There was some surprising news Saturday night as Indianapols Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced his retirement from the NFL, just a couple of weeks before the start of the regular season:

Filed to ESPN: Andrew Luck has informed the Colts he is retiring from the NFL, per source. There will be a press conference Sunday to make it official, but Luck is mentally worn down, and now checking out. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2019

Andrew Luck already has met with Colts’ owner Jim Irsay to tell him that he is retiring, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2019

Breaking: Andrew Luck has informed the Colts he is retiring from the NFL, a league source tells @AdamSchefter. There will be a press conference Sunday to make it official, but Luck is mentally worn down, and now checking out. pic.twitter.com/9qwpWjfdYX — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 25, 2019

Andrew Luck (per @AdamSchefter) retiring at this age (29, 30 on Sept. 12) and stage is more stunning than the retirements of Jim Brown, Barry Sanders and anyone else you want to name. — Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) August 25, 2019

Andrew Luck announces his retirement from the @NFL. https://t.co/PK9ADYBuOX — Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) August 25, 2019

The story is currently the top trend on Twitter. Colts fans aren’t liking the news, and neither are some fantasy football aficionados, and O.J. Simpson is one of them:

Andrew Luck you couldn’t have shared that news before I drafted you an hour ago? #andrewluck @Colts pic.twitter.com/szGO2Dik2i — O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) August 25, 2019

As you might have imagined, that’s bringing with it some comments:

A great twist to Andrew Luck’s retirement. OJ Simpson had just drafted him in his fantasy league. OJ: “What did I do?" https://t.co/oVIVlCuKP8 — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 25, 2019

Who on earth would join a fantasy league with OJ Simpson? https://t.co/dZA5CJJWN3 — Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) August 25, 2019

Holy mother of God this timeline is DARK. https://t.co/SV4BvwZIiN — Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) August 25, 2019

I can't believe I don't have to pay for this website. https://t.co/tNJltdo2Ko — Ryan G. Reynolds (@RyanReynolds) August 25, 2019

And suddenly Andrew Luck reconsiders retirement. https://t.co/lUi2xMfqHv — Marshall Zelinger (@Marshall9News) August 25, 2019

I feel like this is a guy who might be able to convince Andrew to change his mind. https://t.co/N2uhpXLqMm — Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) August 25, 2019





Luck’s retirement is sure to hit a lot of fantasy league players hard.