ANDERSON — It took 27 hours to complete, this meticulous, exhaustive, menacing work of art that blankets Hugh Thornton’s back. It’s an African lion, and it’s staring right at you.
“The apex predator,” Thornton calls it. “That’s how I plan on playing this year.”
He needs to — and he knows it. For the oft-injured, oft-questioned, rarely reliable Indianapolis Colts right guard, it’s put up or shut up this fall. Either earn the starting spot and keep the starting spot, or you pack your bags and clean out your locker. It’s that simple.
Why?