Andrew Luck illustrates how rewards of the NFL justifies the risks - Whitlock | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF 

What are your thoughts on Andrew Luck’s retirement?

Sad thing is not many players see that payday and still have the injuries.

That’s right Marcellus tell them to keep that same energy they had for Vontae Davis

This is why I respect Eli and the fact that he’s never missed a snap. Playing without an offensive line can ruin your entire career. The Colts ruined Andrew Luck because they failed to give him an average offensive line

Hope my Texans are looking at their afc south neighbors and going, you know what we should put as much protection around Watson as we can, otherwise we’ll have another Luck situation

If Russell Wilson or Cam Newton retired early - Uncle Ruckus Whitlock would’ve been shouting from the rooftops about how they were “soft”, not “about that life” - and “this is why players should not get guaranteed contracts”.

That's why Zeke wants his $$$$$ NOW.

Luck wore down mentally. Situations like this make me respect dudes like Frank Gore, Garrison Hearst, and Derrick Rose more for grinding through "career ending" injuries

Y'all don't have a problem with Andrew Luck but y'all had a problem with Vontae Davis. Thanks Mr Wiley

With all the rule changes people still don't understand the pounding football players take..I played D3 football as a WR and knew I was never good enough to the the pros..I've been injured(broken ankle,torn acl) and the darkness you go through during rehab can't be explained..I don't blame Andrew Luck for hanging it up at all

Vontae Davis was a really good point there. I haven't seen any other talking heads bring that subject up.

Love Wiley. Always telling it straight and throwing in some solid experience to boot.

Thank God Andrew Luck has a family to love more than football.

Barry Sanders and Megatron didn't retire because of injury. They retired because they stopped having fun their teams had no chance to make it to the promise land aka Super Bowl.

Excellent show, only players know what other players go through

Didn’t Luck already explain why he retired from the nfl....so why is this a topic?

I pray that this doesn’t happen to D Watson.(because of the fickleness of football)- because the team ain’t draft no protection before the 4th round during his first 4 years!!

Andrew Luck retired because he could no longer be Andrew Luck. I waited for him to explain this statement before I commented. I waited for no reason at all. That was a bad bad bad all time take. Then he went on to say he doesn't have the same fast ball. SMH! Dude he threw for nearly 5k yards and 40+ TDs last year. What is he talking about he can't be Andrew Luck anymore? I would understand mentally, but physically I don't think he's diminished.

Whitlock is loosing a bunch of weight, keep at it big man.

That everyday but game day stuff starts in high school bro especially after 4-5 years of pop warner. Shoot half my friends spent half their life playin football before we graduated

This the best show by far in sports new show

why is it ok for teams to cut players with no notice but its not ok for a player to retire with no notice (assuming he didnt give them forewarning)?

This is the most logical, thoughtful, and realistic POV I've heard on this

Whitlock has no credibility!! I never heard a Sports analyst that was so one sided towards the Lakers , whatever the topic, whatever the case may be in regards to the Lakers Whitlock always has something negative to say about the lakes. So how can I take his opinions serious .

3:25 The Reverend Houshmandzadeh speaking to his flock.

I have a torn knee it’s affected my whole life imagine being in the nfl and dealing with pain ..

The punishment he took that game against the Broncos was inhumane . He took a lot of punishment, probably the most a QB has got the last years. More punishment than Cam Newton who as a movile QB Is subject to that punishment.

I applaud Luck. Move on to something else and enjoy your life

I like how they make it seem like every football player gets guaranteed contracts and money like Luck. For most player 15 years from now the NFL won’t be worth it.

They are not letting Kap back in

A MAN majes his own decisions. I APPLAUD MR. LUCK

Exactly he won and he quit! Enough said! God bless and hope he gets help...on the other side I’m feel for my colts fans! I understand your instant emotions! Tough place to be to see your Franchise qb literally walk off the field in front of you for the last time!

Ray Lewis's wisdom would of been a perfect for this topic

he had one of the worst O lines in the league, if not THEE worst! And management didn't seem to be doing anything about it. From a health standpoint, if he felt he could no longer do his job; who are we to question that? He's the one on the field, not us...

Luck has a pretty good education and degree in Engineering . His best work could be ahead .

Whitlock looks like he went to the barbershop and. Ate three bigmacs before the show started

I ain't hear this much excuses for RGIII

That was the excuse Kwahi Leonard used, but the truth was he wanted out so he can go to LA (the bigger market) and make more money for his uncle. He quit on his team. Now he may has lucked out with winning and NBA title in TO, but that doesn’t take away his low character. He did fake an injury. He did lie.

It’s good because if this was 20 years ago, Luck would be a dead man because of both medicine being limited and old man mentality to stay on the field.

I love Wiley. No one can say stupid things with pride like he can.

Never heard someone say they wouldn't have played if they could do it again. Go watch Adrian foster on rogans podcast then

No one who has NEVER played at the NFL level of football will ever understand how much of a grind it is. The punishment takes a toll on the body. I wish Andrew Luck well in retirement. No shame in getting out of the game before it breaks you down physically and mentally.

Hey Jason, it's no secret that it was a struggle for you.

The one sports talk show and episode where every single person on the panel was right on the money regarding this issue.

We pay athletes 10000x more than our Veterans. Think about that...

NAW I GUARANTEE HE ALREASY DONE TOLD THEM MONTHS AN MONTHS AGO BUT I WOULD BET MONEY THEY TOLD HIM TO SAY NOTHIN UNTIL THEY SOLD ALL THERE SEASON TICKET PASSES!!!!

I'm going to be honest, Will Cain is my favorite tv sports guy, but this show is the most real out of any show in the history of sports show. Luck is a cool dude man. Cool dude.

Andrew should have publicly said that idiot Ryan Grigson doesn't know how to put an offensive line together and I forced to take a beating for years before I got Chris Ballard as my general manager who put together a better offensive line in his first year than Ryan did during his time as general manager.

I agreed with you Marcellus, when your ability is not the same anymore before the fans ridiculous you with the media,and then you don't want look bad and finish your career badly.i understand Andrew luck , it's not about football ,,but himself first.

I cannot believe that someone who keeps playing competitive football, from grade school to professional football, honestly believes that they will come out physically or psychologically unscathed, much less that they will come out healthier after their playing days are done. Of course, you will be deteriorating over time. Simple getting older degrades your body and mind. Not accepting that reality and not adjusting to your changing physical and mental states has more to do with arrogance and an unexamined ego. In spite of injuries, Luck is still a high quality QB talent, but IF he actually believed that his injury-adjusted current and future levels of talents were not good enough, as Wiley and Brooks suggest, then Luck's decision is neither courageous nor does it reflect humility, and instead, Luck's decision reflects an unchecked pride along with a lower tolerance threshold for pain and sacrifice, and an unwillingness to bear the costs, which includes recurrent pain, associated with that sacrifice. Aside from poor OLs, Luck and others who play that aggressive (gambler's) style of football should also realize the consequences of not avoiding contact. Too bad Floyd Mayweather did not train Luck, Newton, and others, on the art of avoiding unnecessary violent contact.

I'm happy for him that he got to keep the money and if he feels it's time it's time, but I do hope he comes back in another year of rest/recovery and balls out a bit more. I was hoping to see Luck vs Mahomes a few more times. He had a lot of potential, but those first few years of no line really hurt him in the long term. He finally has a team this year and he just can't stay healthy, just a shame and bad timing.

Marcellus killed it with finally talking about the misdiagnosed injuries that moved during his career!!! Idk who the medical staff is but I’d like to apply,...lacerated kidney-abdominal strain-

Yeah, Luck was in that injury, rehab vicious circle. He made the right choice. Classy move by the Colts to not take money back.

right on marcellus. you said it - (1) rehab is grueling; (2) football hits back. You need to get what you can get from the game. But you guys ignored the elephant in the room. You all know that. You need to devise "how" the game is to change.

#NFL team cut players all the time for salary cap concerns but #TheColts gave #LUCK a $20M+ parting gift,,,, When Peyton left the colts he was supposed to wait til after the season ticket sales deadline but he refused, seems like Andrew (Jesus) Luck was more cooperative and got handsomely rewarded #SpeakForYourself #FS1

Whitlock : "Brain damage, or whatever"

WTF Whitlock finally made a great point and the segment ended! Da**. Everyone was like hmmm.

Its better then retiring at the half way season at half time like Davis lol.

I’m not a Colts fan, but Andrew Luck was a great Pro! Wish him well!!!

This is why every athlete’s first choice is NBA

Luck QUIT end of story. Less to do with injuries, more to do with he just got TIRED of playing after $100M+. Rumors he wanted 3 wks off to go to Hawaii to *recover* -team said NO. Indy front office LIED multiple times to fan base sayin Luck will play (back in 2017), and NOW when they knew FULLY he had no intention, weeks probably months prior as far back as March. The $20M bonus they let him keep (hush money), have him stick around sell season tickets then drop the bomb just prior to reg season. *Truth* will come out later.

Whitlock the guy who look at sports as a positive because he can talk about the playershe wish he could be but ain't have the will 2 play 🤦🏾‍♂️

Just gives example how big of a deal TB12 is at 42.

Isn't it kinda funny how pretty much every ex player has lucks back and understands why he retired and only these analysts who never played are saying something about how he shouldn't have stopped so early

Of course Whitlock's not a quitter. Check his "Buffet" record.

So Luck must don’t pay taxes since they saying he has 100 million in the bank smh and why are they assuming he’s saved all his $$ 🤔🤔🤔 what could it be

You lost me when you talk about privledge.

Calvin Johnson is a perfect example. Best receiver lions ever had. Made him pay back the money.

i can't help but think luck knew he was gonna retire but put it off so the colts would sell more season tix.

These guys talk about $100 million like the average person talk about a 1/2 million

if the NFL was smart, and they are not, they would ask andrew to take a year off then get him in the front office as an executive doing something...the NFL needs luck for his intellect, integrity, and experience. Vonte Davis is the perfect example of what NOT to do...you do it BEFORE the season starts, not at the alter! Vonta wasn't a QB...this is all different for a starting, franchise QB...you can lose a wide out or d back, not a starting QB...you dont get that, you dont get pro football.

8:04 MESSAGE

I’m happy for Andrew Luck that he walked away when he could. For example:boxers never leave until they have a speech impediment. Awesome, a 29 year old multimillionaire! Fantastic

Marcellus Wiley was really never that good.

Well wtf about fantasy? What about us!

I am happy for him. He realize that when he gets older he will not have migraines and will be able to walk.

I wish I could Retire at the age of 29 take your time luck enjoy the rest of your life .

The organization revealed their true intentions, not protecting him, by not strengthening their OL. I respect Luck for his stance.

Is this poetic justice for Peyton Manning.

"... to walk away with $100M." Uh, no. Let's get real: the REAL winner in this is government, which takes at least 50% of that $100M. And government never got injured once to "earn" this cash bonanza. Luck got all the scars.

Its not courageous to retire when youve made 109mil.

SHOUT OUT TO VONTAE DAVIES

Let's just let Luck be Luck, let the dude live his own life

Luck seemed intent on playing Wk 1 then said his decision to quit had already been made 2 weeks ago? That's weird.

Vontae Davis could have easily told the team he couldn't do it anymore and stay to support them. He didn't do any of that, he left at half time and didn't even tell them

Money doesnt buy everything. No new hands, feet, ribs, spine, head (brain), cartilage. Luck and plenty more of these current players will no doubt deal with arthritis as they age.

I think there's more to the story and that the time line is totally off. I feel even more worried for the guy because of his mysterious injury. The fact that the backup was playing with the 1s for so long shows they had some indication that at least his health was in a serious gray area. My theory is that the truth hit them all in the past couple weeks and we're just watching an accelerated downfall. This injury must be serious for so many people to be stumped. We know of a bunch of injuries but he's probably had a lot more than we know and with him playing injured I can see why his body might not have been able to heal properly. I feel for the guy. I'm glad he called it quits instead of becoming one of those guys who shoot up and short change their teammates. I get the timing thing but I think it must have hit the fan so fast that they decided to rush it before the season starts. Better he retire two weeks prior than 2 weeks in.

Says nothing about the NFL, says something terrible about team ownership that allowed a terrible GM to allow Luck to be pulverized year after year. More hits and sacks than any QB in his years.

The only problem I have is why he is not paying back what he should..

To be fair Calvin Johnson retired early because he got tired of losing and the lions didn’t want to trade him or release him

Andrew Luck has 100 million dollars in the bank. I think he'll be fine in retirement, the NFL has been good to him.

3 yrs college 5 yrs NFL done I'm out. Mike Vick was supposed to do that.

Get money and go home

These dudes need to stop tryning to say why andrew luck retired . only Luck knows

What exit was better luck or vontae Davis

Luck has seen two or three specialist. Not just the colts staff.

Most people and I mean most (99%) just don't get it. YOU really don't. Look, Luck can make his decision and good for him but the bigger issue isn't really dealt with on this decision.Luck knew what he was getting into. He was the overall #1 pick. He was the pick of the franchise. Even Luck will tell you he was well aware who he was replacing. He was paid franchise money to lead the franchise to a title. He was their guy for 15-20 years. Things aren't always easy and don't go according to plan.Luck had an obligation to do everything in his power to succeed. He wasn't a 5th round draft pick or backup rb or free agent. Luck and his place in the organization isn't like the typical guard or center on a team. Why do you think these organizations pay so much money to the qb? It's the passing era. You need a qb which is why these teams risk a lot to get their guy.Luck was their guy but he put personal considerations first even though he literally signed on to do more than what he did which was play the game through pain. It's not easy being a NFL qb when things don't always go right. On a side note, teams are probably going to draft qb's who aren't that well rounded and sophisticated because when they draft a guy they want 100% football.

Andrew luck turning into Michael Vick 8:42

Im sorry i cannot feel sorry for Andrew Luck because NFL players want all the glory, all the money and what they prize the most is sympathy, i just cant give it to me.

Why does that man have a soul patch. What year is this.