Getty ImagesThere hasn’t been much mystery about who the Colts would take with the first overall pick of the draft on Thursday night and now there’s none whatsoever.
Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson said Tuesday that the team is going to be taking Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with the top pick in the draft. Owner Jim Irsay pretty much admitted it last week and there have been reports that the team informed Luck a while ago, but this is the first public confirmation from a member of the Colts organization.
There almost certainly won’t be a contract signed before Thursday night. As Albert Breer of NFL.com reports, the rookie pool numbers aren’t known yet and that would make it very difficult for the two sides to agree on a contract at this point. Thanks to Luck’s schedule, there’s not much pressure to get anything done right away.
Outside of rookie minicamp, Luck won’t be able to join the team until after his time at Stanford wraps up on June 7th. That leaves plenty of time to get the rookie pool numbers and agree on a deal that ensures Luck can hit the ground running as soon as he’s allowed to start his professional career.
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maybe we could get all teams to announce draft picks instead of having an actual 3 day draft event
Talk about unrealistic expectations and big shoes to fill. Good luck kid.
Tiki is flabbergasted.
Shocking news.
As he should be
He should be the best player in the draft.
Smarten up, NFL– should’ve kept it as quiet as possible. Every single bit of drama and anticipation helps you get attention and viewers for draft night.
Here’s to Luck being a good player!
… and here’s to RG3 being a great player!
The Minnesota Vikings are on the clock…
So this now makes three separate articles all confirming what’s been expected for 4 months. Seems like a waste of bandwidth on the internet to me.
Of course this was going to be the case, but it kind of takes the fun out of it to just announce it today.
mouth breather.
Colt’s don’t deserve another prospect like Luck, hell they didn’t even deserve Manning
Breaking news…the sun rises in the East.
I thought this has been confirmed for 2 years now? Must be a slow day.
You have chosen wisely my friend…
I did not see that coming.
He also confirmed today is Tuesday.
Good, cause I was beginning to wonder…
Marvin Harrison will announce the Colts next two picks after Luck.
Isn’t he still under investigation by the FBI for the shooting(s) of Dwight Dixon?
im shocked!!!! this is coming from left field!!!i need to call off of work today to give myself time to take in the surprise….has any one asked Tim tebow to confirm this story yet???
They better hope he brings a lot more to the table than papa Oliver did.
Thank God they finally revealed that Colt was going to be the #1 pick…..the suspense was killing me.
Smoke Screen!!!!!!!!
Strike 1 over-reported story off the list. Now if we could just get the bounty penalties over with…
The real question – how much of their alloted draft time will the Colts use to make the announcement?
I actually think they shouldn’t be allowed to announce it in advance. It’s so anti-climatic, whether or not we “know” who is going first.
Grigson, Schmigson… what does Rob Lowe say?
Cincyorangenblack, I think you are just a tad jealous. Manning and Luck would never fit in with your Bungles though. Neither one of them have rap sheets.
cincyorangenblack says: Apr 24, 2012 1:08 PM
mouth breather.
Colt’s don’t deserve another prospect like Luck, hell they didn’t even deserve Manning
That’s like saying the Bengals don’t deserve a new owner, a new stadium, less drug infested, and physically abusive players…..
let’s hope the Colts make the pick right away instead of waiting for the clock to tick all the way down!
Damn. I think RGIII is going to be better. I just hope his first two years are terrible.
Is Reebok selling Colt Luck jerseys yet?
Cincyorangenblack thinks Ryan Leaf is a Hall of Famer and Jamarcus Russell deserve a second chance and hoping his Bengals make him a starter and Andy Dalton as his backup.
You think the Colts still take the full 10 mins to announce it Thursday night?
4thquartermagic says:
Apr 24, 2012 1:04 PM
Here’s to Luck being a good player!
… and here’s to RG3 being a great player!
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there are the RG3 delusional fans out there…
they seem to have forgotten that 10 times out of 10 …. a ‘Peyton Manning’ type player will beat out a ‘Michael Vick’ type player….
the Colts are without a doubt doing the right thing
no where to go with marvin harrison case…. the witness that the prosecution had was mysteriously shot and killed… and then the suspect for shooting that guy mysteriously shot and killed too…. someones covering up something
Brees: Still no hard evidence that Luck will be the top pick
Cincyorangenblack…..you are a miserable soul, yr bungles lucked out on andy dalton and green, so u should be happy instead of throwing hate on another team, yr bungles will be good again, at least u guys have loose cheerleaders there
Why are Cincy fans upset with this? Last time I checked Andy Dalton was good.
can thursday get here already so I don’t have to read the same story 500 more times, this isn’t new information
RG3 may be a Vick type player, but he’s also a Drew Brees type player. He’s the best of both worlds.
And with the second pick of the draft, the Washington Redskins take “RG3!”….If anyone can save this team, it is Robert….
@randomguy
while i agree with you on the colts doing the right thing can you please go back and watch a baylor game or 2…it shouldn’t take much more then that to realize rg3 is a pass first qb that happens to be fast. aftewards you can stop making the lazy comparison to vick cause he happens to be black and fast…just like comparing luck to to manning is lazy cause they are both white cause luck is a far better athlete then manning
good, that way I will be able to watch RG3 play cause he won’t have a horseshoe on this helmet!!