Andrew Luck’s parody account had a hilarious tweet on his retirement

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck’s retirement drew countless inappropriate responses on social media. His parody account @CaptAndrewLuck, however, provided a tweet that felt absolutely perfect.

The account appeared in Dec. 2015 after memes of Luck as a Civil War general made rounds on the internet. With his scruffy beard, Luck looked like he belonged in another century. And so the internet riffed off that, with parody accounts like “Capt. Andrew Luck,” which provides relentlessly comedic posts that take the happenings of Luck’s everyday life and convert them into the life of a Civil War general.

Here is the latest installment following the news of Luck’s retirement.

Dearest mother —
The quill has never felt more heavy. I have made the decision to holster my sidearm permanently. I shall battle no more. The decision is difficult, but, as the hogs taught me, I must be true to myself. I am coming home to care for you and the farm.
— Andrew

— Capt. Andrew Luck (@CaptAndrewLuck) August 25, 2019

Luck’s announcement was agonizing and heartbreaking, and the response on social media was unfairly critical. But it’s nice to find harmless comedy amid the swill.