INDIANAPOLIS -- Since drafting Peyton Manning in 1998 and then Andrew Luck in 2012, the Indianapolis Colts have had good fortune and good planning when it comes to the most important position on the field.
Even after the Colts surprisingly lost their franchise quarterback on Aug. 24 when Luck stunned the NFL world with his retirement, they still believed they were set.
General manager Chris Ballard, one of Jacoby Brissett’s biggest supporters since he acquired him a week before the start of the regular season in 2017, showed his belief in the quarterback when he gave Brissett a two-year contract extension on Sept.