The Indianapolis Colts were hit with one of the NFL's most difficult circumstances in 2019 — the retirement of their young franchise quarterback, Andrew Luck.
After squandering much of Luck's early career with poor offensive line play and questionable play-calling, the Colts waited patiently for the Stanford product as he recovered from a 2017 shoulder injury that sidelined him for an entire season. They even traded away the third pick in the 2018 draft (which became USC quarterback Sam Darnold), buying fully into a future that would pair Luck with one of the league's best young offensive minds in Frank Reich.