GARDNER MINSHEW IS SITTING in a high-back chair in the outdoor seating section of a restaurant in Indianapolis, and he's trying very hard to not cry as he stares at a phone. It's not working, though. The dam is breaking.
On this Wednesday afternoon in late May, there's only one couple nearby at Rick's Café Boatyard. But they're so busy day-drinking and making out -- like, really making out -- that they seem to have no idea that a guy who has a very good chance of being the Colts' Week 1 starting QB is five feet away getting choked up thinking about a hug.