(12-25-2021, 11:40 AM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote:

(12-25-2021, 10:39 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: Yeah, Luck had a good season and promptly retired, and I'm not misremembering the rumors, there was a lot of talk about him being done. That he still played a good season after that has nothing to do with what I said.

I just don't recall the rumors, but I do remember people being absolutely shocked when he did retire which makes me think maybe they weren't that many of them.

The seriousness of his shoulder problems had been suspected for a while. https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nf...523709001/

I'll see if I can dig up some of the rumors of him being done.

Here's more about his botched rehab in 2018 https://www.yahoo.com/news/andrew-luck-n...25003.html

And this makes it sound like he's no sure thing to even play in 2018 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2252...-right-now

Here's some about his problems speculating about his career being in jeopardy. If also includes something about that not being why McDaniels bailed, but, really, would you expect him to admit to it? https://www.stampedeblue.com/2018/2/7/16...er-surgery

Really, just reading between the lines for major stories during the 2018 off-season is pretty clear he was probably closer to the end of his career than people were thinking.

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