Indianapolis Colts

Browns inquired about No. 1 overall pick

April 29, 2012

Although the Browns did well with the third-overall pick, selecting what projects to be the NFL’s next elite running back in Trent Richardson, the team entertained the thought of moving up for an even better prospect. GM Mike Holmgren admitted in his post-draft press conference that he contacted the Colts about the No. 1 overall [...]

Colts will sign Luck to four-year, $22 million contract

April 28, 2012

A day after formally and officially making him the new face of the franchise, Indianapolis has begun the process of getting Andrew Luck under contract. NFL Network’s Albert Breer reported Friday night that there’s been “preliminary contract talks” between the Colts and Luck’s camp, but it has yet to advance past the preliminary stages, and [...]

Colts confirm Andrew Luck will be No. 1 selection

April 24, 2012

It’s simply a formality at this point, but the Colts have officially revealed whose name will be on their draft card Thursday night. Here’s a hint: You don’t need a hint. On Tuesday, GM Ryan Grigson confirmed that Andrew Luck will be the team’s No. 1 overall draft pick, days after they reportedly informed the [...]

Colts owner giving away BMW in draft contest

April 21, 2012

If you follow him on Twitter, which I highly recommend, you’d know Jim Irsay is very much unlike any of the NFL’s 31 other owners. While we’d expect a person with such a high-ranking position to shy away from social networking, Irsay goes in the complete opposite route, spending hours upon hours firing off tweets, [...]

Colts inform Andrew Luck he’s No. 1 pick

April 19, 2012

After some hemming and hawing over the pick, the Colts’ mind is officially made up: They’re unsurprisingly going with the highly-touted Stanford Cardinal. Citing a league source, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Indianapolis has informed Andrew Luck they’ll draft him with the No. 1 overall selection in next Thursday’s draft. Despite a bit of gamesmanship by [...]

QB coach: Andrew Luck still a work in progress

April 1, 2012

Eschewing an enormous amount of hype and major declarations from pundits, Andrew Luck’s personal coach thinks we should hold off on placing the former Stanford Cardinal in Canton. George Whitfield Jr., whose worked closely with Luck as his private quarterbacks coach, told the Indianapolis Star that the consensus No. 1 overall pick in this month’s [...]

Jim Irsay says Colts’ No. 1 pick is ‘up in the air’

March 28, 2012

While any and all signs have pointed toward the Colts selecting Andrew Luck with the top overall pick in next month’s draft, owner Jim Irsay is sure dragging the process out. Irsay told USA Today that “it’s not a forgone conclusion” Luck will be drafted as Indianapolis’ next franchise quarterback, with Robert Griffin III also [...]

Reggie Wayne spurned Pats to stay with Colts

March 16, 2012

Although they at one time were “definitely” on his radar, Reggie Wayne, in his short-lived stint as a free agent, basically told the Patriots: ‘Thanks, but no thanks’. According to the Boston Globe, Wayne recently implied in an online journal that the Pats were a finalist for his services, but is “thrilled” over his decision [...]