Andrew Luck: I Have An Unquenchable Thirst For Football, Gatorade

by Brad Wells on Feb 7, 2012 9:00 AM EST in NFL Draft

GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 02: Andrew Luck #12 of the Stanford Cardinal looks on against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2012 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Last week, the de facto No. 1 overall pick for the 2012 NFL Draft, Andrew Luck, was in Indianapolis for five years to do a round of interviews while also doing some corporate product pimping for Gatorade. We posted one of his interviews from that junket already, but yesterday Peter King of SI transcribed his very brief sit down with Luck and included it in his final Monday Morning Quarterback article for the 2011 season.

The interview is a bit light on substance, including a rather obvious pitch for the Gatorade products he was pitching while in Indy, but a few nuggets of info are worth highlighting.

Luck is working out in Los Angeles with Athletes Performance Institute.
He called the experience in Indianapolis, answering all sorts of questions about his future, made him feel like 'a laboratory rat.'
At Stanford, he didn't just call his own plays at the line of scrimmage, but made suggestions for the game plan.

Luck ended his interview with King with this:

Me: What else do you think will help you as you take the next step to the NFL?

Luck: "I pretty much have an unquenchable thirst for football knowledge.''

As King points out in the article, somewhere, after reading that Luck quote, Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has a big, fat grin on his face.

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Odd context

The ‘lab rat’ comment I think was more aimed at the Gatorade Sport Science stuff – I didn’t take away that that was his impression from all the interviews

Steve Holt!

by AvonColtsFan on Feb 7, 2012 9:16 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

He didn't call his experience about asking questions in Indianapolis about his future like a "Labratory Rat" at all

Here’s the direct quote, with context:

Stanford’s Andrew Luck, the likely No. 1 overall NFL draft pick in 11 weeks, was in Indianapolis Thursday to have his body tested and analyzed by Gatorade Sports Science. "I felt like a laboratory rat,‘’ Luck said. "Pretty valuable, though. I was educated about how much sodium you lose when you’re an athlete, and educated on time frames for nutrition — not just what to eat, but when to eat it.’’

I am a veteran of the Internet - I will suffer fools gladly. And then mock them. And then post cat pictures.

by BoilerUp1982 on Feb 7, 2012 9:19 AM EST reply actions 2 recs

this ^^^^^

Totally taken out of context…Stampede…he was referring to the Gatorade testing. I saw them do it w/ Michael Floyd..it is no joke…grueling…but get your facts straight guys

by cmgww on Feb 8, 2012 12:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions