Congratulations to Doug Gottlieb for inserting himself into the Andrew Luck retirement story with the worst tweet possible on the matter.
Gottlieb, a former college basketball player and current FOX Sports Radio talk show host, ripped Luck for retiring. He called Luck a “millennial” and said the quarterback was retiring because rehab was “too hard.”
Retiring cause rehabbing is “too hard” is the most millennial thing ever #AndrewLuck
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) August 25, 2019
Here we were thinking it was bad of Indianapolis Colts fans to boo Luck, and Gottlieb somehow topped them.
Since 2015, Luck has suffered:
– torn labrum in shoulder (he played through this injury in 2016)
– torn cartilage in two ribs
– lacerated kidney
– partially torn abdomen
– at least one concussion
– current ankle/calf injury that led to his retirement
A hit Luck took from Danny Trevathan in 2015 left a doctor saying the injuries were consistent with a car crash victim.
Luck has always had a true love of the game and been one of the most physical quarterbacks when he’s played, going back to his college college days. He is a tough dude who played through injuries and never shied away from contact. Walking away from football after being broken by the injuries and rehab is a personal choice that he is free to make. We will miss watching him but understand his difficult decision. It’s a shame there are knuckleheads out there like Gottlieb who don’t get it.
