Luck Denies Ultimatum, Ebron Stands By Claim

0:00On April 6th, former Colts tied in Eric Ibron dropped a bomb on the On My Soul podcast last week, claiming longtime general manager Chris Ballard, gave Andrew Luck a tough ultimatum back in 2019. Play through your pain or retire right then. Ibron said it pushed Luck out of the league for good. Luck hid back over the weekend through Fought's 59 and CBS 4 reporter Mike Chappell. Flatout denying any ultimatum happened. He stressed their relationship is still solid today, no hard feelings. This all ties back to Ibron's own rocky time in Indianapolis. He balled out in 2018 with 66 catches, 750 yards and 13 touchdowns, thanks to a healthy Luck. But nagging ankle issues led to surgery, and by 2019, things soured with Ballard, who Ibron says called him a quitter. That labeled dog to Ibron around the league, cutting his career short after two years with the Steelers. He retired at age 29, convinced the bad blood with Ballard spilled over into how he views the Luck saga. Meanwhile, old rumors about Luck's shoulder injury from

1:05snowboarding or denied rehab trips to Hawaii keep floating, but Luck shut those down too. Sounds like the full story on his exit stays between him and the team.