The Washington Commanders could have violated the NFL’s tampering guidelines once they reportedly inquired about retired quarterback Andrew Luck’s curiosity in returning to the league.
The Indianapolis Colts have requested the NFL to look into the potential for improper contact between the Commanders and Luck, in line with ESPN.
Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts runs with the ball in opposition to the Titans at Nissan Stadium on Dec. 30, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Luck, who retired in 2019 with three years remaining on his contract, would stay below contract with the Colts if he had been to make a return to the NFL.
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The Commanders didn’t make contact with Luck or his agent, however Indianapolis hopes to make clear whether or not Washington spoke to a 3rd occasion and if that might represent a violation of the NFL’s anti-tampering coverage, per the report.
On Sunday, Colts proprietor Jim Irsay issued a blanket assertion warning any staff from contacting Luck a few potential NFL return.
“If any NFL staff, tried to contact Andrew Luck (or any affiliate of him)… to play for his or her Franchise – it could be a transparent violation of the league’s tampering coverage,” his tweet learn.
Luck, 33, retired in 2019 after seven years within the league, all with the Colts. The shock announcement got here simply earlier than the season begin and with three years nonetheless remaining on his contract.
Andrew Luck on the sidelines earlier than the championship recreation between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs on Jan. 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)
The Colts have been looking for their subsequent franchise quarterback since Luck abruptly retired previous to the beginning of the 2019 season.
Since Luck known as it quits, the Colts have traded for Carson Wentz and Matt Ryan, with neither participant lasting greater than a season.
With an opportunity to pick out a franchise-altering quarterback within the 2023 NFL Draft, Colts basic supervisor Chris Ballard took a threat, deciding on Florida’s Anthony Richardson with the fourth general choose.
The Florida product is taken into account to have an enormous upside regardless that he’s a uncooked expertise.
Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson reacts after being chosen by the Indianapolis Colts in the course of the NFL Draft, April 27, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
“Sometimes you simply gotta take a shot at it,” Colts basic supervisor Chris Ballard mentioned on the video sequence “The Next Pick.”
“I didn’t wish to search for and watch him be a celebrity someplace else,” Ballard mentioned. “If he’s going to be a celebrity, he’s going to be a celebrity for the Colts. Fortunately for us, it labored out.”
Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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