Written By Michael Marot at Washington Times.com
Andrew Luck showed off one new move Wednesday night – the slide.
It could help him in a lot of ways.
After signing autographs and throwing his first passes at Lucas Oil Stadium in eight months, Luck drew the biggest roars from an estimated crowd of 10,000 when he actually slid to a stop.
And the man who enjoyed it most might have been team owner Jim Irsay, who is still working on a long-term deal with his franchise quarterback.
“It’s progressing well. We’ve had really good conversations. There is nothing new to report, nothing imminent,” Irsay said, describing the negotiations.
“I’m still hopeful that before training camp that we can get something done and I think both sides feel the sooner the better. Could it be done by the (July) 4th? It’s possible but I’m not going to make that prediction right now.”
In March, Irsay said he was hopeful to have the deal done before the holiday, but has since backed off that timeline and instead referred to the start of training camp as the goal. Luck’s rookie contract expires after this season.
Still, Irsay’s words sounded almost as good to fans as the music blaring inside Lucas Oil Stadium – or the sight of Luck wearing a football helmet on his home turf for the first time since he took a bone-jarring hit while running toward the sideline in early November.
Instead of going down, Luck took on one defender and was bent over awkwardly by a second Denver defender which left him with a lacerated kidney and partially torn abdominal muscle. The injuries kept him out of the final seven games.
This time, in a non-contact drill without pads, Luck proved he’s learned a few things during his eight-month wait.
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