Last Monday, quarterback Andrew Luck reportedly told Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, general manager Chris Ballard and head coach Frank Reich of his plans to retire.
"I'm tired, and I'm in pain. I'm gonna retire," Luck told the Colts' decision-makers, according to Peter King of NBC Sports.
The meeting between Luck and Colts brass lasted more than two hours, and the team gave him several alternatives to retiring—including going on injured reserve with a designation to return so he could rehab the high-ankle issue that hampered him all offseason. Reich and Ballard then attempted to feel out Luck over the week that followed, hoping he would change his mind.