Obituary - Daniel Walters

Daniel P. Walters, 10, died October 29 at Riley Hospital. As a ceremonial opening of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's new partnership with the hospital, Walters' doctors encouraged Luck to perform the youth's kidney transplant surgery. When Luck cut Walters' ureter with a large novelty scalpel before the assembled press and dignitaries, the boy went into cardiac arrest from which Luck was unable to revive him. A shaken Luck said later, "I thought I was just going to be talking about getting kids to exercise and eat right. I'm not a surgeon! I kept trying to tell them I didn't want to do this, but they just said no, do it, it'll be cool." James Walters, Daniel's father, reflected, "I'm just glad Andrew is better on the field than he is in the operating room. He's a rookie, you've got to expect some mistakes." Pausing, the elder Walters added, "But I bet Peyton [Manning] could have got my boy his new kidney."

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Andrew Luck Relishing Challenge of Outgrowing The Colts

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INDIANAPOLIS - Speaking ahead of today's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, prospective new quarterback Andrew Luck insisted he is really enjoying the challenge of following in the footsteps of Peyton Manning and to one day outgrow The Indianapolis Colts.

Saying that he hopes to "fully develop his game" under coach Chuck Pagano so that he can make a big-money move away to "someone like The New York Giants" later on down the road, Luck invited NFL scouts to "come and see me play."

"Everyone on the Colts' roster has really helped me settle in well," said Luck, glancing over the website of the San Francisco 49ers. "This kind of team support can only help me raise my game and eventually secure a multi-million dollar contract with a really kick-ass team in a few years."

Asked what he thought about the comparisons made between himself and Colts legend and current Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, Luck said there were more similarities between the two than just the position they play, adding: "Peyton achieved what I hope to achieve with The Colts: interest from another team."

As he sets his sights on a second straight victory today, Luck says he will have one eye on the game 4 showdown with The Greenbay Packers, hoping that the Wisconsin team's management and coaching staff "really get to see what I can do."