Luck resumes throwing with college ball

It wasn’t an NFL football.

But it was a college football.

For the first time since October, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck publicly threw a football at the team’s minicamp Tuesday.

Luck threw 20-25 passes (several to Reggie Wayne), as deep as 20 yards. He did the same drills as the other three quarterbacks. Nothing out of the ordinary. It is the first time we’ve seen him throw since Oct. 12 and exactly what Colts fans want to see before minicamp breaks.

Colts owner Jim Irsay said he believes Luck will have “no limitations” when training camp starts in roughly seven weeks.

Brown addresses absence: Antonio Brown didn’t skip the vast majority of the Pittsburgh Steelers organized team activities to make a statement.

The All-Pro receiver insists he simply felt more comfortable working out back home in Miami, where he could spend time with his five children and escape what he described as the “pressure” he faces from outside forces in Pittsburgh.

“I needed that precious time with myself to get my mind right,” Brown said

Brown is typically a fixture at the voluntary workouts.

This spring, however, he participated in the first two days and then jetted off to Florida.

Brown dismissed any insinuation that he left OTAs because he didn’t want to work with the second or third string. He also expressed frustration with media for asking other players to comment on his absence.

Gordon says Browns have best receivers: The Cleveland Browns went 016 last year and are 1-31 over their past two seasons, but a pair of players are confident they have the NFL’s top group in at least one position.

“I think we’re the best receiving corps in the league, in my opinion, already,” wide receiver Josh Gordon said.

Gordon is the marquee talent in the group, though he battled off-field issues and multiple suspensions for substance abuse. In 2013, he posted a breakout campaign, collecting 87 passes for 1,646 yards and nine touchdowns in 14 games. He missed the entire 2015 and 2016 seasons but returned last year to catch 18 passes for 335 yards in five games.

Cleveland also traded with the Miami Dolphins for slot receiver Jarvis Landry and later signed him to a five-year, $75 million extension. Gordon and Landry join third-year pro Corey Coleman, a former first-round pick who has flashed potential.