Irsay hints Colts received trade inquiries for Luck

While Andrew Luck's playing future remains a significant question mark as he continues to rehab from January 2017 shoulder surgery, teams apparently still wanted to test whether the Indianapolis Colts were open to moving their franchise player.

Colts owner Jim Irsay hinted Saturday that his team received multiple trade inquiries for the star quarterback, though he refused to go into detail about the offers.

"Trust me, there were people that would've given an unprecedented amount of draft picks, all with a No. 1 (pick) behind them, for him, and we wouldn't even think of drifting in that direction," Irsay said, according to Zak Keefer of Indy Star. "He's our guy. We feel 100 percent confident that he is going to come back and lead this football team with some of the new teammates he's accumulated to great things."

"I won't go any deeper in that," he added. "We won't open our doors on that. Let's just say that I think the rest of the league is anticipating him to return and play great."

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported shortly after Irsay's comment that the inquiry for Luck came about a year ago, but the Colts "laughed at them and did not consider it."

The 28-year-old missed the entire 2017 campaign after an offseason of constant optimism from the Colts' higher-ups. Irsay said he's certain Luck will return in 2018, but acknowledged that people will still have their doubts until No. 12 steps back onto an NFL field.

"I know you guys are saying, 'Jim, are you sure?' Yes, I'm sure," he said.