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July 20, 2012

Four years to try Luck

Colts’ rookie quarterback signs deal reportedly worth $22 million

Tom James Tribune-Star Correspondent

INDIANAPOLIS — With the start of training camp one week away — players are due to report July 28 at Anderson University — the Indianapolis Colts signed rookie quarterback Andrew Luck to a four-year contract Thursday afternoon.

Luck, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft, and the Colts agreed to a deal that is reportedly worth $22 million with a $14.5 million signing bonus. Indianapolis also has an option for a fifth year.

While the two sides had been close to an agreement for the last several weeks, Indianapolis officials and Will Wilson, Luck’s agent, came to terms a day after the NFL’s No. 2 overall selection, quarterback Robert Griffin III, signed with Washington. Griffin’s agreement with the Redskins also was for four years (with an option for a fifth) and was worth $21.1 million.

Thanks to the collective bargaining agreement brokered between the league and the NFL Players Association last summer, the parameters of a proposed contract had been on the table ever since Luck was taken by the Colts in April.

His deal is very similar to what Cam Newton, taken by Carolina as the NFL’s No. 1 pick in 2011, received. The new CBA allows the league to slot player contracts taken by teams in the first round. Holding up an agreement, however, was language on a variety of minor issues.

One such bargaining hang-up involved language over “offsets,” which allow teams to recover part of the guaranteed contract if they release a player and he signs with another team. The offset would reduce the obligation of money from the new team.

According to ESPN analyst Andrew Brandt, team officials throughout the league are concerned that if rookies received guarantees with no offset, then veteran players would demand the same thing. That could set a precedent.

While exact details of Luck’s deal have not been disclosed, the Colts did not allow the possibility of an offset provision to derail further progress on a final fully guaranteed contract. Other reported issues included lengthy discussions about marketing and personal endorsement opportunities.

With Luck now in the fold, the stage should be set for Indianapolis’ two remaining unsigned players — tight ends Coby Fleener and Dwayne Allen. Fleener was the Colts’ second-round draft pick, while Allen was taken in the third round.

• Colts to host rookie mini-camp — Before the start of training camp in Anderson, Indianapolis will have a three-day rookie mini-camp at the team’s West 56th Street facility.

The workouts, which are closed to the public, begin Wednesday and will wrap up next Friday. Players won’t be allowed to participate unless they are signed, which should hasten negotiations with Fleener and Allen.

Indianapolis’ first training-camp workouts are set for Sunday, July 29.

• Roster updates — The Colts added former Cincinnati, Seattle and Carolina defensive lineman Jason Shirley to the team’s offseason roster Thursday. Shirley was a fifth-round pick by the Bengals in 2008.

Indianapolis signed undrafted free-agent linebacker Larry Lumpkin last week. Lumpkin played at Carson-Newman for two seasons after transferring from Alabama A&M. Undrafted linebacker Chris Galippo, signed in May, was released earlier this month.

Quarterbacks David Legree and Trevor Vittatoe also were released by the Colts. The decision to part ways with Legree and Vittatoe leaves Luck, Drew Stanton and rookie Chandler Harnish as the only three QBs on the roster heading into training camp.

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    All three Vigo County high schools and Northview appear to have a realistic chance of winning sectional championships in softball this week.

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  • SPT0511613manaea3.jpg ISU baseball hoping Manaea can get its MVC Tournament moving in right direction

    Indiana State’s baseball team has been waiting all season for its stars to align.
    But this is the 2013 Sycamores, after all, and after a season in which seemingly little has gone right, it appears its stars will remain crossed at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

    May 20, 2013 1 Photo

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    Ice cream was enough of a reward Monday night after the West Vigo Vikings beat eight-time defending champion Edgewood 6-2 in extra innings in the opening game of the Class 3A softball sectional at Edgewood High School. But that’s not what Vikings want.

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    Five Rose-Hulman athletes have qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships later this week at Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

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  • Terre Haute South, Northview vie for tennis regional title

    Terre Haute South and Northview take respective records of 10-5 and 11-5 into the Greencastle Regional today.
    Coach Bill Blankenbaker’s Braves will play Seeger at 4:30 p.m., while coach Emily Goff’s Knights will take on Crawfordsville about 6 p.m.

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    In just over an hour, the field for the 2013 Indianapolis 500 was complete on Bump Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

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  • Terre Haute North offense unable to get going in loss to Mooresville

    Jack Kirchner chose to give credit Monday night to Mooresville pitcher Taylor Chitwood, not to the Greg Maddux-size strike zone she seemed to enjoy.
    But if there were no excuses forthcoming from Kirchner and his Terre Haute North High School softball team, it wouldn’t have been hard to find a spectator or two to come up with extenuating circumstances about the Patriots’ 4-1 loss at the Class 4A Martinsville Sectional.

    May 20, 2013

  • SPT042213relaywelkergoatee.jpg Terre Haute North looking strong going into girls track regional

    Terre Haute North might need an off night for anyone to catch them in the girls track regional at Evansville Central.
    The Patriots are as well-rounded as they’ve ever been, and two relay teams are state contenders with times ranking No. 2 in Indiana among times recorded all spring.
    Terre Haute South, Northview and Sullivan have athletes among the contenders in multiple events as well.

    May 20, 2013 1 Photo

  • PREP ROUNDUP: Shakamak's Green hits two homers in win over West Vigo

    Shakamak improved to 22-3 on the season behind a complete-game effort from Brett Yeryar, and Patrick Green hit two solo home runs in a high school baseball game Monday.

    May 20, 2013

  • SPT 043013 ACE HUNT TROPHY.jpg ISU's athletic treasure trove

    Think of every championship that Indiana State has won in each of its sports, past and present. Think of every tournament — postseason or regular season — which the Sycamores have claimed as their own.

    May 19, 2013 9 Photos 2 Links

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  • ISU track sending record 22 to postseason

    On the heels of their thrilling double victory at the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships both the Indiana State men and women moved up in the national rankings which were released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

    May 20, 2013

  • SPT0511613manaea3.jpg ISU baseball hoping Manaea can get its MVC Tournament moving in right direction

    Indiana State’s baseball team has been waiting all season for its stars to align.
    But this is the 2013 Sycamores, after all, and after a season in which seemingly little has gone right, it appears its stars will remain crossed at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

    May 20, 2013 1 Photo

  • SPT 043013 ACE HUNT TROPHY.jpg ISU's athletic treasure trove

    Think of every championship that Indiana State has won in each of its sports, past and present. Think of every tournament — postseason or regular season — which the Sycamores have claimed as their own.

    May 19, 2013 9 Photos 2 Links

  • Ort sets ISU RBI record in 16-7 win

    Robby Ort celebrated his Indiana State baseball Senior Day on Saturday by becoming the Sycamores’ all-time leader in RBIs as ISU ended its regular season with a 16-7 win over Bradley at Bob Warn Field.

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  • Bradley ends 16-game MVC losing streak against ISU

    Momentum was the only thing riding on Indiana State’s baseball game against Bradley on Friday. With a five-game winning streak going, ISU wanted to keep the good vibes going into next week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
    ISU couldn’t do it.

    May 18, 2013

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Consultation: Rex manager Brian Dorsett talks with his pitcher and players during a time-out Sunday, July 15, at Sycamore Field. (Tribune-Star file/Bob Poynter)

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