Former Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is reportedly making a surprise return to football.

The now 35-year-old Pro Bowl passer stunned the NFL in August 2019 when he left the league after just seven seasons.

However, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, he is now ready to return to elite football as GM of his alma mater, the Stanford Cardinal.

Luck, who played at Stanford from 2009 to 2011, will be “across the program” in his role, overseeing coaching, player personnel, recruiting and more.

The two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up will also have various business commitments, such as fundraising and sponsorships, according to Thamel.

Andrew Luck, seen in 2023, returns to Stanford as general manager of the football program

He left the field during a preseason game in 2019 when news of his retirement emerged

The happiness was spent He was a volunteer assistant coach at Palo Alto High School for two seasons, but this role at Stanford marks his first job with a college or NFL team since hanging up his cleats.

He is considered a legend at Stanford as he is the program’s all-time leader in touchdown passes and has led the team to a 23-3 record in his last two years there.

However, the Cardinals just finished their second straight 3-9 season, and Luck told ESPN that Stanford has been “hesitant in the draw” to adjust to changes in college sports like the NIL and the transfer portal.

“I am very grateful for what football has given me,” he said.

“In many, many ways and on many, many levels.” Stanford is one of those deeper levels. There’s something to it, especially the people there. This will be a huge challenge. It’s a steep climb. But I’m on fire.’

Luck left the NFL after struggling with frequent injuries, including a shoulder problem that cost him the entire 2017 season.

It appeared he would return for an eighth season in 2019 before leaving the field during a preseason game (in which he did not participate) after a report surfaced of his impending retirement.

Luck would retire that evening, telling reporters it was “the hardest decision” of his life.

“I wasn’t able to live the life I wanted to live,” he said at the time. “I lost the joy of the game and after 2016, when I played in pain and couldn’t train regularly, I vowed not to go down that path again.” “I’m in a similar situation and it’s the only way out for me is to move away from football and this cycle I find myself in.”