AP

The good news? Andrew Luck is healthy. The bad news? The franchise quarterback still isn’t performing like one.

Zak Keefer of the Indianapolis Star explains that Luck had an “uneven” training camp, less than two months after becoming the highest-paid player in NFL history.

“I’ve made my fair share of mistakes, for sure, like anybody in training camp,” Luck said Thursday after the final practice of the team’s off-site preseason sessions, via Keefer. “I’d like to think that I haven’t repeated any of the same mistakes. That’s part of practice, making mistakes, but you try not to repeat them.”

On one hand, an adjustment for Luck is understandable, given that he has a new offensive coordinator and a new quarterbacks coach. On the other hand, the player whose contract is worth more than any contract ever signed by any other player in NFL history should be expected to adapt more quickly, especially when he’s wearing a red jersey that insulates him from contact.

With so much concern regarding Luck’s ability to protect himself, it’ll be interesting to see how he plays during a preseason that should have started four days ago in Canton. Instead, Luck will have to wait until Saturday night in Buffalo to begin the process of getting ready to earn that new contract in games that count.