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Colts sign Luck to four-year deal
Friday, 20 July 2012 - 1:05pm
“12 is officially signed!!!!!!” Colts’ owner Jim Irsay tweeted, adding a photo of Luck signing his contract for good measure.
Luck’s agent and uncle, Will Wilson, confirmed the deal had been completed.
The deal is similar to the one signed by Cam Newton a year ago and the one signed this week by Robert Griffin III.
Newton, last year’s top pick, has a four-year, $22-million deal with Carolina while Griffin, who went No. 2 behind Luck in April’s draft, signed a four-year contract with the Washington Redskins worth $21.1 million guaranteed, with a club option for a fifth year.
Whatever the terms, Colts’ fans can look forward to seeing Luck behind centre this season—brought in to help the proud franchise rebound after last year’s horrible skid.
The injured Peyton Manning never played a down and now he’s gone, off to Denver for a fresh start with the Broncos.
Indy gets a rare opportunity to transition from one star quarterback to another.
Luck threw for 35 touchdowns last season—breaking his school record of 32 in 2010—and eclipsed John Elway’s career record (77) at Stanford with 80 touchdown passes in only three seasons.
He finished with 3,170 yards passing, a 70 percent completion percentage, and only nine interceptions without the benefit of an elite wide receiver in 2011.
He was the Heisman Trophy runner-up—twice.
Luck has a pretty good idea what to expect beyond wearing a No. 12 jersey for the Colts.
He will be expected to help lead the team back from a 2-14 season that included an 0-13 start with Manning out recovering from neck surgery.
Irsay cleaned out the front office and changed coaching staffs in January and February.
Bruce Arians was Manning’s first NFL quarterbacks coach and he’s back as Indy’s offensive co-ordinator, and former Indy offensive co-ordinator Clyde Christensen is now the Colts’ quarterback coach.
There’s a new general manager in Ryan Grigson and a new coach in Chuck Pagano.
But Luck is the cornerstone in Indy’s biggest overhaul since Manning was drafted in 1998.
He is expected to start immediately after playing in a pro-style system at Stanford, where he originally was tutored by former Colts’ quarterback and 49ers’ coach Jim Harbaugh.
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Rest easy, Colts’ fans. The Andrew Luck era can now officially begin.
The Colts signed the Stanford quarterback and No. 1 overall pick in the draft to a four-year, $22.1-million deal yesterday,
Luck’s agent and uncle, Will Wilson, confirmed the deal had been completed.
The deal is similar to the one signed by Cam Newton a year ago and the one signed this week by Robert Griffin III.
Newton, last year’s top pick, has a four-year, $22-million deal with Carolina while Griffin, who went No. 2 behind Luck in April’s draft, signed a four-year contract with the Washington Redskins worth $21.1 million guaranteed, with a club option for a fifth year.
Whatever the terms, Colts’ fans can look forward to seeing Luck behind centre this season—brought in to help the proud franchise rebound after last year’s horrible skid.
The injured Peyton Manning never played a down and now he’s gone, off to Denver for a fresh start with the Broncos.
Indy gets a rare opportunity to transition from one star quarterback to another.
Luck threw for 35 touchdowns last season—breaking his school record of 32 in 2010—and eclipsed John Elway’s career record (77) at Stanford with 80 touchdown passes in only three seasons.
He finished with 3,170 yards passing, a 70 percent completion percentage, and only nine interceptions without the benefit of an elite wide receiver in 2011.
He was the Heisman Trophy runner-up—twice.
Luck has a pretty good idea what to expect beyond wearing a No. 12 jersey for the Colts.
He will be expected to help lead the team back from a 2-14 season that included an 0-13 start with Manning out recovering from neck surgery.
Irsay cleaned out the front office and changed coaching staffs in January and February.
Bruce Arians was Manning’s first NFL quarterbacks coach and he’s back as Indy’s offensive co-ordinator, and former Indy offensive co-ordinator Clyde Christensen is now the Colts’ quarterback coach.
There’s a new general manager in Ryan Grigson and a new coach in Chuck Pagano.
But Luck is the cornerstone in Indy’s biggest overhaul since Manning was drafted in 1998.
He is expected to start immediately after playing in a pro-style system at Stanford, where he originally was tutored by former Colts’ quarterback and 49ers’ coach Jim Harbaugh.
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