Andrew Luck
American football player
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| 2025 | Luck voiced himself in The Simpsons episode 'Full Heart, Empty Pool', appearing alongside Blake Griffin and Megan Rapinoe as retired athletes competing in Homer Simpson's 'noodleball' tournament. |
| March 25 2025 | Luck brings in Frank Reich, his former NFL coach from Indianapolis, as interim head coach at Stanford. |
| March 25 2025 | As Stanford's new general manager, Luck fires head football coach Troy Taylor following two investigations into his conduct towards female staffers. |
| 2024 | Luck praised the 'Capt. Andrew Luck' social media account, expressing admiration for its humor and wit. |
| November 2024 | Became Stanford's general manager. |
| 2023 | Began serving as a part-time volunteer coach for the junior varsity team at Palo Alto High School. |
| 2023 | Inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| September 21 2023 | Luck appeared on a post-game broadcast dressed as his 'Capt. Andrew Luck' persona during a game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants. |
| 2022 | Moved to the Bay Area after returning to Stanford. |
| December 2022 | An ESPN article by Seth Wickersham revealed additional context behind Luck's retirement, with Luck explaining that preserving his marriage to Nicole was a significant factor in his decision to leave professional football. |
| August 2022 | Re-enrolled at Stanford as a graduate student, pursuing a master's degree in education. |
| January 10 2022 | Announced as an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. |
| 2019 | Retires from professional football ahead of the season, citing sustained injuries. |
| November 2019 | Welcomed his first child, a daughter named Lucy. |
| August 24 2019 | Andrew Luck abruptly announced his retirement from professional football at a press conference, citing ongoing injuries and rehabilitation challenges that had stripped the joy from the game. At 29 years old, he ended his NFL career just two weeks before the start of the season. |
| June 14 2019 | Announced that he and his wife were expecting their first child. |
| March 31 2019 | Married his longtime girlfriend Nicole Pechanec. |
| 2018 | In his final recorded postseason game, Luck completed 38 of 68 passes for 425 yards, throwing 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. |
| December 2018 | Luck leads the Colts to a Wild Card playoff berth, winning nine of ten games and finishing the season with 4,593 passing yards, 39 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. |
| November 2018 | Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in November for the second time |
| November 2018 | Luck earns AFC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 23 of 29 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns in a 38–10 win over the Titans, posting a 143.8 passer rating. |
| September 9 2018 | Andrew Luck returns to NFL after 616-day absence, starting Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals. He throws for 319 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception, setting a career-high in completions with 39, but the Colts lose 34–23. |
| February 7 2018 | Colts' general manager Chris Ballard confirmed that Luck would not need additional shoulder surgery. |
| January 2018 | Luck helps the Colts upset the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round, winning 21–7 and passing for 222 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. |
| January 2018 | In his final NFL game during the Divisional Round against the Kansas City Chiefs, Luck passes for 203 yards and one touchdown, but the Colts lose 31–13. |
| 2017 | Misses the entire NFL season due to injuries. |
| November 11 2017 | Luck traveled to Europe to seek additional treatment for his shoulder injury. |
| November 2 2017 | Colts placed Andrew Luck on injured reserve, ruling him out for the entire 2017 season. |
| 2016 | Underwent shoulder surgery to repair an issue with his right (throwing) shoulder that had been lingering since 2015. |
| 2016 | Threw for 4,240 yards and 31 touchdowns with a career-high 63.5 completion percentage during the season, despite missing one game due to a concussion. |
| 2016 | Ranked 51st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. |
| 2016 | Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week after a 41-10 win over the New York Jets, throwing for 278 yards and four touchdowns. |
| June 29 2016 | Signed a six-year contract extension with the Indianapolis Colts worth $140 million, with $87 million guaranteed, making him the highest paid player in the league at the time. |
| 2015 | A parody Twitter account portraying Luck as an American Civil War-like soldier named 'Capt. Andrew Luck' was created and became an internet meme. |
| November 10 2015 | Luck was announced to be out 2-6 weeks with a lacerated kidney and partially torn abdominal muscle, suffered during a 27-24 win over the Denver Broncos. He did not return for the rest of the season. |
| November 2 2015 | Luck led the Colts in an attempt to comeback from a 17-point deficit against the Carolina Panthers, but ultimately lost 29-26 after throwing his third interception in the game. |
| October 18 2015 | Luck returned to the lineup after missing two games, playing in a 34-27 loss to the New England Patriots. |
| April 9 2015 | The Indianapolis Colts picked up the fifth-year option on Andrew Luck's contract, guaranteeing him $16.55 million for the 2016 season. |
| 2014 | Broke Colts franchise record for most passing yards in a single season with 4,761 yards. |
| 2014 | Helps the Colts reach the AFC Championship Game and leads the league in passing touchdowns. |
| 2014 | Luck broke Jim Harbaugh's record for fourth on the Colts' all-time touchdown list during a Week 2 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. |
| 2014 | Luck continued his postseason performance, completing 70 of 120 passes for 767 yards, with 3 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. |
| 2014 | Tied Peyton Manning's Colts record by passing for over 300 yards in 5 consecutive games during a 27-0 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals. |
| 2014 | Led the Colts to victories in the Wild Card Round (26-10 against Cincinnati Bengals) and AFC Divisional Round (24-13 against Denver Broncos). |
| 2014 | Surpassed Peyton Manning's record for most passing yards by a quarterback in their first 3 seasons during a Week 14 game against the Cleveland Browns. |
| 2014 | Became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 370+ yards, 4 touchdowns, and have a 70%+ completion rate in consecutive games. |
| 2014 | Ranked seventh by fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015. |
| 2014 | In Week 3, Luck was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 31 of 39 passes for 370 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars. |
| 2014 | In the season opener against the Denver Broncos, Luck passed for 370 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions in a game against his predecessor Peyton Manning. |
| 2014 | Broke Peyton Manning's franchise record for passing yards in a single season and became the 8th quarterback in NFL history to throw 40+ touchdowns in a single season. |
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