AFC Notes: Brian Callahan, Amy Adams Strunk, Travis Hunter, Colts, Jaguars, Titans

AFC Notes: Brian Callahan, Amy Adams Strunk, Travis Hunter, Colts, Jaguars, Titans
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Colts

  • The Colts will likely sign a veteran quarterback after QB Anthony Richardson suffered an orbital fracture during pregame warmups. The team never traded Richardson because of their awareness of QB Daniel Jones‘ injury history. (Stephen Holder)
  • Colts CB Charvarius Ward is in the concussion protocol, while CB Kenny Moore II (Achilles) returned to practice on Wednesday. (Mike Chappell)
  • Colts HC Shane Steichen said seventh-round QB Riley Leonard will be the No. 2 QB this week. Veteran Brett Rypien, who arrived Wednesday to join the practice squad, will be No. 3. (Stephen Holder)
  • Colts WR Josh Downs popped up on Wednesday’s injury report and is in the concussion protocol. Fellow WR Ashton Dulin missed practice with a chest injury. (Holder)

Jaguars

Jaguars HC Liam Coen said the team was going to utilize first-round WR/CB Travis Hunter more offensively to create mismatches.

Scheming him open is part of it, No. 1,” Coen said, via ESPN. “Our job as an offensive staff [is] to make sure we’re putting him in the progression and putting him in the position to be No. 1 [option] a little bit more often in some ways And then when he is the primary [option], we’ve got to throw and catch. We’ve got to make sure that we identify it, find him, be able to be at the right spot at the right time. So I think it’s a combination of a lot of those things that ultimately can all be controlled.”

Hunter has been tasked with learning both sides of the ball early on. While primarily operating on defense, Coen seems to want to get the ball in his hands more often.

It is very important for me to be patient,” Hunter said. “Just got to let the game come to me. Coach is trying to dial up a couple things for me, and I’ve just got to continue to just work and just having the guys trust me because I’m doing my job every time.

Coen added that he’s not going to force the ball into Hunter’s hands and they’ll still operate within the confines of the offense.

We can’t always say the ball’s going to get thrown to one person based on any play,” Coen said. “Down the field, there’s elements to that, especially when you’re not getting a lot of one-on-one man coverage. … That’s got to be a little bit predicated on what we’re seeing but also making sure we’re doing our jobs as coaches. And he’s doing his job to be in the right spot at the right time, and Trevor [Lawrence] is able to deliver it because it’s great protection. It takes all 11.

Titans

Tennessee moved on from HC Brian Callahan after Week 6, following a 4-19 record in 23 games with the team. Titans president Chad Brinker spoke on the decision to move on, citing the lack of growth as the biggest reason they felt a move was necessary.

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