2025 Indianapolis Colts Training Camp Journal: Practice 1

The first day of Colts training camp is in the books.

Westfield, IN — The first practice of training camp was nearly everything we expected. The defense shined while the offense, which is currently manned by two quarterbacks, took the day to dust off the cobwebs.

The rookie class as a whole saw minimal run today in various team periods while the main offseason acquisitions — Charvarius Ward, Camryn Bynum, Daniel Jones — logged plenty of first-team reps. That is aside from rookie CB Justin Walley, who was regularly rotated in with the starting cornerbacks, even starting the team’s final 11-on-11 period with the first-team nod.

It was a day of acclimation for all Colts new and old. It was an uninspiring showing, one that may be viewed to the public eye as a foreshadowing of what’s to come, though it’s important to recognize that it’s rare for any first day of practice to go off without a hitch.

For disclosure, I will always be tuned in for the team periods, of course, but each day I will switch between focusing on the offense and defense. Today, I was on the defensive side for the individual periods and tried my best at covering both sides of the ball in team periods. Moving forward, I will dedicate each day to one side of the ball. With that being said, here are my notes from Wednesday, the first practice of training camp for the Indianapolis Colts:

• QB1 — The first battle of many between Anthony Richardson Sr. and Daniel Jones kicked off almost as expected. A day littered with inaccuracies, which could very well be attributed to their player profiles at this point in their careers, though perhaps it’s more so a case of chemistry (or lack thereof) for Daniel Jones, whereas with Richardson, the ramped-up return from his shoulder setback in mid-June could be proving to be a hindrance itself.

Regardless, it was an overall up-and-down day from both quarterbacks. Daniel Jones may have had a better completion percentage on the day when compared to Richardson, though their passing charts between the two were a night-and-day difference. Jones essentially lived near and behind the line of scrimmage through the air while two separate fades/go-balls (one to Alec Pierce in 7-on-7, one to Anthony Gould in 11-on-11) propped up his average depth of target. Meanwhile, Richardson was attempting passes in all phases of the passing game. Additionally, both quarterbacks saw dropped passes in their team sessions, notably with two easy ones from Richardson slipping through the intended passcatcher’s hands.

When it comes to snap count, Anthony Richardson may have edged out Daniel Jones slightly in team periods, but this has been set up as a true battle for the starting job as it’s been advertised all offseason.

• Free Agent Acquisitions — The big three (Charvarius Ward, Camryn Bynum, Daniel Jones) were all presumed starters for the day. Ward and Bynum, in particular, were a deadly duo in the backend. Although...