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Nick Foles’ disastrous start was latest debacle for Colts team on road to nowhere
The Colts crossed off the “Nick Foles begins a sport” area on their 2022 bingo board, and the outcomes had been in line with every thing he has finished since his magical 2017 Tremendous Bowl run with the Eagles. Foles threw for 149 yards and three interceptions, and the Colts seemed extra lifeless than traditional, shedding to the Chargers, 20-3.
Nonetheless, interim head coach Jeff Saturday mentioned after the sport the beginning quarterback job remains to be Foles’ – regardless of the crew’s second-lowest offensive output of the yr.
“Six extra days till you’re again on the market,” Saturday informed Foles, per The Athletic.
It’s one other unusual growth in a season that has been filled with them. Indianapolis was largely thought of to be a playoff crew and potential contender earlier than the season started, buying and selling for Falcons veteran quarterback Matt Ryan within the offseason. Nonetheless, it has been one debacle after one other for the reason that common season began.
Ryan was benched for second-year quarterback Sam Ehlinger in October, with head coach Frank Reich getting the ax a short while later. Reich was stunningly changed by Saturday, who had no prior teaching expertise in any respect. Ryan was later re-instated, then benched once more for Foles.
The Colts, now 4-10-1, and are headed into the offseason with no stability – and no clue at quarterback or head coach.
The quotes popping out of the locker room after Indianapolis’ “Monday Evening Soccer” loss mirrored a confused group.
“It’s powerful. What’s it, Week 16?” vast receiver Parris Campbell informed The Athletic. “[Foles] by no means anticipated to play. You gotta tip your cap to him. Yeah, it wasn’t the end result everybody needed at this time, however having the ability to get able to go play a sport and mentally put together this late within the season, the place our season is, you gotta tip your hat to him as a result of that’s what professionals do.”
When Foles himself was requested if he was wanting to be beginning a sport for Indianapolis this season, his reply was blunt.
“After I got here right here, this was Matt Ryan’s crew, and I nonetheless assume Matt’s an amazing participant. I believe the world of Matt,” Foles mentioned. “So, the reply isn’t any. … I used to be by no means champing on the bit as a result of I used to be there to assist Matt, and I needed Matt to succeed.”
“I don’t assume anyone anticipated this,” Sam Ehlinger added, sitting alone at his locker.
Nobody expects to be 4-10-1 on the finish of the season, and that response was certainly extra geared towards the crew’s lack of success all year long than who’s beginning at quarterback. Nonetheless, it’s laborious to discover a messier crew within the NFL than the Colts – and Monday night time didn’t make something higher.
INDIANAPOLIS — One person has been detained following a fatal shooting on Friday evening, IMPD said.
According to police, IMPD officers responded to 39 Burbank Road on a report of a person shot just after 6 p.m.
A victim was found with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. IMPD confirmed the victim was pronounced deceased.
IMPD has not released any information about the victim or the person detained.
This investigation is ongoing.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 29, 2025, hosted a Watch Party that filled the main level and the 100 Level of the arena in downtown Indianapolis during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. The team provided free tickets for the event, where fans watched the Pacers-Knicks game, played at Madison Square Garden in New York, on the jumbo scoreboard screen. (WISH Photo/Blake Williamson)
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As the NFL inches toward an eventual 18-game schedule, there is a major shift in how teams approach their summer preparation, and the Indianapolis Colts are heavily involved in the trend.
More and more, teams are participating in joint practices during training camp, usually coming together with their preseason opponents for one or two practices together leading into their games. Because teams cycle through so many players throughout the games and use stripped-down playcalling, they use the joint practices as a way to put their players into a more controlled environment, with more reps, to get the most out of the experience.
The Colts have leaned heavily into joint practices in recent years, especially since hiring Shane Steichen as head coach in 2023. The Colts hosted the Arizona Cardinals for a pair of practices at Grand Park Sports Campus before their preseason game last year, a week before going to Ohio for a joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals before their preseason finale. They also got together with the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles the year prior.
This year, the Colts are again going to have joint practices with at least two of their preseason opponents.
Recent reports came out that the Colts would have joint practices in Westfield with the Green Bay Packers leading into their August 16 matchup. Steichen was asked about it on Wednesday and said, “Yeah. Working through it, but yeah.”
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Steichen was then asked if the Packers would be the team’s only joint practice, and he replied, “We’re working through some other stuff.”
Well, while Steichen was speaking, the “other stuff” he mentioned was essentially confirmed by Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh when he told reporters that the Ravens and Colts would have joint practices together before their preseason kickoff in Baltimore on August 7.
For the third consecutive year, the Colts will have joint practices in back-to-back weeks against preseason opponents. However, could they wind up doing it with all three?
As previously mentioned, the Colts joined the Bengals for a joint practice before their game last summer. They do play the Bengals again in Cincinnati to finish the preseason on August 23 at Paycor Stadium. For the first time, might we see the Colts completely fill their training camp with extra competition by going three straight weeks with joint practices before preseason games?
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