Ryan Grigson said Jim Irsayis a football guy who happens to be an owner.

The first half of Andrew Luck’s debut for the Colts is over, and it’s time to take a look at what we saw. Holy cow, what did we not see? It would be tough to imagine anyone on the Colts wishing for more from Luck, the No. 1 pick, than what they saw as his team took a 21-3 lead over the Rams. Luck dropped a perfect screen pass into the arms of RB Donald Brown for a 63-yarder to open the game. Ho hum. He found a coverage bust and rainbowed a perfect pass into the arms of Austin Collie for a 23-yard touchdown to make it 14-0. And his needle-threading pass to Quan Cosby for 32 yards set up […]

St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford is familiar with pressure.

No, not the stress stemming from rumors of dating a supermodel.

But the 2010 No. 1 overall draft pick knows the expectations of being a franchise quarterback.

When Andrew Garfield heard about our Movies & Football Series he submitted this letter … Ok not really, but here is what the new face of the “Spider-Man” franchise may have offered up to the new face of the Indianapolis Colts. Dear Andrew Luck, I write to you today to give you a heads up on what life is like as the new face of a franchise. I have the task of taking over for Tobey Maguire and “rebooting” the “Spider-Man” series and you, being the number one overall draft pick, have a similar task: you must replace an all-time great quarterback and re-invigorate a struggling team. Many thought I was too obscure to carry a major film all by myself. […]

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has motivation to improve. He’s not the only one primed to standout in 2012.

Contract negotiations for Saints QB Drew Brees aren’t going to progress well if the team clings to its silly assertion it should receive a discount for taking a medical risk for him in 2006.

Bucky Brooks and Matt “Money” Smith cast their gaze to the top prospects for the 2013 NFL Draft. Could next year’s draft have even more talent than 2012?

With the 2012 NFL Draft now a thing of the past, it’s time for the football world to look to the future, when the games will actually be played. How will the highly touted rookies perform when they stop being prospects and start being rookies?

Freshly named Colts QB Andrew Luck will arrive in Indianapolis on the plane of owner Jim Irsay at 4 p.m. ET Friday afternoon.

Thanks to the good folks at Panini America trading cards, football fans can get an early glimpse of what some of the top picks in the 2012 NFL Draft look like in their new team colors.

These gifs of the 2012 NFL Draft picks are worth a thousand words. 1. Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck 2. Washington Redskins- Robert Griffin III 4. Minnesota Vikings – Matt Kalil 5. Jacksonville Jaguars – Justin Blackmon 6. Dallas Cowboys – Morris Claiborne 7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Mark Barron 13. Arizona Cardinals – Michael Floyd 16. New York Jets – Quinton Coples 17. Cincinnati Bengals – Dre Kirkpatrick 18. San Diego Chargers – Melvin Ingram 20. Tennessee Titans – Kendall Wright 25. New England Patriots – Dont’a Hightower 28. Green Bay Packers – Nick Perry

NFL Network reporter Melissa Stark caught up with Stanford QB Andrew Luck on the 2012 NFL Draft red carpet at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The NFL and the NFLPA have come to a basic agreement on the terms of the rookie pool, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

The agreement clears the way for the Indianapolis Colts to negotiate a deal with Andrew Luck.

After the Indianapolis Colts draft Andrew Luck with the No. 1 overall pick on Thursday evening, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians fully expects the Stanford quarterback to run with the first team from Day 1.

“Ain’t no doubt,” Arians said.

Andrew Luck will make an appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” just before he is the first player selected in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft on Thursday night. In honor of Luck’s stop at the Ed Sullivan Theater, we dug up a few of the best moments from top picks appearing on the Late Show.