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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is not just good because of his incredible arm talent; he is also very smart on the field. As a matter of fact, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians thinks Mahomes’ football IQ is on par with a couple of terrific quarterbacks Arians coached at different times during […]

On Mar. 7, 2012, the Indianapolis Colts cut ties with Peyton Manning. The legendary quarterback missed the entire 2011 season with a neck injury. For the first time in over a decade, the Colts were on the quarterback market. Luckily, a stud from Stanford came along in time to uplift the struggling franchise. Andrew Luck […]

While the Denver Broncos’ dismissal of Rich Scangarello may have been greeted with unanimous affirmation, the fans’ reception to Vic Fangio’s choice of Pat Shurmur as the team’s new offensive coordinator could be described as either lukewarm or downright doubtful. The fans can’t be faulted as the Broncos had to endure another lost season. We […]

XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck, who is the father of former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, doesn’t see any ‘hankering’ from his son that he wants to return to football. On an appearance on the Dan Le Batard Show, Oliver Luck said Andrew is doing well and he seems to be enjoying his time away from […]

The Indianapolis Colts will enter the final week of the regular season in a different state than they were in a year ago. Last season, the Colts were 10-6 and were preparing themselves for the postseason with Andrew Luck leading the offense. Fast forward to now and Indianapolis is facing the sudden reality of possibly […]

Philip Rivers is possibly playing his final season with the Los Angeles Chargers as his contract is set to expire. With Rivers’ future filled with uncertainty, should the Indianapolis Colts add Rivers in free agency? During the third week of the preseason this year, the Colts were shocked to hear that Andrew Luck was retiring […]

In August, Andrew Luck shocked the sports world by retiring from the NFL and the Indianapolis Colts at 29 years old. Months later, the Colts are feeling the repercussions of losing their passing protégé and MVP candidate. Luck’s backup Jacoby Brissett has simmered down since a hot start in the wake of the stunning retirement. […]

The Indianapolis Colts have lost four straight games and were eliminated from the playoffs following their loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 15. With the Colts missing out on the postseason, it’s interesting to wonder what would’ve happened had Andrew Lock not retired before the season began. After a seemingly normal preseason game […]

The Indianapolis Colts are now an even 6-6 on the year while the team’s season could very well be in jeopardy thanks to this past Sunday’s loss to the rival Tennessee Titans. With a chance to gain some much-needed ground in the AFC standings over the weekend, the Colts couldn’t capitalize at home against a […]

The Indianapolis Colts have gotten off to a 4-2 start to the regular season that includes wins over the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans. They currently sit atop the AFC South standings even after the retirement of former franchise-quarterback Andrew Luck. Despite announcing his retirement from NFL football, Luck has continued to communicate regularly […]

The biggest story of the preseason was Andrew Luck. His shock retirement left the football world in disbelief. Meanwhile, it left the Indianapolis Colts in a situation no team wants to be in. They lost their starting quarterback with just a week to go before the regular season started. Luckily for them, they had a very […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo was asked at the Pacers media day about Indianapolis Colts star Andrew Luck retiring so early in his career and called out fans who have bashed Luck for the decision. Oladipo pointed out how physical football is, and thinks that if someone is bashing Luck for the decision it says […]

The Indianapolis Colts were supposed to be Super Bowl contenders this season. Fresh off a 10-6 campaign where they reached the AFC Divisional Round, the Colts had an extremely bright future given significant improvements made to the offensive line and a defensive unit that proved to be extremely staunch against the run last year. At […]

It has been quite some time since former NFL quarterback Brett Favre suited up atop the highest level. A Green Bay Packers legend who also played for the Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings, it appears as though the aging Favre almost became a member of the Indianapolis Colts as well — sort […]

Andrew Luck is retired. That’s not expected to change anytime soon. According to CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora, the Indianapolis Colts faced Luck’s retirement with the assumption that he won’t be back, one staff member said, “we’d be even more shocked if he ever came back.” The Colts look at Luck’s retirement as a definite […]

The Indianapolis Colts suffered a devastating blow with the sudden retirement of quarterback Andrew Luck. It appears that he is not the only notable departure from the offense heading into the 2019 NFL season. According to Stephen Holder of The Athletic, Howard Mudd has decided to step down as the senior offensive assistant coach: Frank […]

The Houston Texans witnessed the retirement of division rival quarterback Andrew Luck last Saturday. The former Indianapolis Colts star delt with subpar to terrible offensive line play for most of his career. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was on that pace until the Texans sent the Miami Dolphins a treasure trove of picks for a franchise […]

Following the unforeseen retirement of Andrew Luck last month, the Indianapolis Colts had no choice but to instill their confidence in Jacoby Brissett. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Brissett is signing a two-year extension with the Colts. The #Colts and QB Jacoby Brissett have agreed to terms on a 2-year extension worth $30M, source […]

There’s no turning back from the Andrew Luck retirement at this point for the Indianapolis Colts. There’s no way he’s coming back to the team and they have to live without him. However, team GM Chris Ballard is determined to know who was the man that leaked the news way before the team was ready […]

When Carson Palmer was in the NFL he dealt with a lot of injuries, so he knows the guilt and shame that the former Indianapolis Colts quarterback was playing with. In an interview with Peter King for Football Morning in America, Palmer talked about how when he was dealing with injuries, there was a lot […]

The fans of the Indianapolis Colts didn’t handle Andrew Luck’s retirement with class but that didn’t stop the now-retired quarterback from showing his appreciation for them. On Sunday morning, Luck thanked fans with a full-page ad in an Indianapolis newspaper. Andrew Luck takes out a full page ad in this morning’s @indystar to thank the […]

Andrew Luck stunned the Indianapolis Colts—and the entire NFL—when he announced his retirement last weekend, but the Colts seem to be maintaining a positive attitude. Indianapolis was getting set to enter 2019 as a trendy Super Bowl pick, but now, with Luck gone, the Colts’ stock has taken a nosedive. Still, head coach Frank Reich […]

Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck shocked the NFL world on Saturday when he announced his retirement. This came as a complete surprise, as Luck was about to enter his prime at age 29. In a somewhat similar move, former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement at the beginning of this […]

When former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced his retirement, it sent shockwaves throughout the NFL. Luck retiring suddenly in the prime of his career had massive implications for the Colts and the 2019 season, but it also greatly impacted a popular Twitter account called Capt. Andrew Luck. The account was created years ago and […]

Despite four-time Pro-Bowl quarterback Andrew Luck shockingly stepping down from the NFL over the weekend, star wide receiver TY Hilton says the Indianapolis Colts have the same goals for the upcoming season. Per ESPN’s Ed Werder: “Goals remain the same,’’ he said. “We going out and we playing so anybody that takes us lightly or […]

Over the past couple of days, many people have given their take on Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement. On Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid reacted to Luck’s retirement. Andy Reid expanded a bit on Andrew Luck after today's practice: "He was great for the league, but at the same time, it’s important that […]

In a special edition of the Establish the Pass Podcast, we discuss Andrew Luck’s shocking retirement, the true culprit in former general manager Ryan Grigson, and the future of the Indianapolis Colts without Luck. We started with their initial reactions to the news, which seemingly came out of nowhere on an otherwise calm Saturday evening. […]

Pittsburgh Steelers guard David DeCastro, who was a teammate with Andrew Luck was not happy to see how Indianapolis Colts fans treated him while he walked off the field after the teams third preseason game. Luck told Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he is disgusted by the way some people treat NFL players […]

Andrew Luck surprised everyone when he decided to retire from the NFL on Saturday night. As he made his way off of the field at Lucas Oil Stadium—for possibly the last time—there were some Indianapolis Colts fans who booed the quarterback. Unlike the Colts fans, former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter has “tremendous empathy” for […]

Andrew Luck rocked the NFL landscape this past weekend by suddenly announcing his retirement from the game of football, citing his nagging injuries stealing his passion for the game as the primary reason for his decision. Obviously, the news has hit a whole lot of people hard, with some taking the news worse than others. […]

When Andrew Luck suddenly retired on Saturday night, inevitably there were murmurs in the football community that he would make his return to the NFL at some point. Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee doesn’t believe that to be the case. “I don’t think he’ll play again, I think he’ll be doing incredible things. He […]

Some fans of the Indianapolis Colts didn’t appreciate Andrew Luck’s retirement on Saturday night. They booed him off the field. Somebody who knows all too well what Luck is going through is Barry Sanders. “It was tough,” Sanders told the New York Daily News today. “But I understood because I had been an avid fan before myself, so […]

When ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke Andrew Luck’s retirement before the Indianapolis Colts could finish their preseason game against the Chicago Bears, the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium was overcome with emotion—naturally. That emotion eventually led to boos, which has turned into a controversial topic considering everything Luck has done for the franchise. Green Bay Packers […]

Andrew Luck’s shocking decision to retire drew reactions from across the NFL, and Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio is the latest to weigh in. Speaking to the media on Monday. Fangio made it clear he respects Luck’s choice, via Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic. Fangio and Luck got to spend a lot of time together, […]

News of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck’s retirement was leaked during the team’s third preseason game, and running back Marlon Mack first heard about it from fans. Mack started to hear fans yell from the stands, and his teammates didn’t believe it at first: Kind of crazy when you think about it: The first person […]

When Andrew Luck shocked the football world by announcing his retirement this past Saturday, it rubbed some people the wrong way. Indianapolis Colts fans in attendance at the team’s third preseason game on Saturday booed Luck as he walked off of the field at the end of the contest, and some have questioned the timing […]

Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck shocked everybody with his decision to retire, but not everybody is buying that the move is permanent. Right after Luck said he was stepping away, talk turned to a potential comeback down the line. On Monday’s episode of ‘Undisputed’ on FS1, Shannon Sharpe declared himself among the crowd who […]

Andrew Luck’s decision to retire sent shockwaves throughout the NFL, and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the latest player to weigh in. During an appearance on Adam Schein’s radio show, Rodgers shared his thoughts freely about the situation and his dislike for the way things went down. Rodgers started off by saying he […]

As soon as Andrew Luck announced his retirement from the Indianapolis Colts, a lot of people started bringing up Robert Griffin III. As the quarterbacks drafted first and second overall in 2012, their careers are always going to be linked. For a while it looked like Griffin was falling out of the NFL, which led […]