Andrew Luck is finally returning to football after five long years

Indianapolis Colts graduate Andrew Luck has joined the Stanford football program as general manager, a long-awaited return to football for many fans who were stunned when he unexpectedly retired in 2019.

Luck was signed by the Colts in the 2012 draft and was an instant superstar. He had the most passing yards, most pass attempts, most 300-yard passing games and most game-winning drives in NFL history and led the Colts to the playoffs – all in his rookie year. Year. He also showed incredible toughness during his tenure with the Colts, overcoming an injured kidney and a torn abdominal muscle. Unfortunately, injuries caught up with him and he missed the entire 2017 season due to shoulder surgery. He returned in 2018 and played so well that he was named the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year. But just two weeks before the start of the 2019 season, Luck shocked the NFL world and left it all behind.

Now he’s finally coming back home to football. He told ESPN that his new position was created specifically for him and gives him an unprecedented level of control over the Stanford program. He will oversee literally everything in football: the coaches, player personnel, recruiting, the student-athlete experience and more.

“I’m excited,” he told ESPN. “I think Stanford is taking a confident and innovative step. We are, hands down, the best athletic department in college sports. We have to prove it again in football and we are happy to be part of this challenge.”

Luck played football at Stanford, where he led the team to BCS bowl berths in his final two seasons; He also finished runner-up for the Heisman Trophy both years.

“I am a product of this university, Nerd Nation; I love this place,” Luck said, according to the Associated Press. “I believe strongly in Stanford’s unique approach to athletics and academics and the opportunity to return our program to the top. Coach Taylor has shown the team the right path and I can’t wait to work with him, the staff and the best, smartest and toughest soccer players in the world.