Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has undergone surgery on his right shoulder to repair a two-year old injury.
Team owner Jim Irsay said in a Twitter post on Thursday that the 27-year-old quarterback would be ready for the start of the 2017 regular season next September.
"Andrew recovering from successful outpatient surgery to fix right shoulder injury that had lingered since 2015. Will be ready for season!" wrote Irsay.
However, the availability of Luck for pre-season workouts in July and exhibition games in August remains uncertain.
Luck had said earlier this month that he did not believe surgery would be needed for the injury and Irsay said last month the team were not considering an operation.
Indianapolis finished the 2016 season with an 8-8 record and missed the play-offs for the second consecutive season.
No NFL quarterback has taken more hits than Luck, who was the first overall selection in the 2012 draft.
Luck missed one game last year with a concussion and two games in 2015 with a shoulder injury. He aggravated the shoulder when he tried to make a tackle, after having a pass intercepted against Denver in the second week of last season.
In five NFL campaigns, Luck has a 43-27 record with the Colts, who he led to the AFC Championship game three seasons ago.
He has completed 1,570 of 2,651 passes for 19,078 yards and 132 touchdowns, and has run 286 times for 1,442 yards and 14 touchdowns.