The Colts are reportedly taking further action in response to a May 6 ESPN report stating the Commanders reached out to retired quarterback Andrew Luck, whose rights still belong to his former team.
Indianapolis asked the NFL to investigate the matter in order to “determine whether there was improper contact through intermediaries,” according to a Monday report from Mark Maske and Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post. Per ESPN, Washington “phoned” Luck, who shockingly retired in 2018 at age 29, during the ’22 offseason as it continued its search to add another QB to the roster.
The Post report also noted the Colts’ dug-in approach to the matter, stating the team does “not want the situation to be dismissed without being properly investigated.”
Any contact made by the Commanders or any other team would constitute a tampering violation under league rules because clubs would have to receive permission from the Colts to contact Luck. Despite ESPN’s report, however, Luck’s camp told The Post Washington has not contacted him, his father or uncle, Luck’s former agent throughout his career.
Monday’s news comes less than a day after Colts owner Jim Irsay issued a response to the news. Irsay shared a stern warning via Twitter on Sunday night to any teams possibly interested in attempting to speak to his former franchise QB without permission.
“If any NFL Team, attempted to contact Andrew Luck (or any associate of him)… to play for their Franchise - it would be a clear Violation of the League’s Tampering Policy,” he wrote.
As of Monday, neither the NFL nor Commanders have issued statements addressing the situation.
