Matt Hasselbeck will be ready if needed, but anticipates Andrew Luck will return as the starter against the Houston Texans.
Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck foresees Andrew Luck returning to the starting lineup Thursday night at Houston.
While the Colts aren’t divulging much about the status of their three-time Pro Bowl starter, who missed the first game of his four-year career Sunday with a sore right shoulder, the guy who replaced him expressed his hunch, if that’s what it can be called.
“I don’t expect to play,” Hasselbeck said Monday, “but I’ll be ready in case I’m needed.