The Indianapolis Colts have gotten through the majority of the spring workouts, but they still have mandatory veteran minicamp standing between them and summer break.
Even though the spring workout program is conducted without pads and contact, there are still some questions that can be answered over the three days and storylines to watch next week.
Here are three questions the Colts face entering minicamp:
Will Andrew Luck make his return?
The face of the franchise hasn’t been able to see the field for the portion of team workouts due to a calf strain. The Colts don’t believe the injury to be serious, but they are taking extreme precaution in order to make sure he’s ready for training camp without any hiccups.
Head coach Frank Reich is hopeful that Luck can return for the three-day minicamp, but he’s also not worried if the signal caller doesn’t take any reps under center during minicamp.
Luck will be re-evaluated to see if he can partake in minicamp, but it remains to be seen if he will suit up for the final part of the offseason workout program.
Will anyone emerge in the WR competition?
There hasn’t been much to go off of in the wide receiver room over the course of OTAs and minicamp will be the final chance for those competing to make a listing mark over the spring workouts.
There have been a few wide receivers make some noise so far including Chester Rogers, Devin Funchess and Parris Campbell. The depth chart won’t be solidified during minicamp, but it will give players a chance to create some separation before the break.
Who it will be remains to be seen, but there are a number of wide receivers worthy of claiming a spot in the room.
Will any rookies see first-team action?
Throughout the limited amount of team action this spring, there haven’t been a whole lot of reports of rookies seeing first-team work on either side of the ball. That could change during the three-day minicamp—or it could continue.
Among the rookies to have seen limited first-team work include wide receiver Parris Campbell and linebacker E.J. Speed. The latter has been working at WILL linebacker in the absence of All-Pro Darius Leonard.
It typically takes a while for rookies to get acclimated into the league and given the newfound depth on both sides of the ball, it isn’t necessarily a bad thing they haven’t seen extensive work with the first team.
