Moustache and swagger: What Colts fans should know about Gardner Minshew

The Indianapolis Colts signed quarterback Gardner Minshew on March 16, 2023. He is entering his fifth NFL season after stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles.

Mostly, people want to know about his mustache and swagger.

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Gardner Minshew vs. the Colts

The Jacksonville Jaguars are 2-0 against the Colts in games Minshew started, connecting on 78% of his passes for 6 touchdowns and 1 interception.

He led Jacksonville to a 38-20 win over Indianapolis in the 2019 season finale, passing for 295 yards and 3 touchdowns.

The Jaguars opened the 2020 season with Minshew leading a 27-20 victory behind 19-of-20 accuracy for 173 yards and 3 touchdowns. It was Jacksonville's only victory of the season.

Gardner Minshew in NFL Draft

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected him in the 6th round (178th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Washington State.

Gardner Minshew's NFL career

He has been in the NFL for 4 seasons, 2 each with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles.

Career stats: 586-of-933 passing (62.8%) for 6,632 yards, 44 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He has a quarterback rating of 93.1. The vast majority of those numbers are with the Jaguars.

He played sparingly for Philadelphia, though he filled in for two games late in the 2022 season when Jalen Hurts was injured. The Eagles lost both games.

Gardner Minshew and his mustache

“It was kind of a silly thing we started in camp at Washington State, and everybody quit (growing mustaches) on me. So I was like, ‘screw you all, I’m doing this longer than everybody.’ And here we are!” Minshew said.

Gardner Minshew's swagger

After two seasons at East Carolina, Minshew drew the attention of Alabama as a possible transfer. He went to Pullman, Wash., instead in 2018 after getting this pitch from WSU coach Mike Leach: "Do you want to be a backup at Alabama or lead the nation in passing? We're going to lead the nation in passing one way or another."

The native of Brandon, Mississippi, became known as the "Mississippi Moustache" at Washington State. There's even a song about it.

"People are going to think I'm full of it," Minshew said before an Alamo Bowl appearance, "but I always knew in the right situation I could be this kind of successful."

He passed for 4,779 yards, 38 touchdowns and 9 interceptions on 70.7% accuracy that season.

Gardner Minshew and his father

Minshew's best moment with the Eagles came late in the 2021 season, when he led a win over the Giants on 20-of-25 passing tor 242 yards and 2 touchdowns to Dallas Goedert.

But check out Gardner Minshew running into his father, Flint Minshew, postgame. Pure joy.

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