Colts QB Anthony Richardson ruled out for the game with a concussion against Texans

HOUSTON (AP) — Indianapolis quarterback Anthony Richardson sustained a concussion Sunday against the Houston Texans.

Richardson was taken to the locker room early in the second quarter to be evaluated and the team later announced that he was out with a concussion.

Richardson ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter to help the Colts build a 14-7 lead. He went to the medical tent after a drive to start the second quarter and was soon escorted to the locker room.

It was unclear when he was injured, but he left after a series where he didn’t appear to take any big hits.

Richardson, the fourth overall pick in the draft, was 6 of 10 for 56 yards passing. His touchdown runs were for 18 and 15 yards.

He was replaced by Gardner Minshew.

-Associated Press

NFL: Colts quarterback Luck announces shock retirement

LOS ANGELES -- Injury-plagued Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck stunned the NFL on Saturday by announcing his retirement from the sport.

Luck, the number one pick in the 2012 draft, said he had opted to call time on his career after struggling to regain full fitness.

"This is not an easy decision. Honestly, it's the hardest decision of my life. But it is the right decision for me," Luck told reporters after the Colts' pre-season game against the Chicago Bears on Saturday.

"For the last four years or so, I've been in this cycle of injury, pain, rehab, injury, pain, rehab, and it's been unceasing, unrelenting, both in-season and offseason, and I felt stuck in it. The only way I see out is to no longer play football."

The 29-year-old has been battling a left leg injury during the pre-season, which has been described variously as a calf and ankle problem.

Luck's decision comes after a mixed record in recent years. 

He suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder during the 2016 season which required surgery.

His rehabilitation from the injury forced him to miss the entire 2017 season but he put in a stellar performance when he returned last year.

He finished second in the NFL for touchdown passes and led the Colts into the playoffs for the first time since 2014.

His play saw him win the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year award for 2018, and earned him a fourth Pro Bowl selection.

News of Luck's retirement came as he watched from the sidelines as the Colts played the Bears on Saturday. Furious Colts fans appeared to boo the quarterback as he walked down the sideline.

However Luck said he had no doubt he had made the right decision.

"I haven't been able to live the life I want to live," Luck said.

It has "taken the joy out of this game, and after 2016, when I played in pain and was unable to regularly practice, I made a vow to myself that I would not go down that path again," he said.

"I find myself in a similar situation and the only way forward for me is to remove myself from football and this cycle that I've been in."

source: news.abs-cbn.com