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Overtime: Andrew Luck’s retirement is not yours to criticize

Andrew Luck addresses the media after news of his retirement at the age of 29. Photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Colts / Youtube.

JOSH MULLENIX | SPORTS EDITOR | jmulleni@butler.edu

On Saturday, Aug. 24, Andrew Luck broke the internet. The 29-year-old announced he was retiring from football, just weeks away from beginning his seventh season in the National Football League.

People are mad. Like, really mad — and some of them with good reason. Newly acquired season ticket holders feel cheated, having paid for a season that can no longer exist. Local Indianapolis media have questioned Luck’s competitiveness and whether or not he is “real.