INDIANAPOLIS – Less than seven months since he tore his ACL and MCL in his right knee in a Week 5 on-field collision, Spencer Shrader has casually been knocking down 50-plus-yard field goals.
Like several Colts starters, Shrader’s injury rehab will bleed into the start of the team’s offseason workout program that kicks off this week, but Colts general manager Chris Ballard told reporters that Shrader, as well several players like team captains quarterback Daniel Jones and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, continue to trend in the right direction as they work their way back onto the field for traditional work later this summer.
Ballard still maintained the Colts do not have a clear, concrete timeline as to when to expect Jones, the franchise’s starting quarterback who recently signed a two-year deal worth up to $100 million, back in normal action after he tore is right Achilles tendon in Week 14 at Jacksonville. Jones, though, is “throwing” and “moving.”
“He’s in a really good spot,” Ballard said of his team’s starting quarterback. “We’re all shooting for Week 1 for sure, but we’ll kinda let his body dictate (it). He’s moving along."
Tight end Tyler Warren of Penn State was selected 14th overall in the 2025 NFL draft.
Defensive end Laiatu Latu of UCLA was selected 15th overall in the 2024 NFL draft.
Quarterback Anthony Richardson of Florida was selected fourth overall in the 2023 NFL draft.
Defensive end Kwity Paye of Michigan was selected 21st overall in the 2022 NFL draft.
Wide receiver Phillip Dorsett of Miami was selected 29th overall in the 2015 NFL draft.
Defensive end Bjoern Werner of Florida State was selected 24th overall in the 2013 NFL draft.
Offensive tackle Anthony Castonzo of Boston College was selected 22nd overall in the 2011 NFL draft.
Running back Donald Brown of Connecticut was selected 27th overall in the 2009 NFL draft.
Wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio State was selected 32nd overall in the 2007 NFL draft.
Defensive end Dwight Freeney of Syracuse was selected 11th overall in the 2002 NFL draft.
Wide receiver Reggie Wayne of Miami was selected 30th overall in the 2001 NFL draft.
Quarterback Peyton Manning of Tennessee was selected first overall in the 1998 NFL draft.
Offensive tackle Tarik Glenn of California was selected 19th overall in the 1997 NFL draft.
Wide receiver Marvin Harrison of Syracuse was selected 19th overall in the 1996 NFL draft.
Defensive tackle Ellis Johnson of Florida was selected 15th overall in the 1995 NFL draft.
Linebacker Trev Alberts of Nebraska was selected fifth overall in the 1994 NFL draft.