A person with direct knowledge of the situation has said the Indianapolis Colts are taking Stanford quarterback Andrew with the No. 1 pick in next week's NFL draft. The team has informed Luck that he will replace Peyton Manning in Indy will get to wear the iconic blue horseshoe on his new helmet. The person spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because the team has not publicly disclosed its plans. ESPN.com first reported the move. Luck has been expected to be the top pick since he returned for his junior season with the Cardinal last year. The Colts got the first pick after a dismal 2-14 season, and Manning has since joined the Denver Broncos after missing all year recovering from neck surgery. 49ers break ground on stadium In California, the San Francisco 49ers broke ground Thursday on the team's $1.2 billion new stadium in the heart of Silicon Valley, with a top team official calling it the National Football League's “smartest” park. The facility, which the 49ers will occupy for the 2014 season as they abandon the aging Candlestick Park, will have solar panels, locally grown produce and ready access to public transit. “Welcome to the site of your new home on Sundays,” 49ers Chief Executive Jed York told a crowd of about 3,000 people in attendance at the ceremony on the outskirts of Santa Clara, about 40 miles southeast of San Francisco. “It's going to be the smartest stadium, not the biggest or most expensive,” York said. The bulk of the financing for the stadium comes from an $850 million construction loan obtained by the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, whose board is made up of city council members but is legally separate from the city of 119,000 residents. The new facility will have a total seating capacity of 68,500, slightly less than Candlestick Park. But the park, which for now has been called simply “The New Santa Clara Stadium,” will have more square footage and it will use that extra space for wider concourses and hallways.
