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— With the return of Ryan Kelly to the field, the Colts finally had their normal first-team offensive line back in action for the first time since early in camp, featuring Anthony Castonzo (left tackle), Quenton Nelson (left guard), Kelly (center), Mark Glowinski (right guard) and Braden Smith (right tackle).
— Seeing some first-team reps at the skill positions were Jacoby Brissett at quarterback, Marlon Mack, Nyheim Hines and Jonathan Williams at running back, T.Y. Hilton, Devin Funchess, Chester Rogers, Zach Pascal and Marcus Johnson at receiver, and Jack Doyle, Mo Alie-Cox and Hale Hentges at tight end.
— The second unit offensive line was Joe Haeg (left tackle), Jake Eldrenkamp (left guard), Josh Andrews (center), Le'Raven Clark (right guard) and Jackson Barton (right tackle).
— The third unit offensive line was Antonio Garcia (left tackle), Eldrenkamp (left guard), Evan Boehm (center), Nate Theaker (right guard) and J'Marcus Webb (right tackle).
— There were several noteworthy plays today. Early in 11-on-11s, quarterback Phillip Walker hit Alie-Cox about 20 yards downfield, catching the ball near the left side. Just a couple plays later, a very similar play was made between Walker and Holmes.
— Quarterback Chad Kelly is showing the ability to make some very tight throws, at one point hitting Veasy on a downfield inside dig route perfectly in stride. Kelly continues to absorb more of the second-team reps throughout practice.
— The second session of 11-on-11s had the offense inside the defense's 10-yard line. Right away, Brissett found Hines from five yards out right inside the front of the end zone for a score. Cornerback Quincy Wilson gave Hines a good pop, but Hines was able to hang on. Hines would catch another five-yard touchdown on a little inside route from Kelly just a few minutes later.
— During the same session of 11-on-11s, the first-team offense was able to push their way through for a one-yard touchdown run by Mack after struggling to generate much on the ground to that point.
— The third-team offense was also able to get a score as Walker found Krishawn Hogan on a nice little inside pass from five yards out.
— In a later session of 11-on-11s, the Colts' offense then worked on digging themselves out of their own territory while lined up essentially on their own goal line.
— In the final session of 11-on-11s, Walker showed good scrambling ability, shuffling up in the pocket to buy time before throwing a beautiful dart over the middle of the field to Holmes about 15 yards downfield. On the next play, Walker found Hogan about 15 yards across the field, hitting the receiver perfectly in stride so he could pickup an extra 10 yards or so.
— The offense struggled to do much on the ground Sunday, but there was a big hole that opened up for running back Aca'Cedric Ware late in practice. It was a legitimate opening outside of the right tackle, and he went untouched about 15 to 20 yards downfield.
— The quarterbacks were sharp during 7-on-7s today. Brissett went 5-of-6 with two completions to Funchess, one to Mack, one to Hines and one to Alie-Cox.
— Kelly took the second-team reps in 7-on-7s and went 4-of-5 with two completions to Hines, one to Daurice Fountain and one to Williams.
— Walker went 4-of-4 on 7-on-7s with completions to Fountain, Roger Lewis, Zach Conque and a huge, 55-yard touchdown deep downfield to Ashton Dulin on his last throw of the session.
— There seems to be just no stopping T.Y. Hilton in practice. He made numerous plays again on Sunday. First, he caught a dig route on the right side about 15 yards downfield, and then turned upfield to pick up extra yardage which legitimately appeared to be there. Brissett then connected with Hilton again right after on another play of about 15 yards on the right sideline. Last, Brissett found Hilton again 10 yards down the right sideline. The throw was just out of the reach of cornerback Chris Milton's outstretched arms, but Hilton was there to show good concentration, make the catch and then turn upfield.
— Let's talk a little bit about Fountain, shall we? If you've been following any Colts writer over the last couple weeks, you've heard Fountain's name enough. This really appears to becoming a thing. Not only is he making highlight-reel catches on a regular basis, but he's also making several other catches every day. He has also become a fixture on the second unit, often getting plays drawn up where he's the first read. Today, his play of the day was a pass from Walker about 30 yards down right sideline. Fountain leaped as the ball arrived, high-pointed it over Collins' head and come down with it.
— Always being mindful to practice situational football, head coach Frank Reich setup the final play of the day as a no-time left lateral play. Lined up in their own territory, Walker threw out to the left side to Hilton, who lateraled back to Walker, who then launched the ball across the field to Hines before the play was blown dead.
— Before team drills got underway, quarterbacks and centers paired off with Kelly snapping to Brissett, Andrews snapping to Walker, and Boehm snapping to Kelly.
(via Jake Arthur/Colts.com)