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As first reported by Adam Schefter, Andrew Luck has retired from the NFL.
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
Jacoby Brissett is Indianapolis’ new starting quarterback.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2019
Andrew Luck is 29 years old. And ready to move on from the NFL.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2019
Schefter isn’t wrong very often, let’s hope he is somehow, very, very wrong about Andrew Luck.
UPDATE:
Andrew Luck has officially retired. This was his press conference:
Andrew Luck announces his retirement from the @NFL. https://t.co/PK9ADYBuOX
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) August 25, 2019
I, as many of us are, am in total disbelief.