- Luck was a legendary college quarterback before starring for the Colts
Former Colts star quarterback Andrew Luck is making a shock return to football, it has been reported.
The Pro Bowl passer, now 35, shocked the NFL in August 2019 when he walked away from the NFL after just seven seasons.
But he’s now set to return to high-level football as the GM for his alma mater the Stanford Cardinal, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Luck, who starred at Stanford from 2009 to 2011, will be positioned ‘above the entire program’ in his role and oversee coaching, player personnel, recruiting and more.
The two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up will also have various business obligations, according to Thamel, such as fundraising and sponsorships.
Andrew Luck, seen in 2023, is returning to Stanford as the football program’s general manager
He walked off the field during a 2019 preseason game as a report of his retirement surfaced
Luck had spent two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Palo Alto High School, but this role at Stanford marks his first job with a college or NFL team since hanging his cleats up.
He is considered a legend at Stanford, as he’s the program’s all-time leader in touchdown passes and led the team to a 23-3 record over his last two years there.
However, the Cardinal has just finished its second consecutive 3-9 season, and Luck told ESPN that Stanford had been ‘slow to the draw’ to adapt to changes in college sports like NIL and the transfer portal.
‘I’m very thankful for what football has given me,’ he said. ‘
In many, many ways on many, many levels. Stanford is one of those deeper levels. There’s something about it, especially the people there. This is going to be a daunting challenge. It’s a steep climb. But I’m fired up.’
More to follow
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