Sunday I went into my corner to process my thoughts about the stunning retirement of Andrew Luck and its implications for the NFL as a whole and the New York Giants in particular.
There is another side to Luck’s retirement which puts why it was so surprising into stark focus: He left the NFL “early,” but he did so coming off a great season and reasonably healthy. That’s a luxury that few players are afforded.
I could only fine one similar example recent Giants’ history, and that was Tiki Barber before the 2007 season.