During the Colts’ rookie minicamp this weekend, there are long shots, and then there is Everett Golson.
He was not drafted. He was not offered a rookie free agent deal. He does not have a contract.
He’s being compensated during this three-day affair in the form of meals, a hotel room, transportation – and one enormous opportunity.
Such is life right now for this one-time Notre Dame star, a guy who quarterbacked the Irish to a berth in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game and ranked among the top players in college football as recently as early 2014.