Luck is a six-part series that looks at one of the biggest what-if’s in NFL history - the career of Andrew Luck. How does one of the greatest quarterback prospect ever end up walking away from the game before he’s 30? Host Zak Keefer talks to those closest to Andrew Luck - former teammates, coaches, executives - to detail what made Luck exceptional, the pain he endured, and why ultimately he chose to retire when he did.
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Luck is a six-part series that looks at one of the biggest what-if’s in NFL history - the career of Andrew Luck. How does one of the greatest quarterback prospect ever end up walking away from the game before he’s 30? Host Zak Keefer talks to those closest to Andrew Luck - former teammates, coaches, executives - to detail what made Luck exceptional, the pain he endured, and why ultimately he chose to retire when he did.
In Episode 2 of LUCK, host Zak Keefer explores the historic decision the Indianapolis Colts faced in the winter of 2012: whether to move on from the franchise’s greatest player, Peyton Manning, for the chance to draft another generational talent at quarterback — Stanford’s Andrew Luck.
Keefer details the Colts’ internal struggles — including Manning’s covert plan to force his way back onto the field, and Jim Irsay’s guilt over having to release an all-time great. Voices in the episode include Irsay, Bill Polian, Chuck Pagano, Bruce Arians, Daniel Jeremiah, Peter King, Bob Kravitz and more.
Luck
Luck is a six-part series that looks at one of the biggest what-if’s in NFL history - the career of Andrew Luck. How does one of the greatest quarterback prospect ever end up walking away from the game before he’s 30? Host Zak Keefer talks to those closest to Andrew Luck - former teammates, coaches, executives - to detail what made Luck exceptional, the pain he endured, and why ultimately he chose to retire when he did.
