WESTFIELD — As training camp continues, there are still questions as to exactly who will be playing in what position for the Indianapolis Colts.
The Colts defense recently lost defensive end Samson Ebukam to a season-ending injury, but defensive coordinator Gus Bradley is not entirely worried about the 2024 defensive line.
kAmqC25=6J D2:5 =@D:?8 2 A2DD CFD96C =:<6 t3F<2> :D 2 3:8 =@DD 3FE 92D ?@ 5@F3E D@>6@?6 H:== DE6A FA]k^Am
kAm“tG6CJ@?6 <:?5 @7 D66D E96:C C@=6 492?86 2?5 D@>6 8FJD 2C6 86EE:?8 >@C6 C6AD ?@H[ D@ H6 H:== 86E 2 492?46 E@ 6G2=F2E6 E96>[” qC25=6J D2:5] “~FC 8@2= :D DE:== E@ 86E E@ 6:89E ,A2DD CFD96CD. 2?5 ?@H :E >:89E 36 H:E9 D@>6@?6 6=D6 :? E92E A=246]”k^Am
kAm(2?E:?8 E@ 25;FDE 7:CDE\C@F?5 5C27E A:4< 5676?D:G6 6?5 {2:2EF {2EF E@ E96 }u{ A=2J DEJ=6[ qC25=6J D2:5 {2EF H:== ?@H DE2CE E@ 86E >@C6 2?5 >@C6 C6AD H:E9 t3F<2> @FE]k^Am
kAm“w6’D 366? A=2J:?8 H:E9 2 8@@5 >@E@C[” qC25=6J D2:5 23@FE {2EF] “w6 :D 2 9:89\677@CE 8FJ]”k^Am
kAm~G6C2==[ qC25=6J D2:5 96 92D D66? DA665 >:I65 H:E9 8@@5 4@?5:E:@?:?8 :? ;FDE E96 D64@?5 AC24E:46 H:E9 A25D @?]k^Am
kAm~? E96 D64@?52CJ D:56[ <6J C6EFC?:?8 4@C?6C324< z6??J |@@C6 xx 92D 366? “F=EC2\4@>A6E:E:G6” E9:D J62C 7@C 42>A[ qC25=6J D2:5]k^Am
kAmqC25=6J D2:5 E96 5676?D6 92D 2 =@E @7 A6CD@?2=:EJ[ 3FE E96 5676?D6 567:?:E6=J 766=D |@@C6’D AC6D6?46 H96? 96 :D @? E96 7:6=5]k^Am
kAm~776?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C y:> q@3 r@@E6C :D :? 2 D:>:=2C D:EF2E:@? :? 7:?5:?8 A@D:E:@? A=2J6CD 2?5 D2:5 EC2:?:?8 42>A 92D 366? 6DD6?E:2= D@ 72C E@ 86E E96 J@F?86C @776?D:G6 A=2J6CD 6IEC2 C6AD]k^Am
kAmyFDE 2 4@FA=6 @7 DA@ED :? BF6DE:@? 2C6 E96 (#b A@D:E:@? 2?5 H9@ 6I24E=J H:== DF:E FA 7@C E96 E:89E 6?5D]k^Am
kAmr@@E6C D2:5 96 :D =@@<:?8 7@C E9@D6 A=2J6CD H9@ 2C6 8@:?8 E@ >2<6 E96 >@DE @FE @7 E96 C6AD E96J C646:G6 :? EC2:?:?8 42>A]k^Am
kAmr@@E6C D2:5 H:56 C646:G6C p=64 !:6C46 92D 2=H2JD 3C@F89E 6?6C8J E@ AC24E:46]k^Am
kAm“w6 :D 4@?D:DE6?E 2D E96J 4@>6[ 9:D H@C< 6E9:4[ 9:D H@C< 923:ED[ 9:D AC6\AC24E:46 923:ED 2?5 96 AC6A2C6D 9:>D6=7 E@ 92G6 2 D9@E @7 92G:?8 DF446DD 5FC:?8 AC24E:46 H96? @AA@CEF?:E:6D 8@ H6==[” r@@E6C D2:5]k^Am
kAmr@@E6C D2:5 !:6C46 925 2 8C62E D9@E 2E A=2JD 5FC:?8 AC24E:46 2?5 92D 23=6 E@ 8@ FA 2?5 >2<6 E9@D6 A=2JD]k^Am
kAm“p=64 H6?E @FE 2?5 >256 D@>6 3:8 @?6D[” r@@E6C D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 r@=ED 2C6 6?E6C:?8 EC2:?:?8 42>A H:E9 D6G6? E:89E 6?5D] r@@E6C D2:5 E96 @776?D6 :D ECJ:?8 E@ 36 56=:36C2E6 E@ 92G6 6?@F89 C6AD :? 6249 A6CD@??6= 8C@FA] w6 D2:5 E96 4@2496D 2?5 DE277 2C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 6?DFC6 D@>6 G2C:6EJ :? 2DD:8?>6?ED 7@C 6249 A=2J]k^Am
kAm“(6 2C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 86E 6G6CJ@?6 36EE6C[ :E :D EC2:?:?8 42>A[ ,3FE. H6 2C6 2=D@ ECJ:?8 E@ 6G2=F2E6 9@H E96J 42? 36DE 96=A FD 2D H6 9625 :?E@ 2 `f\82>6 }u{ D62D@?]”k^Am
kAm(9:=6 D@>6 E62>D 92G6 2 8@\E@ E:89E 6?5[ E96 r@=ED @7E6? A=2J >F=E:A=6 A6C 82>6] %:89E 6?5 |@ p=:6\r@I E9:?<D :E 96=AD E96 8C@FA D9:?6 :? 46CE2:? >@>6?ED 2?5 :D 23=6 E@ >2<6 E96 DA@E G6CD2E:=6 E9C@F89@FE E96 82>6D H:E9 D@ >2?J @AE:@?D]k^Am
kAm“(6 FD6 E92E E@ @FC 25G2?E286 3642FD6 :E :D =:<6 2 $H:DD pC>J z?:76[ E96J ;FDE E9C@H FD :? E96C6[” p=:6\r@I D2:5] “p =@E @7 FD 2C6 ?@E ;FDE @?6\5:>6?D:@?2= A=2J6CD D@ H6 42? >2<6 A=2JD :? 5:776C6?E 2DA64ED @7 E96 82>6]”k^Am
kAmr@>:?8 :?E@ E9:D D62D@?[ :E H:== 36 E96 E9:C5 D62D@? H:E9 E96 D2>6 @776?D:G6 =:?6 =625:?8 E96 r@=ED @776?D6] vF2C5 "F6?E@? }6=D@? D2:5 E96 496>:DECJ 92D 366? E:89E 36EH66? E96 8C@FA @? 2?5 @77 E96 7:6=5]k^Am
kAm“(6 2C6 92G:?8 D@ >F49 7F? E@86E96C[” }6=D@? D2:5] “xE C62==J 5@6D >2<6 2 5:776C6?46 @? E96 7:6=5]”k^Am
kAm(:E9 E96 >2?J A=2J>2<6CD @? E96 @776?D:G6 D:56 @7 E96 32==[ }6=D@? D2:5 6249 @7 E96> 2C6 23=6 E@ 3C:?8 2 5:776C6?E D<:== D6E E@ 96=A E96 E62> 4@>A6E6]k^Am
kAm}6=D@? D2:5 92G:?8 CF??:?8 324< y@?2E92? %2J=@C 2?5 BF2CE6C324< p?E9@?J #:492C5D@? :? E96 324<7:6=5 4C62E6D 2 =@E @7 6?6C8J]k^Am
kAm“xE 3C:?8D 2 5:776C6?E 5J?2>:4 E@ E96 @776?D6 H96C6 E96 =:?6324<6CD 42?’E ;FDE 8@ DEC2:89E 5@H?9:== 7@C y@?2E92?[ E96J 92G6 E@ 36 C625J 7@C p# E@ AF== E96 32==[” }6=D@? D2:5] “%9@D6 DA=:E D64@?5D @7 @G6CE9:?<:?8 >2<6D 2 3:8 5:776C6?46 7@C FD E@ 36 23=6 E@ 86E E@ E96 D64@?5 =6G6= 2?5 86E @? 3=@4<D]”k^Am