Colts owner warns NFL teams about tampering with Andrew Luck

By The Associated Press
FILE - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck shakes hands with Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay after a news conference following the team's NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts want other NFL teams to know they consider contacting former quarterback Andrew Luck or his representatives tampering. Team owner Jim Irsay made it clear a Twitter post late Sunday night, May 7, 2023, following a weekend report from ESPN that the Washington Commanders attempted to find out in 2022 whether the four-time Pro Bowler would consider making a comeback. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michael Conroy]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts want other NFL teams to know they consider contacting former quarterback Andrew Luck to be tampering. Team owner Jim Irsay made that clear late Sunday night in a Twitter post. Luck abruptly retired in August 2019 at age 29 with three years left on his contract. He’s shown no indication he wants to return and appears to have slimmed down significantly from his listed playing weight of 240 pounds. ESPN reported Saturday the Washington Commanders attempted in 2022 to learn whether Luck would consider a comeback. That prompted Irsay’s response.

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