After missing the 2017 season with a shoulder injury, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is still to throw a regulation football. The 28-year-old recently talked with reporters and revealed that there is a timetable for when that might happen, but didn’t want to go further into details. Still, Luck said that he is “confident” and “optimistic” about his return from the injury.
“There is a timetable, but I’m not going to share it with you guys,” – said Luck on Monday. “I’ve very, very confident and very, very optimistic I’m going to be absolutely fine and come back better than I was. I’ll be a better quarterback, a better teammate, a better person.“
After being drafted first overall by the Colts in 2012 NFL Draft, Andrew Luck was named the team’s starting QB. He led the Colts to playoff appearances in his first three seasons with the team and didn’t miss a single game. Luck injured his shoulder at the beginning of 2015 season, and went on to miss 26 games in the next three seasons, while the Colts failed to reach the playoffs on three consecutive occasions.
“I guess there is a certain amount of guilt that I’ve lived with for not being able to play this past year,” – said Luck. “Not being out there for the team, and it sounds a little corny and a little cheesy. It was very difficult. I’ve put a lot of my self-worth in being available for this team and being the best I could for this team. That maybe is not the healthiest thing in the world to do. When I wasn’t available and I couldn’t help the team, and when I maybe felt like I was being a bit of a distraction, that was hard for me to handle. [It] provided also some good learning opportunities. I believe I’ll come back a better player and … a better teammate, a better person.“
