A contingent from the Indianapolis Colts are in Palo Alto, California today for a private workout with Stanford University quarterback Andrew Luck, who is expected to be the Colts' choice with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Owner Jim Irsay tweeted that the team plans to be thorough in their process of determining who to take with that pick and wanted to schedule a private workout with Baylor University quarterback Robert Griffin III, but his agent declined.
To be clear, this is not a case of Griffin spurning one team. Baylor assistant athletic director Heath Nielson, who handles communications for the football program, pointed out on Twitter that Griffin will not be conducting private workouts with any team. Since all private workouts must be conducted on the player's college campus, a person in Nielson's position would certainly be aware of a prominent player like Griffin's plans for pre-draft workouts.
The Colts did attend Griffin's pro day on Baylor's campus on March 21 before heading to California to watch Luck work out the following day.
Griffin, who checked in at 6-foot-2 and 223 pounds at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, passed for 10,366 yards with 78 touchdowns and ran for 2,254 yards with 33 touchdowns during his 41-game career. Barring the Colts changing their minds on Luck, Griffin is expected to be selected by the Washington Redskins with the No. 2 pick.
source: Mac's Football Blog
author: Brian McIntyre
photo from ESPN.com
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