This afternoon the Indianapolis Colts made their 2012 preseason debut. That of course meant all eyes would be on Andrew Luck, the man replacing legendary signal caller Peyton Manning. It was only one game half. In the preseason. Against the St. Louis Rams. But during Luck’s time on the field in his first NFL action the former Stanford quarterback looked like he knew what he was doing out there.
The first overall selection in this year’s NFL draft finished his cameo appearance with 188 passing yards, completed 10 of 16 attempts, and had a QB rating of 142.7. Luck also threw 2 touchdowns, including one on his very first pass. Granted running back Donald Brown did the majority of the work on the dump off that turned into a 63-yard score, but it still counts.
The Colts went on to defeat the Rams 38-3.
Here are a few highlights of Luck’s performance.
http://youtu.be/e7uZ8VBsVJI
Colts owner Jim Irsay weighed in with his thoughts and had this to say tweet.
Historic beginning!!!!!!!!!!!!! The legend has begun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) August 12, 2012
And there you have it.
Once you’ve been drafted to any major sports associations like NFL, it’s really best to showcase the fans and the sports community with your skills and powers that’s what you’ve worked hard for and being drafted is the dream you need to fulfill. Be the best that you can be!