EX-NFL quarterback Andrew Luck has returned to football – coaching at Palo Alto High School in California.
The former Indianapolis Colts star unexpectedly retired from the field at the age of 29 during the 2019 preseason.
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Since then, Luck, 34, has started a Master's degree course at Stanford, his alma mater.
And earlier this year, he linked up with Palo Alto – located across the street from Stanford's football stadium – to inquire about joining the school's coaching staff.
The former No. 1 overall NFL pick attends two practices a week, spending the entire Monday session with the junior varsity team, per The Mercury News.
"It’s great to have someone of that caliber on your staff," Palo Alto coach Dave DeGeronimo said.
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"The kids love it."
It reportedly took little time for Luck to get up to speed with the team's playbook.
"The first week he got here ... he walks in not knowing any of our plays," quarterback Declan Packer said.
"The next day he comes, he knew every single play.
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"It was crazy — he knows everything about football."
Luck earned two Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and twice finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting while at Stanford.
In the NFL, he completed 2,000 of his 3,290 pass attempts, throwing for 23,671 yards and 171 touchdowns in 86 regular-season games.
But injuries and mental fatigue caused him to hang up his cleats after just seven NFL seasons.
"There were some things that when I looked in the mirror, I did not like about myself," the four-time Pro Bowler explained his decision last year.
"I was self-absorbed, withdrawn, in pain, and feeling pressure."
