Twitter Reacts To Andrew Luck's Retirement From NFL

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Andre Luck leaves the field.
"It's the hardest decision of my life."

It’s being called one of the most surprising retirements in sports history. Andrew Luck, at just twenty-nine-years-old, is retiring from professional football. To start his career, Luck had led the Colts further and further into the playoffs each season, stopping one game short of a Superbowl; however, since then, injuries have held Luck’s career in a chokehold. Last night, Luck finally decided to tap out. 

In light of how shocking a decision it is, fans across social media have experienced a wide range of reactions. At the stadium, Colts fans began to boo their once beloved quarterback after news broke for the first time during last night’s game against the Bears. Perhaps, the boo’s were directed more at the situation than their prodigy but regardless, Luck heard them. “It hurt,” he said when asked about the reaction

Other NFL players weighed in on the situation as well. Former teammate, and also, young retiree, Pat McAfee express his understanding of Luck’s decision but wished for him to have kept playing. “I understand you’re the smartest human I’ve ever talked to, but man, I wish you would’ve played longer,” McAfee said in a video posted to Twitter after news initially broke. Check out some of the Twitter reactions below.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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