Andrew Luck shocked the sporting world this weekend when he suddenly announced his retirement, just weeks before the start of the NFL season, at age 29. I’m sure that Luck has been contemplating retirement for some time, but wanted to get back into the swing of training camp and preseason before making such a big decision. Whatever he felt over the past few days obviously solidified it enough for him to walk away from football for good.
Luck is just the latest in what is becoming a trend among NFL players; guys who are relatively young, some of them very much in the prime of their careers, who decide to hang up the cleats.