One of the highest compliments Jim Irsay can pay a member of the Indianapolis Colts is to declare him a “Horseshoe Guy.”
It’s a catch-all description used by the team owner to describe a player who embodies the ideals of the organization on and off the field.
This year’s first-round pick, defensive end Laiatu Latu, has taken the term literally.
The former UCLA star, selected with the 15th overall pick in last month’s draft, had a horseshoe tattooed on his upper body in appreciation of Indianapolis placing its faith in him.
“This place has changed my life,” Latu said Friday at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center as the Colts began a two-day rookie mini-camp.