy to think that but would be true lol

[@kimyona9746]

@@tpaffel it's so weird but true lol

[@grammysworld5449]

​@@kimyona9746I seriously doubt indy would've drafted Wilson.. I was living in Nap at the time and they wanted the American second generation qb

[@carltonyoung9759]

The Colt’s owners never learned anything when they left Baltimore in the middle of the night. At their core, they are rotten people who destroyed this man’s body and spirit by not giving him the people he needed to win. Contrast them to the Chiefs and Eagles who value their quarterbacks and all their players. The NFL needs to have more safeguards but I doubt that will happen… Outstanding video!!!!

[@MyMagicSauce]

Keep seeing this take. There are only so many “great” players to go around. Really comes down coaching and development not necessarily who they get

[@sosmooth13]

A LOT of older owners feel they’re the reason for the team’s success. Their egos as rich folks is what’s keeping them from the only change worth anything not monetary. Owners like Irsay and Jones care a lot more about profit and taking the credit. As a Lions fan, we were at that point as well until “new” leadership stepped in and started to actually somewhat care.

[@CSC2001]

Luck was definitely on his way to be a generational QB. He needed all these pieces around him to win and they didn’t do anything for him. Some people nowadays call Luck a quitter and say he should’ve stayed, but when you get hit all those times with no O line, receivers to throw to, and almost no defense, it’s gonna take a toll on him, and some people just either don’t understand that, or they don’t want to accept it

[@inigolacdan7314]

Yes those details on the extend of his injuries were pretty gruesome and more than justify his retirement. But he didn't need any further justification.

[@W81Researcher]

Didn't the Colts try to shift to run first in 2015? They got Andre Johnson but he was a terrible fit for the Colts and disrupted the chemistry with TY.

[@caseyschoenleber1760]

One of the most under-appreciated QBs of all time no doubt

[@westcoastkidd17]

He was one of the last of a dying breed - a throwback, tough-as-nails, no-nonsense type of player. Players like this are incredible to play with and coach, but their toughness becomes a detriment in the long run because the body can only take so much.

[@Redmenace96]

great comment. I see what you say, everywhere.

[@Moist-OTPHJ]

Seeing Luck get sacked 41 times and how much that derailed him really puts into perspective David Carr’s 76 in a season. Man was getting legally murdered every Sunday.

[@eddisonfoncette9103]

It's sadly ironic that both Luck & RG3, the 1st and 2nd overall picks in 2012 draft both had their careers ruined by the incompetence and shameful lack of regard for their wellbeing . Go Hawks

[@Mr123Parka]

Big Ben being named Kevin Spacey is a top tier player comp

[@Krombopulos_Michael1]

The management will always be a mess as long as Irsay is owner.

[@theredguy92]

Sad story. As a Carolina fan this reminds me a lot of Cam Newton. Those hits add up fast in the nfl.

[@morganschiller2288]

Panthers fan here too. *Sigh* Newton. He was awesome, but he never let his injuries heal. Knowing full well his types of injuries never would have fully healed like his ankle for one. Once his ankle and shoulder got messed up that was it ;(

[@pucktoplay1]

Cam Newton was nowhere near as good as Luck lmao. Just more AA nonsense and hype. He's trash. Just like Geno Smith 😂

[@MM-rr1kp]

nah cam never had the character and mind for the game that a top-tier QB must possess

[@MerryRugby-hk5bw]

But Cam is no where close to Andrews talent Not even close

[@inimitableminimalist]

@@MerryRugby-hk5bw cam won an mvp. luck didn't. cam won 15 games throwing to f'in jericho cotchery. luck never won more than 11 games. maybe luck was a little better than cam, but nobody forecasted those panthers to win more than 6 games. and they won 15, because of cam going supernova. it was a better season than luck ever had. and luck was amazing.

[@CoC_Lord]

Andrew luck is a story that every football player needs to learn about if they have any future in the sport beyond high school. No team is worth sacrificing your own body and mind to the degree that he did, for them to spit that dedication in your own face by refusing to surround you with any even capable talent, and even worse, downplaying the injuries that he had suffered for years. If somebody had been in his ear telling him to leave, he would likely still be playing

[@bruce_helms5188]

People forget how good Luck really was. If he was in the Kansas City or New England system he would have multiple super bowls by this point.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

man the chiefs picked the wrong year to tank… if they tanked one year earlier we would’ve seen andy reid and luck together, and that would’ve been something else. i think the chiefs are cool with how things turned out tho

[@athenaraines]

⁠@@UserName-ts3spIf anyone remembers the Chiefs between the years 2013 and 2017, they’ll know that team was beyond cursed. Hell, they were featured in this video because they blew a historic playoff lead, and somehow that was only one of several strange playoff losses. Getting the #1 overall pick in a draft legendary for how badly it sucked is really just par for the course. But they got Andy Reid that same year so it balances out. Little did we know they were just paying the devil in advance for their deal to have Mahomes.

[@sickmessiah]

As a indy native and Colts fan this is %100 .. That whole time I was very disgusted with Ryan Grigson as a GM and not getting Luck what he and the team needed. Discussed it online and was mostly ignored by the fellow fan base. On the Andrew Luck retirement boo’s I’d say that was aimed towards the Colts more than the man himself. But I wasn’t there.

[@Smooth_Bandit0]

Grigson is the current VP of player personnel for the Vikings and I've been calling for his head into the void for far too long, but hopefully we can stick the tank landing...

[@joemom1012]

yea but Grigson had nothing to do with Payton manning or this young kid now Colts believe deeply in Anthony Richardson's future despite shoulder injury where have we herd that before with all of the above qbs mentioned you know where this is going another bad luck story for the colts or is it just bad ownership bad management every year

[@rapz85]

Sad to think that he might still be playing if he'd been drafted elsewhere. He was a cool dude.

[@kalicok]

its sad seeing the team i rooted for my whole life just ruin someone who had top 5 potential

[@secretagent5762]

He had top 1 potential

[@choosecarefully408]

@@secretagent5762 Yeah, well imagine pouring *your* heart & soul into something, succeeding beyond anyone's expectations, only to have all the Love & Appreciation go to a mere pathetic cheater who *got caught cheating **_in a playoff game_* yet was rewarded for it. Hard to keep going ruining your life for a league that promotes that, no?

[@secretagent5762]

@@choosecarefully408 I agree with you I was just saying if the colts hadn’t ruined him he could have been the best qb ever

[@choosecarefully408]

@@secretagent5762 Up until then maybe. But Mahomes. & I'm not disagreeing with anything _you_ said. I simply refuse to let anyone forget that Tom Brady cheated. Twice that we know of, lasting years each cheat. & *in the playoffs!*

[@kalicok]

@@secretagent5762 he genuinely could have passed Peyton

[@augustvendt603]

I completely understand where you are coming from, but when I heard the news that Luck retired I legitimately broke down crying. I think that colts fans such as myself were more surprised than anything to hear about his retirement and don’t know how to handle it. But with Peyton, we had time to process that he was leaving so we were able to make peace with it.

[@Redmenace96]

You are a nut.

[@hiddenmagnum9590]

Patrick Mahomes is what Andrew Luck's career would have been if the Colts actually gave a 💩 about him. It's a damn shame.

[@boogitybear2283]

Robert Irsay did the city of Baltimore a favor by moving the team as Baltimore winds up getting a better team.

[@encognitusmaximus7598]

Just sucks to not be able to see what Luck could have truly done and will always feel for him and how his career ended up.

[@cancerstinks1]

One of the worst front offices in NFL history

[@stackbundles7058]

Hyperbole

[@JohnnyPork82]

Sad

[@TheDarkestMarcus]

Colts fans need to blame management for not taking care of one of the greatest qb's ever. The guy was too humble to complain. They ruined him. He carried that team and management never made a decent effort to improve their o-line. Hiding his injuries and forcing him to play, instead of protecting him and extending his career. One of the best talents to ever play, and they totally ruined him.

[@robertmillikan600]

If you don't think colts fans blamed Ryan Grigson, you clearly weren't paying attention

[@herbjones122578]

This is still some of your best work sir, I have watched it three times now, it’s why I subscribed to your channel. It’s so gross how he was treated and you showed so well how good he was and how toxic the staff was…it paints a grim picture of how we all can be taken advantage of and be sold up the river. Excellent storytelling good sir.

[@Smido83]

One of, probably even the, biggest what if's in NFL history. I feel so sad for Luck. He couldve been an alltime great, but sadly the Colts fu**ed up in any way possible and not only destroyed his body, but also took his will to compete. Its just to sad!

[@ramstanger4397]

I've watched football fanatically for over forty years. Andrew is my favorite player ever. This video actually correctly states how he absolutely carried those Colts teams. It was disgusting people booing him.

[@morganholladay7433]

If the front office was just honest about his injuries, gave him the time to truly be healthy, and weren't complete headasses at giving him a protective O-line, Luck could have taken them to a superbowl. There was such a small window for him being capable of winning a championship and Mahomes not being in his way. Now the Colts will be lucky to be a deep playoff contender before the decade is up.

[@themarquisharris]

My heart weeps for this man. I've never seen a franchise fail someone, in any sport, as much as they failed andrew luck.

[@bradsalluom6050]

The thing people outside of Indy need to understand is, the Colts had a history of hiding player injuries and the severity of them to their Fans. With Manning in 2011, Luck in 2017, they drug it out that they would play those seasons. and again in the summer of 2019, a lot of the frustration and anger is not towards Luck himself,but rather a shady organization who hid this injury from fans in order to sell tickets. For Anyone who says that the Colts didn’t know Luck would retire, the Colts literally brought back Manning and Dungy to training camp less than a week prior to his retirement , saying “Luck looks good and healthy”. They did this with the full knowledge that his shoulder had not healed properly and would not play starting the season. The fact he retired a week later isn’t a coincidence. The Colts (specifically Jim Irsay) are entirely to blame for Lucks career.

[@terminator6950]

@bradsalluom6050 The Colts did the same thing with Bert Jones when they were still in Baltimore, too.

[@Redmenace96]

Thought it was nutz that I would watch 40 min of Indy and Luck. Very good pace, good highlights, and very good stats. Loved it!

[@mememe131199]

Colta could've won multiple Superbowl with Andrew Luck. But instead, look at them now.

[@johnhawkins1067]

Don’t forget the shameful way that Washington mismanaged RG3,,,,, unconscionable

[@gregangel3640]

Great video. Luck was a stud and it’s unfortunate to see how the colts treated him behind the scenes.

[@dezthegem9522]

IMO fans were more upset about the timing of his retirement not the actual retirement

[@TheSpicyLeg]

The fact that Andrew Luck didn’t give that team and their ungrateful fans a finger as he walked out says what kind of man he is. The guy not only was a stellar football player, but an exceedingly intelligent man. Tough as iron. I have a hell of a lot of respect for Andrew Luck.

[@indypacers2895]

I almost forgot about Bradshaw! He came from the Giants and I think it was the 2014 season, his stats weren't eye popping but he was a nice pickup! I remember him stepping up and made some highlight plays when we needed some and was a weapon as a receiver too! Those Andrew Luck years bring back such nostalgia, I was so mad and upset when he retired and resented it at first but the older I got and the more I heard why I understood and have tons of respect for him.

[@michellejirak9945]

I picked up Bradshaw on waivers that year, and I was surprised he was that solid.

[@currysteph]

I always found it appropriate that I guy with the name of LUCK played for a team that had a horseshoe as its logo

[@Chris_Carlile-1992]

Oh the irony is strong in this

[@SupermanHopkins]

I remember watching that preseason game when the news broke. Seeing Indianapolis fans boo him off the field was a truly sickening sight.

[@sosmooth13]

Andrew Luck is another great what-if story. Even during a time where I was primarily focused on basketball, I was still hearing about this man carrying the franchise on his back while getting destroyed in the process.

[@larry2281]

Luck was such a beast. Miss watching him play. He would have a SB already but he made the best choice for him and his family.

[@lordalex847]

I love these videos. You do such a good job making these. Top tier content and I cant wait for the next one

[@christopherjackson7177]

To this day, I STILL DESPISE RYAN GRIGSON. Worst GM ever.

[@ponzo1967]

Agreed 💯

[@captaincarl8230]

I had told the person who covers the teams in Indy that I hoped that the Colts don't ruin Anthony Richardson like they did Andrew Luck and his response to me was "Andrew Luck ruined Andrew Luck". I then told him that the team's O-line and lack of running game were near the bottom of the league every year. He hasn't come back with anything. Now I am seeing your video for the first time, and it backs up everything that I told him. Well, time for me to start getting ready for fantasy football season #40 for me. I am in one of the oldest fantasy football leagues in the country, having started when some guy named Dan Marino was a senior at PITT. Thank you for the video and I'm now a subscriber.

[@chrissuter5001]

The sports media here are a bunch of idiots. Never played the game but are experts because they have a communications degree. The one guy on radio who knew what he was talking about was Big Joe Staysniak and they fired him.

[@longtabsigo]

I don’t usually have an attention sp SQUIRREL an to watch 40 min videos; in fact I was only trying to make out the title, but the video automatically started so I thought I would give you a few minutes to grab me and keep me. 40 minutes later and I am still here. Why? It’s easy, your script was crisp, your structure was solid and your flow was flawless; you should be proud of yourself young man, this, in my opinion, is professional grade. I’m proud of you.

[@ErikCB912]

A couple of things you should have mentioned: In his rookie season, Bruce Arians was the interim head coach while Chuck Pagano was getting cancer treatment. Also the 2014 divisional game was not the first time Luck beat Peyton. He beat him in the regular season in 2013.

[@charliehofmann3524]

I caught that too. I don't know why he didn't mention it. He does the research on these things. It's really weird he didn't see that luck and the colts already beat manning and the broncos.

[@jennyanydots2389]

@@charliehofmann3524 isn't manning peyton like 25 years older than andy luck? the fug is wrong with you boy?

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

@@charliehofmann3524 guess cause this felt more major than a regular season victory which I can see for sure especially with it being the divisional round and all. And what seemed to be one of Peyton’s last biggest games at the time.. Just my two cents.

[@jt8696.]

Missed you last week bro. Good to see you back dropping another banger as always

[@GralPaprika]

I teared up a bit, I'm not even a Colts fan. Great video! Still bothers me that Schefter blew the whistle on his retirement, and specially the fans reaction

[@Certified_gainster]

As a life long colts fan at 42 years old from the Bay Area… we destroyed one of the best football players of the decade because we didn’t know how to develop 1) offensive line , still can’t … 2) skill players to match our qbs skills, still can’t … when he retired during that preseason game It was the second time I cried after Peyton leaving being the first …. I pray for Richardson but god blessed us twice and we got one Super Bowl win between 98- 2023 with two all time great qbs and numerous HOF players … but it doesn’t matter if your front office doesn’t do their job when it matters most… playoff appearances where great but should have had at least 3-4 more championships

[@robert1745]

Cries in Green Bay Packer 😂

[@loftypenalty91]

It's absolutely disgusting how badly the Colts organization and fan base treated Andrew Luck. He was absolutely one of the greatest talents at quarterback that there's ever been, and they just took him for granted.

[@SolamenteVees]

A generational talent and by all accounts, a better man. My favorite Andrew Luck moment is still him blowing up USC's Shareece Wright in 2010.

[@MrHoodjournalist]

I met Andrew, his Parents, and his Wife the night of the 2018 NFL Honors Ceremony. That was the night that he won the NFL Comeback Player of The Year Award, after coming off the jury. Really cool guy, and great family. I don’t know this man from a can of paint, but he didn’t seem like a man that was happy to have just won that award. Especially after all that he went through the previous season. Maybe he was just overwhelmed with the entire day’s activities, and was just exhausted. But when it leaked that he was retiring, it wasn’t even shocking to me, because I instantly thought back to that night.. I saw it in his eyes. I don’t even blame him, honestly. And this is coming from a diehard Colts fan.

[@jeremycampbell4021]

As a lifelong resident of Indiana but as a person whose pretty much always been a Packers fan (though I do cheer for the Colts as well, home state and all), I was absolutely disgusted by the way people treated him at that game when he announced his retirement. I like my state but we abused the shit out of this poor guy who by all rights seems like a super nice and generous person. He's never come off as arrogant, cocky and douchey in every case I've seen him talk with people. I felt so damn bad for this guy (as did my entire family whom 90% ARE huge Colts fans) when he announced his retirement. What I will let folks out there know, is while there were plenty of assholes like the people who boo'd him, there were also many people here in Indiana and I'm sure around the US that fully supported and cheered on his retirement. I remember hearing so many people I knew say the man deserves to just relax and enjoy life after all the shit he went through. My entire family praised the man for his endurance and were proud to have him retire a Colt, and despite being hurt so much he still played like a Hall of Famer easily. I hate so much that my state wasted quite possibly one of the greatest QBs of our age. I'm really glad to know Luck's been doing well since he retired.

[@AnalogWolf]

Thanks for this recap. It is sad how such a dedicated, talented player was physically and mentally destroyed. Granted, he got paid well, but I'm glad he retired while his body was still (seemingly) intact. Maybe, he can just rest and try to not get destroyed every week.

[@alexzervos4573]

As a colts fan, time to relive the pain of wasted potential of an amazing player

[@kalroy1230]

I’m ngl, not a colts fan but I live like 20 min from Lucas oil and I remember people literally constantly pointing out the issues laid out in the video as Lucks career was unfolding. Sad to see how bad the colts treated a potential goat

[@ps3gamertagc021297]

I didn't understand this when luck retired and I wish luck could feel my apology and regret. He was amazing and didn't deserve any hate at all

[@dtchmn77]

Manning overcame the lack of support from the front office, he made good receivers out of what he was given, the fact that a team that was playoff bound, a year later finished 2-14 without Manning speaks volumes. Luck was certainly a talented player, but part of his talent was scrambling and thus taking hits that damage even a healthy player. The league has retired countless numbers of players before their time, but the great ones surpass the injuries by not getting injured to begin with. Peyton threw the ball down when the play did not develop, Luck tried, (not unlike many others) to make something out of a busted play. Getting five yards and a first down while risking yourself as the leader of the team is not a good decision. Luck did not follow that advice and put himself in danger of injury trying to get the first down. While I admire Luck for his determination, I admire Manning and Brady for their knowledge that being injured does not help the team. The biggest problem I have with Luck is that he chose to announce his retirement after the spring draft, essentialy leaving the Colts without a startng quarterback. As a Colts fan I find that unforgiveable , he could have announced the decision prior to the draft to enable the Colts to select a quarterback, but he waited until the draft was over. I can only assume that he hated the front office enough to pull such a stunt and I understand why the fans would boo him on the field. What a piece of crap.

[@legion2590]

Oh my god. What a terrible and selfish take. You think he announced after the draft to hurt the team? It was unforgiveable? The dude gave you more effort, heart, and integrity than fans like you deserve. Talk about zero perspective. Gross.

[@dtchmn77]

You are correct, Peyton made a bad team contenders. Luck was talented but flawed in that he did not understand how to survive. Worst of all, he let his team down by retiring after the draft, so the team could not replace him, what a POS.

[@bobbybushwhacker]

He probably quit after the draft when he saw that nothing was going to change

[@dtchmn77]

You believe he had the best intentions for his fellow teammates? So, you believe that he did not think about retiring until after the draft? Andrew Luck was a QB and as such was a thinking and planning person, you believe that waiting until after the draft was just bad timing, think again, knowing that the QB position is very important he let his teammates down. Selfish take! I think you should save that for Luck.@@legion2590

[@j.peters1222]

Between the team not surrounding him with the talent he needed to succeed and the fans booing him after his retirement announcement, I've grown to dislike the Colts franchise entirely.

[@gamerboy6787]

Football is obviously a brutal game, and players voluntarily sign up for this life. No one is debating that. But I laugh every time the NFL pays lip service, or virtue signals, about player safety. I remember that Calvin Johnson, aka Megatron, took some shots at the Lions and the NFL as a whole as he retired. Megatron accused the Lions of always pressuring team doctors to clear players for action even when they knew better. He also had some words about the NFL as a whole, how they don't give two sh!ts about players, exploiting them like disposable pawns.

[@johneddy908]

The Irsays put a curse on the Colts franchise by moving it to Indianapolis, and it continues to haunt the team despite winning Super Bowl XLI.

[@j-wilk4835]

For those who might not know, Luck is back in the football world. Hes a volunteer coach for Palo Alto HS's JV team

[@louiedfn6552]

I was always a luck fan and i would support him as much as a fan could do. it was sad to see him go. he was truly a good qb. i still wish him luck

[@ty_100_]

He suffered so many concussions they ruined him ,he just needed someone on the offensive line to protect him

[@m8x425]

The 2011 Colts season was called the Suck for Luck sweepstakes for a reason. They tanked it for Luck. The Colts only started to win games in 2011 when it became clear that they were going to walk away with the No.1 pick. It's like everyone who paid attention during 2011 has disappeared

[@kevinbarry4325]

I am a lifetime Boston guy, and we really feared Luck in the beginning, Indys disgraceful disrespect for his health..made us not worry for long...

[@tykendall3750]

Appreciate the regigigas cameo.

[@jakemiller3026]

I never knew the full story of Andrew luck. I remember seeing the colts doing well with him as qb but never realized how much he was making that happen. And I never knew about the injury situation. I’m glad he left when he did. That man never deserved to be treated like that. :(

[@jerrodwatts55]

This video made me cry, pretty much. People are horrible. The earth needs a major change.

[@91lemlem]

Want to hear a funny story? I'm from the UK and a Colts fan, in 2019 I booked a trip to Indy to watch back to back games at LOS. The week after I booked, Luck retired. I stuck with my plans, then the week before I flew out Brissett got injured. I ended up travelling nearly 4,000 miles to watch Brian Hoyer lose to a supposedly tanking Dolphins team in the first of those 2 games. Absolutely heartbreaking at the time, but hilarious to look back on, and thank god for alcohol. Luckily I got to see Luck in 2018.

[@fatherfryer202]

I work at Stanford and we would get tickets to the collage games when Luck was playing... what a blast to watch him play, wish his NFL career went better for him.

[@DebraJean196]

Learned lots of things I didn’t know. Always wondered what was behind Luck’s retirement, but liked him and assumed he had good reason. Like Richardson, am cheering for him, but strongly agree with hoping Colts have learned their lesson. Also hope Richardson sees this and learns from it. (Chiefs fan speaking here, out of respect for the game and it’s players. No true fan of the game can condone this type of behavior.

[@tye9946]

Damn just imagine if the Colts decided to rest Luck when he first injured his shoulder. If they woulda just let him get fully healthy and confident things probably woulda turned out way different for the entire organization

[@MattPurvis-gt3ww]

*"Are you fuckin' kidding me?! I would've killed to have Andrew Luck's offensive line!"* *- David Carr*

[@JimLee-g5i]

I'm glad I watched this video for a few reasons. Something about Andrew luck just rubbed me wrong when he was in college and when Indianapolis drafted him. All the hype surrounded him being manning replacement didn't help. I'm from California and I'm a raider fan so not too much in common with the Indianapolis colts or Andrew luck. I failed to recognize he was so good because they never won a Superbowl I guess. I hadn't a clue he was so beaten up. I didn't realize the colts treated him terribly. Indianapolis fans should be ashamed for demoralizing him not appreciating his sacrifices. I wish I would have viewed him different recognizing him for giving to the game everything he had. I really do. Great video and now I know Andrew luck is a bad ass.. .

[@thewriter8762]

Crazy how this man literally was a walking husk and was forced out onto the field. I’d be damned if I threw with a messed up shoulder, but literally a laundry list of injuries at one time and still walked out like nothing was wrong? That’s negligence.

[@JRoutz2012]

What you didn’t mention is the changes in the front office after 2016 when Ryan Grigson the man responsible for putting a terrible line in front of Luck and almost literally killing him was fired and the improvements you mentioned between 2017 and the start of 2018 were orchestrated by current Colts GM Chris Ballard. While fans did boo him in the stadium the majority of us Colts fans were actually just sad and heartbroken but we understood why he made the decision to retire. He was taken for granted for sure and it didn’t help that we went from all time great Peyton Manning to the best prospect ever in Andrew Luck so nobody in recent memory had lived through QB hell like most fans do before they get the guy.

[@JackTheRustler1332]

The real saddest story in the NFL is pat Tillman. Gave up millions to join the military after 9/11. Was killed by friendly fire. But the NFL and government never talk about that and use Tillman as some kind of recruiter folk hero.. In fact at first the army claimed it was ENEMY fire

[@ShadowThe771]

This was an amazing video. You just earned yourself a new subscriber.

[@aaronstark5060]

I’m a Browns fan and I remember when they traded Trent Richardson to the Colts, a lot of the fans were upset and I remember saying, “I don’t know, I’m not sold on the guy”. But I’d be lying if I said I thought he was going to be THAT bad. And in the end, the Browns used the pick to trade up and get Johnny Manziel, so, there’s that.

[@mkgibertjr]

And yet there's a universe somewhere where Luck stays an extra year in college and gets drafted #1 overall by the first year Andy Reid Chiefs in the 2013 draft. Insane how his career would have turned out if he did.

[@coopermorton8368]

you deserve so many more subs bro, amazing videos never stop

[@shanetrimble9265]

Now he can just enjoy himself every day. Lounge around the house, play with his kid. No pressure. No stress. It's such a relief knowing a privileged rich kid got richer. Now he can truly find himself without the stress of paying bills.

[@misternibbles7426]

TLDR no one blocked ever. The Colts front office never even tried to get a decent OL and Luck was plagued with injuries as a result.

[@killertexas210]

Bro I lost it when he said Peyton mannings neck just couldn’t hold his forehead up any longer😂😂

[@talkingmudcrab718]

My Colts watchin buddy, my dear mother will spit and cuss if you ever mention the name "Andrew Luck," but I will always be thankful to him for being so awesome to watch even if he never brought home a trophy. I could care less. I was entertained. I got to tell him as much... He took his daughter to the same school as my kids for a while until he moved his fam back to Cali. Real good dude. Down to Earth.

[@Colts657]

As a colts fan, i wish he requested a trade, it was so fun to watch him on the field

[@dfor33]

I've been an early subscriber to many really popular channels. I wish youtube had a way for me to know how many subs they actually had when I subscribed. 53.5K subs for TubFrog as of today. I'll look for this comment once you hit a million. Your writing and delivery are both so enjoyable. Please keep up the excellent work.

[@thatmarshallguy2024]

Every time I hear the Andrew Luck is coming back rumors, I listen to that’s man retirement and realize… Ain’t no way in hell that man is EVER coming back

[@maekong2010]

A tough take but accurate. When you have a whack-a-mole for an owner - well, let's just say there will always be "management issues" that are seemingly insurmountable. That reminds me. How's Jeff Saturday doing these days? Andrew did the right thing and probably did it too late out of a sense of loyalty that Indy obviously did little to earn. Nicely done, Tubfrog.

[@kevinrodriguezquinones892]

Please make more videos like this please I enjoy them 😅

[@thetictacman7216]

I 100% remember that night he retired, 11 or 12 year old me was chilling watching the game not knowing why luck got up and was walking to the tunnel and then I saw the headline and all I did for the whole night was ball my eyes out. I was so devastated to see one of my quarterbacks leave for good, and then when I was a little bit older, like 15 I was looking into everything and braking it down. And then I was a video of every andew luck injury, I was once again balling my eyes out and my dad saw what I was watching and said it was sad to see what happened to a great man like that

[@YodaSmokes]

Great video