CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Speculation that Andrew Luck returned to Stanford for a fourth year to avoid going to the Carolina Panthers with the first pick of the 2011 draft has been tossed around so much that some people believe it.
Luck shot down that theory Wednesday as he prepared to face the undefeated Panthers for the first time.
“Absolutely not," the first pick of the 2012 draft said on a conference call, as he looked ahead to Monday night’s game at Bank of America Stadium. “And I hope people don’t think that."