Colts great becomes eligible for the NFL's Hall of Fame
Saturday, multiple new members were inducted into the NFL's Hall of Fame. This also means players who have been officially retired for five years prior to 2024 are now eligible. One of the names released, Colts fans are sure to recognize. Former Indianapolis Colts' number 1 overall pick Andrew Luck has officially been retired long […]
Saturday, multiple new members were inducted into the NFL's Hall of Fame. This also means players who have been officially retired for five years prior to 2024 are now eligible. One of the names released, Colts fans are sure to recognize.
Former Indianapolis Colts' number 1 overall pick Andrew Luck has officially been retired long enough to be eligible for the Hall of Fame. Luck's retirement is the type of event, where many to this day remember where they were when they first heard the news.
Some fans were live in the seats of Lucas Oil Stadium for a preseason matchup between the Chicago Bears when they received the dreaded notification from Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Andrew Luck ended his career with the Colts with 23,671 yards and 171 touchdowns. In both stats, he stands at 3rd all-time for the Colts' franchise, only behind Peyton Manning and Johnny Unitas.
What makes those stats even more impressive is the fact that Andrew Luck retired from the NFL at the age of 29 after only seven seasons—and only being healthy and active for six of those seven seasons. The shocking retirement of Andrew Luck will forever be one of the NFL's biggest what if's in NFL history.
Another player who finds himself on the biggest what if's in NFL history is former Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson. Johnson retired from the NFL after nine seasons in the league at the age of 30. Johnson was inducted into the NFL's Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility in 2021. While Johnson's career ended earlier than expected during that time frame, he was able to put up 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. Including still the NFL's most receiving yards in a season in 2012 when Johnson put up 1,964 yards.
The question now is, did Luck do enough in his seven seasons to warrant being named to the NFL's Hall of Fame? A prestigious honor that his career trajectory was ascending toward prior to his shocking retirement in 2019.
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