Overview
- Ebron, in a podcast clip that circulated Friday, said Ballard told Luck he must play that year or the team would move on.
- The claim remains uncorroborated, and no response from Ballard was reported, while ex-Colt Shaquille Leonard said he had not heard it before.
- Luck publicly said in August 2019 that repeated injuries drained the joy from football and that he needed to step away.
- Ballard, who became GM in 2017, had previously voiced support for Luck, including saying the team would not trade him.
- Since Luck’s departure, the Colts have cycled through about a dozen quarterbacks and have recently extended Daniel Jones in a bid for stability.