Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has been told to stop making tackles after he broke his throwing hand trying to make a stop after an interception last season. Colts quarterback Andrew Luck thinks he has a better way to protect himself: Not throw interceptions in the first place.
Asked today about Bengals cornerback Adam Jones saying on PFT Live that Dalton should “run his ass back to the sideline” if he throws a pick, Luck said he hasn’t been given the same advice.
“No, they have not told me to stop making tackles, they’ve just told me to stop throwing interceptions,” Luck said on The Dan Patrick Show. “I’ve always thought if I didn’t give effort to try and right a wrong that I’d be severely disappointed in myself. I was taught how to tackle properly at a young age by my coaches.”
Luck is bound to throw at least a few interceptions over the course of a season, however, and given how important his health is to the success of the franchise, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for him to shy away from contact.