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they have built a bond and it has continued over time with warm embraces and
sideline conversations.The underappreciated season of the Colts' T.Y. HiltonT.Y.
Hilton has 152 more receiving yards than anyone else in the NFL over the last
six gamesESPN.com Names Andrew Luck, Darius Leonard Major 2018 NFL Award
WinnersESPN's Bill Barnwell handed out his 2018 NFL Awards this week, naming
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck the Comeback Player of the Year and
linebacker Darius Leonard his Defensive Rookie of the Year.Colts Notebook: Eric
Ebron Returns To Practice | 1070 the FanOn Thursday afternoon, the Colts did get
Eric Ebron back to practice. What were the other key injuries to watch from the
second practice of the week?Colts¡¯ Adam Vinatieri on verge of joining rare club
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Sports | heraldbulletin.comIt wasn't just a 99-yard run. That record-tying feat
would have been plenty impressive on its own. It was also the way Derrick Henry
did it.New guard Denzelle Good is channeling his anger and getting a chance with
the Raiders ¨C The AthleticDenzelle Good is a late addition to the Raiders
offensive line, but he was a big part of some key plays last Sunday.COLTS MEDIA
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ¡ª Andrew Luck looks and sounds like his old self.He¡¯s smiling,
cherishing each snap. He¡¯s throwing touchdowns and winning games, staying
healthy and chasing the kinds of milestones so many expected when the
Indianapolis Colts made him the top overall pick in the 2012 draft.Yes, at age
29, he¡¯s again having fun playing football.¡°I was not in a good spot a year ago.
I remember that. I am in a good spot now,¡± Luck said in his trademark low-key
tone following Sunday¡¯s 38-10 victory over Tennessee.¡°My perspective is a little
different toward this game. I appreciate things maybe a little bit more and I
think that¡¯s pretty consistent with anybody who¡¯s been out for significant time
with an injury.¡±Twelve months
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procedure might alleviate the pain in his right shoulder to whether he would
ever play another NFL game.He had been shut down for the season by going on
injured reserve and headed to Europe where he continued rehabbing in relative
anonymity.He spent Thanksgiving and Christmas in the Netherlands and when he
returned home, just before Indy¡¯s season finale, Luck recounted some of the
emotional challenges he faced during his prolonged recovery from a partially
torn labrum in his throwing shoulder.Even then, things didn¡¯t go according to
plan.The only NFL coach Luck played for, Chuck Pagano, was fired a few days
after his return. New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels accepted the
Colts¡¯ coaching job then backed out, paving the way for Frank Reich to
eventually take over while Luck¡¯s recovery essentially started over.¡°We were
throwing little ¡ª I don¡¯t even know what kind of balls they were ¡ª weighted
balls, but they didn¡¯t have points on them,¡± Reich said when asked to recount
Luck¡¯s status when he first arrived in town.¡°He was patient. I give him a lot of
credit. He was really patient and he just said he was going to stay patient and
trust the process and he did that. So that¡¯s a lot of credit to him.¡±Luck didn¡¯t
start throwing footballs until May, didn¡¯t start throwing at practice till
mid-June and was kept on a strict pitch count at training camp.So when the Colts
started 1-5 and Luck was throwing short, some naturally wondered if Luck would
ever regain his pre-injury form.A month later, there are no more doubts.Luck is
in the midst of his best pro season with his completion rate (67.3 percent) and
rating (101.8) at career highs and his 29 TD passes ranked second in the league
to Kansas City¡¯s Patrick Mahomes. Luck has reduced the number of interceptions
and forced passes and hasn¡¯t been sacked in five weeks, a total of 214
consecutive dropbacks.The closest Tennessee even came to touching Luck on Sunday
was when Luck tried to catch a touchdown pass from tight end Eric Ebron.As a
result, Indy (5-5) has won four straight to jump back into the playoff
picture.If Luck throws three more TD passes this weekend against Miami, he will
tie Peyton Manning (eight) for the second-longest streak of consecutive games in
league history with only New England¡¯s Tom Brady (10) ahead of him. And the deep
throws have returned, too.But the more people talk about Luck¡¯s gaudy numbers,
the more focused Luck becomes on enjoying football and life.¡°It¡¯s nice that the
results are positive for us
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he said. ¡°I¡¯m just enjoying it. It¡¯s a great group of guys. It¡¯s a great group
of coaches (and a) great building.¡±If the injury taught Luck anything, it¡¯s how
quickly things can change in the NFL.He lost right guard Matt Slauson to a
season-ending back injury after Week 5 and now, in the midst of this remarkable
streak, he may be missing center Ryan Kelly, who left Sunday¡¯s game with a knee
injury in the fourth quarter. Reich said doctors are still evaluating Kelly¡¯s
knee.The loss of Kelly could be huge, given offensive line coach Dave
DeGuglielmo recently said Kelly was playing at a Pro Bowl level and was one of
the best centers in the league.¡°We feel like Evan (Boehm) is ready if he¡¯s the
one playing,¡± Reich said Monday. ¡°Obviously Ryan is playing at a super high
level. So I am not going to suggest that there wouldn¡¯t be any changes, but they
would be very minimal.¡±Luck understands what it will be like for Kelly if he
can¡¯t play.After fighting through the physical pain and mental difficulty, the
agony of defeat and the heartache of not being able to help out, Luck believes
he has come out the other end as a better player.¡°Everybody¡¯s got a story to
tell. Certainly as a quarterback in this league, if you play for a couple years
you¡¯re going to have gone through something,¡± he said. ¡°I¡¯d like to think that
what happened, the result of that is probably the best thing for my career, the
best thing that could¡¯ve happened.¡±