WESTFIELD, Ind. – Daniel Jones and the Colts' offense opened things up toward the end of Tuesday's training camp practice at Grand Park, with the veteran cornerback firing a trio of passes resulting in three spectacular catches.
In the final 11-on-11 period of Tuesday morning, Jones first ripped a throw downfield to tight end Tyler Warren, who physically snagged a 50/50 ball with safety Cam Bynum in coverage. Then Jones launched a deep ball to wide receiver Ashton Dulin, who tracked it downfield and came down with a catch with cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. contesting the pass. Finally, Jones threw a laser to tight end Will Mallory, who impressively plucked the ball out of the air with tight coverage around him, too.
And earlier in practice, Jones lofted a deep ball into the waiting hands of wide receiver Laquon Treadwell for an explosive gain.
We've covered this a decent amount of the last week, but it's worth repeating: There's nothing Jones can't do, or hasn't been asked to do, on account of the torn Achilles' he sustained about eight months ago.
"I've felt really good and I'll continue to stay on the recovery part and make sure I'm available and out here every day," Jones said. "... I feel good doing everything and moving around."
So while Jones is moving well and pinging passes to all three levels of the field, the bigger takeaway is his Achilles' recovery isn't preventing head coach Shane Steichen from calling anything in his playbook. And when those plays are called, Jones has largely been executing them well – getting the Colts' offense into the right looks, and then throwing with timing and accuracy.
And on Tuesday, he also threw with some aggression down the field.
Take a look at the best photos from Tuesday as the physicality intensifies during the Colts' second padded practice of training camp at Grand Park Sports Campus.
RB Ulysses Bentley IV #37
K Spencer Shrader #3
K Spencer Shrader #3
WR Anthony Gould #6
WR Coleman Owen #9
WR Liam Clifford #3
C Geno VanDeMark #63
LB Austin Ajiake #58
LB CJ Allen #53
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
DT Grover Stewart #90
G Jalen Farmer #62
RB Seth McGowan #20
DE Caden Curry #55
WR Anthony Gould #6
DE Micheal Clemons #72
DT Grover Stewart #90
DT Cam Ball #64
DE Arden Key #98
S Camryn Bynum #0
DE Laiatu Latu #97, Cato June - Assistant Linebackers and DE Arden Key #98
DT Grover Stewart #90
DT Cam Ball #64
TE Tyler Warren #84
C Josh Kreutz #61 and C Geno VanDeMark #63
LB Bryce Boettcher #50
S Jonathan Owens #38
S Camryn Bynum #0
CB Robert Carter Jr. #39
S Jonathan Owens #38
DT Cam Ball #64
LB CJ Allen #53
LB Bryce Boettcher #50
LB Bryce Boettcher #50
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither #51
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DE Micheal Clemons #72
DE George Gumbs Jr. #52
LB Austin Ajiake #58
LB Bryce Boettcher #50
LB Bryce Boettcher #50
LB CJ Allen #53
LB CJ Allen #53
DT Chris Wormley
DT Jerry Tillery #94, DT DeForest Buckner #99, DE George Gumbs Jr. #52, DT Colby Wooden #96 and DE Caden Curry #55
DE George Gumbs Jr. #52
DE Laiatu Latu #97
DT DeForest Buckner #99
S Camryn Bynum #0
S Camryn Bynum #0
QB Daniel Jones #17
RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and QB Daniel Jones #17
CB Cam Taylor-Britt #26, WR Laquon Treadwell #13, Chris Hewitt Defensive Backs & Passing Game Coordinator and CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Josh Downs #2 and CB Justin Walley #27
WR Josh Downs #2 and CB Justin Walley #27
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine # 12 and CB Cam Taylor-Britt #26
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine # 12 and CB Cam Taylor-Britt #26
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
WR Laquon Treadwell #13 and CB Mekhi Blackmon #29
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
WR Josh Downs #2 and CB Justin Walley #27
WR Josh Downs #2
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine # 12
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine # 12
WR Deion Burks #80
CB Jaylon Jones #40
CB Jaylon Jones #40
QB Daniel Jones #17, RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and WR Laquon Treadwell #13
DE Laiatu Latu #97
DT Grover Stewart #90
DT Colby Wooden #96
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
T Jalen Travis #75
DT Colby Wooden #96
T Bernhard Raimann #79
WR Josh Downs #2
T Blake Freeland #73
LB CJ Allen #53
QB Riley Leonard #15 and RB Anderson Castle #42
DE Micheal Clemons #72
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine # 12
S A.J. Haulcy #25 and TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Tyler Warren #84
WR Josh Downs #2
CB Mekhi Blackmon #29
QB Daniel Jones #17
TE Tyler Warren #84
CTanor Bortolini #60
G Quenton Nelson #56
RB Seth McGowan #20
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
RB Roydell Williams #36
TE Tyler Warren #84
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Ashton Dulin #16
DT DeForest Buckner #99
TE Will Mallory #86 and S A.J. Haulcy #25
TE Will Mallory #86 and S A.J. Haulcy #25
DE Jaylahn Tuimoloau #91
Shane Steichen Head Coach
QB Daniel Jones #17
G Jalen Farmer #62
G Jalen Farmer #62
T Jalen Travis #75
TE Tyler Warren #84
WR Anthony Gould #6
S Daniel Scott #32
S A.J. Haulcy #25 and TE Will Mallory #86
TE Tyler Warren #84 and S A.J. Haulcy #25
G Quenton Nelson #56, CTanor Bortolini #60 and TE Will Mallory #86
TE Sean McKeon #49
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Josh Downs #2
WR Raylen Sharpe #8
RB Roydell Williams #36
TE Tyler Warren #84 and S Camryn Bynum #0
TE Tyler Warren #84 and S Camryn Bynum #0
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
WR Ashton Dulin #16 and CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
S Camryn Bynum #0
G Quenton Nelson #56
G Quenton Nelson #56
G Jalen Farmer #62 and G Quenton Nelson #56
DT Grover Stewart #90
T Jalen Travis #75
TE Tyler Warren #84
G Jalen Farmer #62
G Jalen Farmer #62
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
G Jalen Farmer #62
T Bernhard Raimann #79
WR Raylen Sharpe #8
RB Seth McGowan #20
RB Seth McGowan #20
G Quenton Nelson #56 and T Bernhard Raimann #79
Other news & notes from Tuesday's practice:
- Cornerback Sauce Gardner did not practice due to an illness.
- Tuesday's practice brought about our first look at one-on-one drills with the pads on. In O-line vs. D-line work, center Tanor Bortolini held off a powerful rush from defensive tackle Grover Stewart; defensive end Laiatu Latu used his hands to cleanly win a rep and defensive end Arden Key had an impressive win as well.
- Wide receiver Josh Downs won several reps during wide receiver vs. cornerback drills in one-on-ones.
- Two seventh-round picks flashed on Tuesday. First: Running back Seth McGowan broke off a chunk gain on a run to the outside, with tight end Mo Alie-Cox helping pave the way. He also picked up a nice gain, again to the outside, with Downs scrapping as a blocker to help create a path on the perimeter.
- Second: Wide receiver Deion Burks used his speed to separate horizontally to catch intermediate balls from both Anthony Richardson Sr. and Riley Leonard during 11-on-11.
- Defensive end Jaylahn Tuimoloau crashed into the backfield and stopped a rushing play in 11-on-11.
- In seven-on-seven, both cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. and cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt notched physical pass break-ups.
- Safety Jonathan Owens plugged a hole and stuffed a run play during 11-on-11.
