Colts are back in the building to start offseason program

The Indianapolis Colts returned to their facilities on Monday as they begin preparing for a promising 2022 NFL season.

Throughout the offseason, the Indianapolis Colts have acquired many new faces. On Monday, old and new players gathered at Indy’s facilities as the team began the offseason program.

The NFL offseason is structured around phases, so the Colts won’t immediately be grabbing helmets and hitting the field but there is some value to the first phase.

Per NFL.com, Phase One is a two-week period where the team can hold meetings, do strength and conditioning work, and have players in for physical rehab.

The Colts will be able to take things to the field following those two weeks when the league enters Phase two. The second phase is three weeks of on-field drills and instruction but no competitive periods of offense vs. defense.

That is allowed in Phase Three, the four weeks after Phase Two. This phase is also known as OTAs or organized team activities. That is when things pick up a bit with light offense vs. defense drills.

With Indianapolis starting its offseason program on Monday, OTAs are scheduled for May 24-26, June 1-3, and June 13-16. There’s also a mandatory minicamp between June 7-9 before the team breaks until training camp.

Colts start offseason program

Outside of the mandatory minicamp, a lot of the offseason is voluntary but strongly encouraged. Players usually have contract incentives linked to workouts to ensure they show up, and, Indy doesn’t have any players on holdout watch so there should be high participation.

This could be a crucial period for the Colts considering the roster and coaching staff turnover. With a new quarterback in Matt Ryan, it’s important that he gets familiar with the playbook and the rest of the offense.

Defensively, there’s a new man in charge with the addition of Gus Bradley. Bradley has the privilege of coaching a loaded defense but the talent can only be useful if they understand the system.

The 2022 NFL season is shaping up to be promising for the Colts, but if it will be, they have to get started with a productive offseason program.

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