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Colts new QB leaves rookie camp after brother dies at University of Texas

MANHATTAN, KS - DECEMBER 05: Quarterback Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns throws a pass against the Kansas State Wildcats during the first half at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium on December 5, 2020 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)

The Indianapolis Colts family is grieving on Thursday on behalf of a player they only just welcomed through the doors of their facility.

Former Texas Longhorns QB Sam Ehlinger rushed home from Indianapolis’ rookie camp on Thursday after news broke that his younger brother Jake, a linebacker at UT, was found dead off campus.