On a day where Andrew Luck made NFL history, his starting rookie center Ryan Kelly also surprisingly received a considerable amount of the Indianapolis Colts attention.
While this year’s 1st round draft pick has yet to take a meaningful snap with the team, Colts owner Jim Irsay clearly has high expectations for one of the team’s newest players–calling him a core member:
Irsay: Franchise has core players in place. Luck, TY Hilton, Castonzo, Dwayne Allen, Ryan Kelly. 'We love where we are.'
— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) June 29, 2016
However, the high praise didn’t exactly stop there, as Irsay believes Kelly can be a gamechanger not just for the team’s offensive line, but for Luck’s well-being overall: body and mind:
Irsay: We love the offensive line.