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— The Colts' initial first-team base defense was: Muhammad (LDE), Denico Autry (DT), Hunt (NT), Justin Houston (RDE), Darius Leonard (WILL), Bobby Okereke (MIKE), E.J. Speed (SAM), Desir (LCB), Moore II (RCB), Hooker (FS) and Willis (SS). In their nickel package, Ya-Sin came in as the right cornerback, Moore II went into the nickel and Speed left the field.
— The Colts' first-team defense moved around during a session of 11-on-11s defending a two-minute drill. The defense was: Houston (LDE), Hunt (NT), Autry (DT), Kemoko Turay (RDE), Leonard (WILL), Walker (MIKE), Desir (LCB), Ya-Sin (RCB), Moore II (nickel CB), Hooker (FS) and Willis (SS).
— The Colts' second-team defense was: Banogu (LDE), Stewart (NT), Ward (DT), Turay (RDE), Zaire Franklin (WILL), Walker (MIKE), Ahmad Thomas (SAM), Collins (LCB), Hairston (RCB), Odum (FS) and Milligan (SS). When they went into nickel, Wilson came in as the nickel and Thomas left the field.
— There wasn't much of an official third-team defense today because there was so much mixing and matching of personnel. Pretty much anyone who came in on either the second or third team spent time with both units, even many playing with the first-team.
— Early in team drills, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield rifled a pass into the end zone from about 15 yards out, but there appeared to be some miscommunication between him and his intended receiver because the pass went right into the waiting arms of Willis.
— Between 1-on-1s and live action, Collins had some pass breakups. On one, Browns quarterback Garrett Gilbert went about 40 yards down the right sideline to Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi with Collins in coverage. The ball bounced off of Collins' helmet, but he likely would've had an interception if he got his head turned around.
— In the two-minute 11-on-11 drill, Mayfield and the Browns' first-team unit marched downfield quickly, highlighted by an approximately 40-yard gain from Mayfield to Strong down the left side, and then punctuated by a five-yard toss in the front of the end zone to Jarvis Landry.
— The Colts' second-team defense fared better than the first unit in this two-minute session of 11-on-11s. They sacked quarterback Drew Stanton (team sack, blown dead), and Okereke closed in and hit tight end Pharaoh Brown to breakup a pass attempt. Overall, the Browns' second-team offense barely crossed midfield.
— In a later session of 11-on-11s on a 3rd and 6, Browns running back Trayone Gray took a screen pass and spun off a tackle attempt, but Leonard flew in to tackle him one yard short of the marker, holding the fourth-down fist in the air afterward.
— There were some nice tackles for loss by a couple of Colts rookies. First, Gray took a handoff to the right side, and Banogu was right there right away to cut it short. Later, in red zone drills, Gray had a run to the left but was immediately tracked down from behind by Shippy.
— The Colts' run defense did well for the most part on the day with the exception of a play in which Browns running back Nick Chubb took a delayed handoff, found a huge hole and then broke downfield for about a 70-yard touchdown. It looked like it would've been a legit score in a real game.
— Turay was disruptive, at one point bending the edge on quarterback David Blough's blindside and killing the play for a sack. Blough had no options and simply tossed the ball on the ground.
— There were multiple skirmishes throughout the day, and it started early. The Colts' high-effort practice habits on defense where they constantly try and strip the ball and are consistently wrapping up may have gotten under the Browns' skin.
— In the final session of 11-on-11s with tensions high, the Colts defended their red zone. Mayfield threw an intermediate pass to Higgins, who bobbled the ball while Moore II dove down and swiped the ball for an interception. On the next play, Mayfield took a shot at the end zone and Moore II was there to knock it away. The Browns' second unit then answered with a five-yard touchdown from Stanton to Strong.
(via Jake Arthur/Colts.com)