1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck. Who is your immediate reaction when you found 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: out Man, No, no immediate reaction besides just calling them, 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: texting him. You know as my brother grew up playing 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: agains someone we were in high school. You know, have 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: been knowing him since I was fourteen years old. So 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: it's personal issue. Obviously not gonna disclosed with me and 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: him have talked about personally, but support him. Man had 8 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: a great, great ride, and that's the decision he makes. 9 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: It's probably for for a good reason. And you spoke 10 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: to him last night. I've spoken to him, I've communicated 11 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: with him. So whatever decision he's made, just understand like 12 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: it's in his best interest and for his family's best interests. 13 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: How big a surprise wasn't No? I mean, obviously you're 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,959 Speaker 1: hearing it in training to camp. It's a surprise, you know, 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: But at the same time, me knowing him that's a 16 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: personal friend, not that big of surprise, And it's it's 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: in't it'sn't his best interests? Were you surprised when you 18 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: saw the fans react the way they did and that 19 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: something fans need to understand that man, this game as 20 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: physical as it is, you know, taxing on everybody's body. 21 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: I don't care if they think all the quarterback, you know, 22 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: they're not taking like no, they take punishments, right, Like 23 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: that's the reason he's been dealing with injuries before. So 24 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: any player when they decide that is, you know, they've 25 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: given this game all they could and they're going to 26 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: step away from it for personal reasons whatever it is. 27 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: To Boom, that's not right, you know, regards that they 28 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: think it's premature, too early for their likings or would 29 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: not that's not that's not fair. And yeah, I'm not 30 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: gonna you know, comment on their fan base, but you know, 31 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: I'd hope any of our fans would understand that any 32 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: of our guys chose to you know, stop early or 33 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: you know, said that's enough. They're giving this game everything 34 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: they had. They understand like you know, a lot of 35 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: players around the weeks for the things you know, you've 36 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: seen so Rock retired, people thought maybe he has a 37 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: football up right, And aren't you know this this isn't 38 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: this isn't really new. Is this something that guys talk 39 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: about in terms of the most most definitely not most 40 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: definitely anytime you can leave on your terms that you 41 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: did it right, you know you've done it right, and 42 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: if you felt you've given this game everything you could, 43 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: and you know, you start looking at your kids, You 44 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: start looking at your family. You know how much you've sacrifice, 45 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: how much they've sacrifice, and how much time you missed 46 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: away from them and your body you feel like, you know, 47 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: physically and your mental health and safety like it's it's 48 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: not there, and you want to step away from the 49 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: game to you know, spend more time with them and 50 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: give give time back to them. Then that's to each man, 51 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: you know. So of course guys talk about it all 52 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: the time, and leaving on your own time, you know, 53 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: that's that's to him. Man, not all of us get that, 54 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: you know, like get that luxury, that pleasure. Sometimes a 55 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: lot of times are more often the game tells you 56 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: they're done with you before you can say you're done 57 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: with it. So I mean for guys to leave on 58 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: their own time, you know, that's that's that's to them, 59 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: knowing interest long as you have. How difficult must everything 60 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: that's going through be for him to come to this decision? Man? 61 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: You know, obviously he's been battling something, especially his last 62 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: you know, a few years, and obviously he said in 63 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: his press conference today, Um, you know something he's been 64 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: dealing When the struggling with had to make some decisions 65 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:02,519 Speaker 1: and he made the one else best for him and 66 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: his family.