One less make than Grupe on Friday
Shrader went 5-for-6 on field-goal attempts at Friday's training camp practice while Blake Grupe made all six of his attempts, Abby Halpin of the Colts' official site reports.
Shrader has recovered from a torn ACL that he suffered in Week 5 of the 2025 season. He was the Colts' starting kicker prior to that point but will need to earn that role back by beating out Grupe in a training-camp competition. "I think it'll be a really good competition," special-teams coordinator Brian Mason said Thursday. "We're going to try to get those guys the exact same number of kicks as similar as we possibly can."
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In line to start preseason opener
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Daniel Jones
Won't play this preseason
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'Making great progress' in ankle recovery
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Involved in individual work Tuesday
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Makes return to practice Tuesday
Downs (groin) is back at practice Tuesday, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports.
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Avoids second PRP injection
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Receives second PRP injection
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Emerging as top backup RB?
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Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Pushing for WR3 role
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