Former Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is returning to the gridiron, but not as a player.
According to Alex Simon of Mercury News, Luck is back on the field as a coach for Palo Alto High School.
This isn’t a full-time gig for Luck at the moment. The former Pro Bowler is helping out two days a week while trying to complete his master’s degree at Stanford.
Simon was told that Palo Alto’s football team “loves” having Luck around each week.
Sports fans, meanwhile, are happy to see that Luck’s passion for the game of football hasn’t changed despite his early retirement.
Happy for him if this is his calling https://t.co/4yrTcNVNlP
— aces 2022 champions, turn me up. (@OJTheNigerian) September 14, 2023
“Those players are BLESSED to be coached by him,” one fan said.
Those players are BLESSED to be coached by him!
— Coach DK (@TheCoachDK) September 14, 2023
“This makes my heart so happy,” a second fan commented.
This makes my heart happy https://t.co/AVbjAVKJgh
— Joshua #RICHARDSZN (@FirstSnap) September 14, 2023
Another person wrote, “I think he said he was going back to school to be a teacher and coach a year or two ago, but this is awesome! He still looks great! I bet he can throw it a mile!
I think he said he was going back to school to be a teacher and coach a year or two ago, but this is awesome! He still looks great! I bet he can throw it a mile! https://t.co/BhR0U1dyYo
— The Coltist (@TheColtist) September 14, 2023
Luck, the former No. 1 pick from the 2012 NFL Draft, played for the Colts until 2018. He had 23,671 passing yards and 171 touchdowns before retiring.
Maybe, just maybe, Luck will consider coaching on a full-time basis in the future.