NFL Draft

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 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 [...]

Chiefs may not be sold on Matt Cassel; could draft QB

April 8, 2012

Despite his main competition departing via free agency, it’s far from a slam dunk that Matt Cassel will be the Week 1 starter in K.C. After observing their offseason activity, the Kansas City Star notes the Chiefs “haven’t seem sold” on Cassel, and are sending “mixed signals” on what they plan to do at the [...]

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 [...]

Andrew Luck posts same 40 time as Cam Newton

February 26, 2012

If you assumed Andrew Luck doesn’t have a set of wheels on him, you’d be surprised to know he’s just as fast — at least by Combine standards — as last year’s top overall pick, Cam Newton. On Sunday, Luck posted an unofficial time of 4.59 in the 40-yard dash, identical to what Newton ran [...]

Colts have already chosen Andrew Luck?

February 26, 2012

There are still 60 days to go until the 2012 Draft, and yet it appears Indianapolis won’t let too many seconds go to waste when the clock starts ticking for real. Citing a team source, Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports reports the Colts have already decided that Andrew Luck — not Robert Griffin III — [...]

Scouts, coaches agree: Andrew Luck should be Colts’ pick

February 22, 2012

Many are split on which highly-touted quarterback — Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III — should get the dubious honor of succeeding Peyton Manning in Indianapolis. Some mocks have Luck landing with the Colts at No. 1 overall, while other prognosticators project Griffin III in the same spot. This will inevitably change dozens of times [...]