Andrew Luck should be back in his old spot when the Indianapolis Colts open training camp next week.
Yes
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play the usual preseason rotation.
But when he's on the field, general manager Chris Ballard expects to see the same old Luck ??hrowing passes without limitations for the first time in more
than 18 months.
"He's good to go," Ballard said Friday during a media tour of the team's new camp site at Grand Park Sports Campus in a northern Indianapolis suburb. "Like
(coach) Frank (Reich) and Andrew talked about at minicamp, we'll try to mimic it
like a regular season week. He's going to have days off. He's not going to throw
seven days a week."
Players were not available for interviews Friday.
Luck's return is the best news yet for a team trying to rebound from a 4-12 season and a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance.
Luck said he played through a sore right shoulder in 2015 and eventually opted for surgery on the partially torn labrum in January 2017. He missed all of
last season as he tried to rehab.
Two weeks after Luck started to throw in October, he was shut down after complaining of lingering pain. In early November, he was placed on the
season-ending injured reserve list and didn't resume throwing publicly again
until last month's three-day mandatory minicamp.
He's spent the last five weeks working out in California.
"I haven't been with him, but I've seen enough throws that I know he's throwing the ball pretty well," Ballard said before reflecting on his thoughts
from last month's throwing sessions. "I thought the first day there was one ball
on a swing pass, 'OK
http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-rashaan-gaulden-jersey , there you go, he really let it go.' The next day, there were four to five balls
he really let go. I think that'll be the case when you get to camp."
The plan calls for Luck to throw about four days per week at camp ??simulating his regular-season routine.
But nobody can say with certainty when, or if, the No. 1 overall pick in 2012 will regain his Pro Bowl form.
"I think we'll get questions until he lines up and plays again, and plays high-level football again," Ballard said. "I can see the panic the first time he
throws an interception. It's just part of what we do. He understands it. He gets
it."
Ballard acknowledged Luck needs to take "live reps" during camp and indicated Luck would likely see some preseason action. How much time is still to be
determined, and Ballard declined to say whether Luck would play in Indy's
preseason opener, Aug. 9 at Seattle.
Luck isn't the only player who will be watched closely.
Starting safeties Clayton Geathers and Malik Hooker are both expected to open camp on the physically unable to perform list next week. Geathers had offseason
knee surgery ??what Ballard described as a "clean-up" procedure ??while Hooker
is rehabbing from torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his
right knee.
Left tackle Anthony Castonzo and left guard Jeremy Vujnovich also could be placed on PUP. Castonzo pulled a hamstring while working out last week.
Vujnovich, who started all 16 games last season, is recovering from a pulled
calf muscle.
The Colts report to camp Wednesday and will work out in Westfield through Aug. 18.
When Derwin James slipped in the first round of the NFL draft, the Los Angeles Chargers pounced.
The Chargers nabbed the vaunted Florida State safety with the 17th overall pick Thursday night
http://www.ravensauthorizedshops.com/authentic-kenny-young-jersey , picking up one of the top defensive prospects in the draft without needing to
trade up for him.
Both James and the Chargers left the first night of the draft with fairly significant degrees of surprise, but clear excitement about the way things went
down.
"Oftentimes (executives) say that we didn't think he was going to be there," Chargers general manager Tom Telesco said. "We hear that all the time. I hate
hearing that. But honestly, this one, we did not expect him to be there at our
pick. We were prepared to take him if he was, but we did not think he would be
there. So suffice to say we were very excited to bring him in."
James spent a bit longer than expected waiting for his name to be called at the draft in Texas. The hard-hitting former Seminoles star acknowledged he was
annoyed when several teams filled other needs instead of grabbing him.
"It was a crazy feeling," James said. "It was like a roller coaster in there, but it was great having my family in there with me. I'm excited that LA came and
got me."
Indeed, James seemed thrilled to land with a probable playoff contender ??and to play alongside Casey Hayward, the Bolts' second-team All-Pro cornerback.
James and Hayward share an agent, and they met while James was in Orange County
in recent months to prepare for the draft.
"They told me they were going to bring me out to go win a Super Bowl," James said. "I said
LeSean McCoy Bills Jersey , 'I'm ready.' It was great getting that call. I'm ready to come and contribute right away. I've got something to prove. Sixteen
teams passed (on) me."
Although James was widely considered a top-10 talent, he dropped to the Chargers, who could use him immediately in several roles on an already solid
defense. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn could see James everywhere from deep
coverage to the Bolts' pass rush.
James has been widely compared to Seahawks star Kam Chancellor, and now he'll have a chance to play for Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, the
original coordinator of the Seattle defense that made Chancellor famous.
He will join a secondary led by Hayward and featuring above-average cornerbacks Jason Verrett and Trevor Williams, strong safety Jahleel Addae and
versatile Desmond King, who excelled as a rookie last season. James could even
take the starting spot held by Tre Boston, who is a free agent after starting 15
games and playing almost every snap last season.
"He has a skill set where he can do multiple things," Lynn said. "A guy like that, we want to get him involved. You'll see him closer to the line of
scrimmage, and you'll also see him in the middle of the field. ... This is a
run-hit safety. He's one of the better tacklers in space that I saw on tape. I
think he's going to help eliminate some of those explosive runs that you saw
last year."
The Chargers had minimal contact with James during the scouting process leading up to the draft, likely because he seemed highly unlikely to be
available to them. But James already knows Addison Lynch
Josh Rosen Youth Jersey , who joined the Chargers this year as a defensive quality control assistant after spending the past three seasons working for
Jimbo Fisher Andrew Luck should be back in his old spot when the Indianapolis Colts open training camp next week.
Yes
http://www.saintsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-marcus-davenport-jersey , he'll be behind center. Yes, he'll take some extra days off. And, no, he may not
play the usual preseason rotation.
But when he's on the field, general manager Chris Ballard expects to see the same old Luck ??hrowing passes without limitations for the first time in more
than 18 months.
"He's good to go," Ballard said Friday during a media tour of the team's new camp site at Grand Park Sports Campus in a northern Indianapolis suburb. "Like
(coach) Frank (Reich) and Andrew talked about at minicamp, we'll try to mimic it
like a regular season week. He's going to have days off. He's not going to throw
seven days a week."
Players were not available for interviews Friday.
Luck's return is the best news yet for a team trying to rebound from a 4-12 season and a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance.
Luck said he played through a sore right shoulder in 2015 and eventually opted for surgery on the partially torn labrum in January 2017. He missed all of
last season as he tried to rehab.
Two weeks after Luck started to throw in October, he was shut down after complaining of lingering pain. In early November, he was placed on the
season-ending injured reserve list and didn't resume throwing publicly again
until last month's three-day mandatory minicamp.
He's spent the last five weeks working out in California.
"I haven't been with him, but I've seen enough throws that I know he's throwing the ball pretty well," Ballard said before reflecting on his thoughts
from last month's throwing sessions. "I thought the first day there was one ball
on a swing pass, 'OK
http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-rashaan-gaulden-jersey , there you go, he really let it go.' The next day, there were four to five balls
he really let go. I think that'll be the case when you get to camp."
The plan calls for Luck to throw about four days per week at camp ??simulating his regular-season routine.
But nobody can say with certainty when, or if, the No. 1 overall pick in 2012 will regain his Pro Bowl form.
"I think we'll get questions until he lines up and plays again, and plays high-level football again," Ballard said. "I can see the panic the first time he
throws an interception. It's just part of what we do. He understands it. He gets
it."
Ballard acknowledged Luck needs to take "live reps" during camp and indicated Luck would likely see some preseason action. How much time is still to be
determined, and Ballard declined to say whether Luck would play in Indy's
preseason opener, Aug. 9 at Seattle.
Luck isn't the only player who will be watched closely.
Starting safeties Clayton Geathers and Malik Hooker are both expected to open camp on the physically unable to perform list next week. Geathers had offseason
knee surgery ??what Ballard described as a "clean-up" procedure ??while Hooker
is rehabbing from torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his
right knee.
Left tackle Anthony Castonzo and left guard Jeremy Vujnovich also could be placed on PUP. Castonzo pulled a hamstring while working out last week.
Vujnovich, who started all 16 games last season, is recovering from a pulled
calf muscle.
The Colts report to camp Wednesday and will work out in Westfield through Aug. 18.
When Derwin James slipped in the first round of the NFL draft, the Los Angeles Chargers pounced.
The Chargers nabbed the vaunted Florida State safety with the 17th overall pick Thursday night
http://www.ravensauthorizedshops.com/authentic-kenny-young-jersey , picking up one of the top defensive prospects in the draft without needing to
trade up for him.
Both James and the Chargers left the first night of the draft with fairly significant degrees of surprise, but clear excitement about the way things went
down.
"Oftentimes (executives) say that we didn't think he was going to be there," Chargers general manager Tom Telesco said. "We hear that all the time. I hate
hearing that. But honestly, this one, we did not expect him to be there at our
pick. We were prepared to take him if he was, but we did not think he would be
there. So suffice to say we were very excited to bring him in."
James spent a bit longer than expected waiting for his name to be called at the draft in Texas. The hard-hitting former Seminoles star acknowledged he was
annoyed when several teams filled other needs instead of grabbing him.
"It was a crazy feeling," James said. "It was like a roller coaster in there, but it was great having my family in there with me. I'm excited that LA came and
got me."
Indeed, James seemed thrilled to land with a probable playoff contender ??and to play alongside Casey Hayward, the Bolts' second-team All-Pro cornerback.
James and Hayward share an agent, and they met while James was in Orange County
in recent months to prepare for the draft.
"They told me they were going to bring me out to go win a Super Bowl," James said. "I said
LeSean McCoy Bills Jersey , 'I'm ready.' It was great getting that call. I'm ready to come and contribute right away. I've got something to prove. Sixteen
teams passed (on) me."
Although James was widely considered a top-10 talent, he dropped to the Chargers, who could use him immediately in several roles on an already solid
defense. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn could see James everywhere from deep
coverage to the Bolts' pass rush.
James has been widely compared to Seahawks star Kam Chancellor, and now he'll have a chance to play for Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, the
original coordinator of the Seattle defense that made Chancellor famous.
He will join a secondary led by Hayward and featuring above-average cornerbacks Jason Verrett and Trevor Williams, strong safety Jahleel Addae and
versatile Desmond King, who excelled as a rookie last season. James could even
take the starting spot held by Tre Boston, who is a free agent after starting 15
games and playing almost every snap last season.
"He has a skill set where he can do multiple things," Lynn said. "A guy like that, we want to get him involved. You'll see him closer to the line of
scrimmage, and you'll also see him in the middle of the field. ... This is a
run-hit safety. He's one of the better tacklers in space that I saw on tape. I
think he's going to help eliminate some of those explosive runs that you saw
last year."
The Chargers had minimal contact with James during the scouting process leading up to the draft, likely because he seemed highly unlikely to be
available to them. But James already knows Addison Lynch
Josh Rosen Youth Jersey , who joined the Chargers this year as a defensive quality control assistant after spending the past three seasons working for
Jimbo Fisher at Florida State.
James excelled in two of his three years at Florida State, but missed most of his second season with a knee injury. He made 84 tackles and two interceptions
last season, earning second-team All-American honors.
James' size, speed and versatility will be a boon to the Chargers, whose defense occasionally struggled to stop the run. He also fills an area of need
for a team that has two of the NFL's best edge rushers in Joey Bosa and Melvin
Ingram, but wanted more strength up the middle.
The Chargers finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker last season after winning nine of the final 12 games in their relocation season. They've
retained nearly every major playmaker from that team, and they managed to add a
potential starting safety.
"It means a lot (to join a winning team), James said. "I know I've got Joey Bosa rushing the quarterback and Melvin Ingram and all those guys. I'm pretty
happy. I can do my job, come right in, fit right in."
.at Florida State.
James excelled in two of his three years at Florida State, but missed most of his second season with a knee injury. He made 84 tackles and two interceptions
last season, earning second-team All-American honors.
James' size, speed and versatility will be a boon to the Chargers, whose defense occasionally struggled to stop the run. He also fills an area of need
for a team that has two of the NFL's best edge rushers in Joey Bosa and Melvin
Ingram, but wanted more strength up the middle.
The Chargers finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker last season after winning nine of the final 12 games in their relocation season. They've
retained nearly every major playmaker from that team, and they managed to add a
potential starting safety.
"It means a lot (to join a winning team), James said. "I know I've got Joey Bosa rushing the quarterback and Melvin Ingram and all those guys. I'm pretty
happy. I can do my job, come right in, fit right in."
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