Former NFL star goes viral for hilarious reason

Andrew Luck shockingly resurfaced during Amazon’s Thursday Night Football postgame show. The former multi-time Pro Bowler for the Indianapolis Colts then went viral after his appearance for an absolutely hilarious reason.

Luck appeared in a full costume, which drew laughter from everywhere. He showed up dressed like ‘Capt. Andrew Luck,’ which longtime NFL social media goers know too well.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we give you, Andrew Luck,” the NFL on Prime Video account posted.

Ladies and gentlemen, we give you, Andrew Luck. #TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/VfC2XwQYqZ

— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) September 22, 2023

The Capt. Andrew Luck Twitter account consistently drew significant attention for its posts during Luck’s NFL career. The idea behind it, simply, was that Luck was a retired soldier in wars from previous centuries. Posts would typically look like this:

Dearest mother —
I write with most distressful news. The men have been hoodwinked. The deserter McDaniels is on the lamb, likely headed toward New England, my best scouts report. Was this a ploy to merely spy? We shall never know. Irritating.
— Andrew

— Capt. Andrew Luck (@CaptAndrewLuck) February 7, 2018

They were some of the most popular posts on the site during the account’s heyday. So the fact that Luck played along with the meme makes it that much funnier.

Naturally, there were plenty of reactions to the video as it went viral overnight.

https://twitter.com/pistons15/status/1705109590151737537

My face when I see Andrew luck pic.twitter.com/jQnArDr4wZ

— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) September 22, 2023

Brian Floyd, formerly of SB Nation, pointed out that it all began just as a bit for former SB Nation writer Ryan Van Bibber. “This began as a @justRVB bit and I’m never going to stop reminding the world of that, I’m so proud of him,” Floyd posted.

this began as a @justRVB bit and i’m never going to stop reminding the world of that, i’m so proud of him https://t.co/DJXR4LkdFE

— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) September 22, 2023

We were really really bad at copyrighting stuff at SBN https://t.co/KPiKhLMPH8

— Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) September 22, 2023

“Ryan Grigson should be in football jail for what he deprived us of,” Steven Ruiz said.

Ryan Grigson should be in football jail for what he deprived us of https://t.co/PI4EXtjyEZ

— Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) September 22, 2023

O Captain! My Captain! https://t.co/ySVrDGyuBO

— Colb (@___Colb___) September 22, 2023

I can’t believe we finally got to see Captain Andrew Luck. This hit me way harder than I could’ve ever imagined. 🥲🫡 https://t.co/X4CSLGBiqT

— Rob Lowder (@Rob_Lowder) September 22, 2023

Went to bed early last night and missed a national treasure. 🤣

This is 100% on brand for Luck. Good to see him happy. https://t.co/nMdNfqaEIY

— Meghan L. Hall (@ItsMeghanLHall) September 22, 2023

This was pretty hilarious, and good on Luck for leaning all the way into it.

[NFL on Prime Video]