Andrew Luck missed all of minicamp with the Indianapolis Colts as he recovered from a calf injury, and the same ailment has kept him out of training camp so far. While the star quarterback insists he is not concerned about missing Week 1, he admitted on Tuesday that he is still experiencing pain.
Luck told reporters that he has vowed to be “honest with myself” after everything that happened with the shoulder injury that forced him to sit out the entire 2017 season. He says surgery on his calf has been ruled out, but he’s still not where he needs to be.
Additionally, Luck says he's had X-Rays done, and "my Achilles is not at extra risk, there is no tear or swelling indicated." Surgery was ruled out a while back.
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) July 30, 2019
For those curious, and for what it's worth on July 30, Andrew Luck was asked about his availability for Week 1 – which is still 40 days away. "Yes, absolutely, absolutely" he expects to be out there.
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) July 30, 2019
The injury does not sound all that serious, but it’s only natural for Colts fans to worry about any lingering injury with Luck. We heard over and over again how he was going to be ready for the start of the 2017 season, and he ended up not playing at all.
Luck had a nice bounce-back season last year, and the Colts want to get back to being a playoff contender in 2019. You can understand them being cautious with the calf injury, but that isn’t going to make fans feel any better.
