The Indianapolis Colts will miss several key players when they play against the Titans, but head coach Shane Steichen sounds optimistic for Jonathan Taylor's return.
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00:00 All right, I'll start off just injury-wise.
00:02 Shaq, growing, he'll be out.
00:05 Coity's concussion protocol, he'll be out.
00:07 And the same with Bernie.
00:08 And then Ryan Kelly has cleared protocol,
00:10 so he'll be out for Sunday.
00:12 Will JT play Sunday?
00:13 We'll see. We'll see.
00:16 What was your takeaway from the last couple days?
00:19 He looked good. I mean, conditioning-wise,
00:21 he looked good.
00:22 Again, you know, it's been a while since he's been out there,
00:24 but he looked good, you know, the last couple days.
00:26 And we'll make that decision when the game comes around.
00:29 With JT?
00:30 Yeah, yeah. I mean, he's taking a hit, right?
00:31 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:33 Obviously, that'll be new, you know.
00:34 He plays on Sunday, obviously,
00:35 first time getting hit in a while.
00:37 But, again, like, he did a good job running the football,
00:39 seeing the holes.
00:41 Shoot, he's a veteran player.
00:43 You know he's played a lot of football.
00:44 And, shoot, like, he looked good.
00:47 Is there any concern about, like, exchanges,
00:49 that kind of thing between he and Richardson,
00:52 blocking schemes, just kind of the nuances of the new offense?
00:55 Yeah, I mean, we got good work in the last two days
00:57 with those guys, obviously, you know, with anything.
01:00 I mean, if you're under center, you're handing the ball off,
01:02 it's handing the ball off, you know,
01:04 but the exchange stuff with the zone read stuff,
01:05 we worked really hard on it the last two days,
01:07 so I feel good about it.
01:08 Is there -- with concussions,
01:12 the league's been moving more and more cautious.
01:14 Is it even more cautious this year?
01:16 Because I think I saw that no player has played a week
01:19 after getting one so far this year anywhere across the NFL.
01:22 Yeah. I think, obviously, concussions are a serious deal.
01:25 So, you know, just being smart with those guys
01:27 and making sure those guys are ready to go fully,
01:30 you know, because head injuries are a big deal,
01:31 and just being smart with it.
01:34 How much do you feel like it helped Wake Freeland
01:36 just to get a game last week,
01:37 especially one against a guy like Aaron Donald,
01:39 just to get ready for future games?
01:41 Yeah, that's a great question. I think it's huge.
01:43 Anytime a young player gets to step in there,
01:44 obviously a rookie going out there,
01:46 his first battle last week,
01:47 and then get an opportunity this week,
01:49 I think it definitely helps.