INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE - Nfl
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PROBABLE STARTERS<br />
Pos Player Ht Wt Exp<br />
WR T.Y. Hilton 5-9 178 2<br />
OFFENSIVE STARTERS<br />
2013 Season Highlights<br />
Recorded career highs in receptions (seven)<br />
and receiving touchdowns (three) at Houston<br />
(11/3)...caught five passes for a careerhigh<br />
140 yards and two touchdowns against<br />
Seattle (10/6)...made six receptions for 124<br />
yards against Miami (9/15).<br />
Career Highlights<br />
Selected by the Colts in the third round<br />
(92nd) overall of the 2012 NFL Draft...set a<br />
Colts rookie record with five 100-yard receiving<br />
games in 2012...finished with the<br />
second-most receiving yards (861) by a<br />
rookie in franchise history.<br />
LT Anthony Castonzo 6-7 311 3<br />
Helped block for the Colts to rush for 100<br />
yards in each of the first five weeks of the<br />
season, which tied for the team’s longest<br />
streak to open a season since 1984.<br />
Has started all 36 games he’s played in<br />
since being selected by the Colts in the first<br />
round (22nd overall) of the 2011 NFL<br />
Draft...part of an offensive line that helped<br />
the Colts average 104.4 rushing yards per<br />
game in 2012, the most for the team in five<br />
seasons.<br />
LG Hugh Thornton 6-3 334 R<br />
C Samson Satele 6-3 300 7<br />
RG Mike McGlynn 6-4 325 6<br />
RT Gosder Cherilus 6-7 316 6<br />
TE Coby Fleener 6-6 251 2<br />
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey 6-2 220 5<br />
QB Andrew Luck 6-4 240 2<br />
FB Stanley Havili 6-0 243 2<br />
RB Trent Richardson 5-9 225 2<br />
Has appeared in all eight games (six starts)<br />
this season...made his first career start in<br />
Week 3 at San Francisco (9/22).<br />
Helped block for QB-Andrew Luck to tie a<br />
career-high with four total touchdowns<br />
against Denver (10/20).<br />
Filled in for an injured Samson Satele in<br />
Weeks 3 and 4 and made his first two starts<br />
at center since joining the Colts.<br />
Helped block for the Colts to rush for 100<br />
yards in each of the first five weeks of the<br />
season, which tied for the team’s longest<br />
streak to open a season since 1984.<br />
Posted three receptions for 64 yards, including<br />
a career-long 44 yard catch at Houston<br />
(11/3)...caught five passes for 38 yards and<br />
a touchdown against Denver<br />
(10/20)...caught five passes for 77 yards<br />
and a touchdown at Jacksonville (9/29).<br />
Caught four passes for 44 yards and his first<br />
touchdown of the season against Denver<br />
(10/20)...posted season highs with five receptions<br />
for 59 yards at San Francisco<br />
(9/22).<br />
Threw three TD passes and led his 10th career<br />
game-winning drive in the fourth quarter/overtime<br />
after overcoming an 18-point<br />
second-half deficit at Houston (11/3)...tied a<br />
career-high with four total touchdowns<br />
(three passing, one rushing) against Denver<br />
(10/20)...became the fastest quarterback<br />
drafted No. 1 overall since the 1970 merger<br />
to reach 15 wins (21 starts)...threw for his<br />
seventh career 300-yard passing game vs.<br />
Miami (9/15).<br />
Helped block for the Colts to rush for 974<br />
yards through the first eight weeks of the<br />
season, which is the most for the team<br />
through as many weeks since the 2007<br />
campaign.<br />
Has rushed 83 times for 248 yards and two<br />
touchdowns in six games (five starts) with<br />
the Colts ...recorded a rushing touchdown in<br />
each of his first two games with the Colts.<br />
Selected by the Colts in the third round (86th<br />
overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft...Played in 42<br />
career games (35 starts) at Illinois...All-Big<br />
Ten second-team choice in 2012.<br />
Signed by the Colts as a UFA on 3/21/12...in<br />
2012, started all 11 games he appeared in<br />
and helped Andrew Luck throw for the most<br />
passing yards by a rookie in NFL history.<br />
Signed by the Colts as a UFA on 3/19/12...in<br />
2012, started all 16 games for the first time<br />
in his career.<br />
Signed by the Colts as a UFA on<br />
3/13/13...was the Lions starting right tackle<br />
for the past five seasons after being selected<br />
by the team in the first round (17th<br />
overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.<br />
In 2012, ranked second among NFL rookie<br />
tight ends with 26 receptions for 281 yards.<br />
Signed by the Colts as a free agent on<br />
4/1/13...has posted four career 100-yard receiving<br />
games...tallied a career-high five<br />
touchdown receptions in 2012.<br />
Has posted 10 career game-winning drives<br />
in the fourth quarter or overtime, which is the<br />
most by a QB through his first two seasons<br />
since 1970...recorded the most passing<br />
yards, attempts and 300-yard passing<br />
games by a rookie in NFL history...led the<br />
Colts to the most wins by a No. 1 overall<br />
draft pick in his rookie season.<br />
Acquired by the Colts in a trade with the Eagles<br />
on 3/28/13...in 2012, played in 15<br />
games (two starts) and helped pave the way<br />
for five 100-yard rushing performances by<br />
running backs LeSean McCoy and Bryce<br />
Brown.<br />
Acquired by the Colts in a trade with the<br />
Cleveland Browns on 9/18/13...as a rookie<br />
in 2012, started all 15 games he played in<br />
and led the Browns with 950 rushing yards<br />
and 11 touchdowns on 267 carries...also<br />
caught 51 passes for 367 yards and a<br />
touchdown.<br />
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