INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich is always considering new approaches to finish the job.
So this offseason, he made a proposal to starting center Ryan Kelly. Rather than wait until the traditional three-day mandatory mini-camp in June, Reich and general manager Chris Ballard asked Kelly whether his teammates would be interested in holding light, in-person, voluntary workouts for two weeks and then get eight full weeks off before the start of training camp.
It was almost an instant hit. “We have a four-hour day, we test, work out a couple times a week, we do individual (drills), we run routes in the air, we do walkthroughs against the offense," Kelly said. “I think this is the best offer I saw out of everybody in the NFL