For the second day in a row, quarterback Anthony Richardson (oblique) was a limited participant in the Colts' Thursday practice ahead of their Week 5 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Running back Jonathan Taylor (ankle) did not participate in practice, also for the second day in a row.
Richardson exited in the first half of the Colts' win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday with what was initially reported as a hip injury; Taylor sustained a sprained ankle in the second half the game and did not return.
"At the start you always have to have rest, have time to have the injury calm down," Taylor said Thursday. "And then after that, you got to just start going to work, strengthening and making sure that it can handle that load."
Taylor said he was feeling better on Thursday than he had on previous days, and didn't rule out playing on Sunday. He compared his situation to how players routinely take "mental reps" of plays and schemes when they can't physically practice them, and how it's on the players to watch the film to ensure they are ready to go on gameday.
The Indianapolis Colts hit the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center practice fields on Thursday of week 5 practice.
G Quenton Nelson #56, DT Raekwon Davis #98 and DT Grover Stewart #90
WR Adonai Mitchell #10
DT Raekwon Davis #98
TE Drew Ogletree #85
CB Dallis Flowers #21
G Quenton Nelson #56 and DT Raekwon Davis #98
DE Isaiah Land #55
CB Jaylon Jones #40
DTJosiah Bronson#69
S Nick Cross #20
DT Grover Stewart #90, Gus Bradley Defensive Coordinator and DT Raekwon Davis #98
T Blake Freeland #73
DT Raekwon Davis #98
Shane Steichen Head Coach
S Ronnie Harrison Jr. #48
T Blake Freeland #73, G Quenton Nelson #56 and T Bernhard Raimann #79
LB Liam Anderson #47
LB Jaylon Carlies #57
LB Grant Stuard #41
DeAndre Smith Running Backs, Diego Ortiz Tony Dungy Diversity Coaching Fellow and RB Trent Pennix #36
LB Zaire Franklin #44
LB Liam Anderson #47
DT Grover Stewart #90
S Ronnie Harrison Jr. #48
WR Laquon Treadwell#17
WR Laquon Treadwell#17
WR Adonai Mitchell #10
WR Laquon Treadwell#17
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Josh Downs #1
WR D.J. Montgomery #2
DE Laiatu Latu #97
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Adonai Mitchell #10, WR Josh Downs #1, WR Laquon Treadwell#17 and WR D.J. Montgomery #2
WR Alec Pierce #14
DT Grover Stewart #90
S Julian Blackmon #32
S Julian Blackmon #32
48 S Ronnie Harrison Jr.
DT Raekwon Davis #98
DE Dayo Odeyingbo #54
CB Jaylon Jones #40
DT Grover Stewart #90
DT Taven Bryan #96
DT Grover Stewart #90
WR Josh Downs #1
QB Anthony Richardson #5
Charlie Partridge Defensive Line and DTJosiah Bronson#69
QB Anthony Richardson #5
QB Joe Flacco #15
DT Raekwon Davis #98 and DT Grover Stewart #90
G Dalton Tucker #68 and G Quenton Nelson #56
DT Grover Stewart #90
RB Tyler Goodson #31
RB Tyler Goodson #31 and RB Evan Hull #26
WR Anthony Gould #6
C Danny Pinter #63
38 CB Kelvin Joseph
RB Trey Sermon #27 and RB Evan Hull #26
CB Jaylon Jones #40
CB Samuel Womack III #33
CB Dallis Flowers #21
CB Chris Lammons #35
39 CB Gregory Junior
S Trevor Denbow #43
38 CB Kelvin Joseph
QB Anthony Richardson #5
QB Joe Flacco #15 and RB Tyler Goodson #31
QB Anthony Richardson #5 and RB Trey Sermon #27
QB/WR Jason Bean #8, RB Evan Hull #26 and QB Anthony Richardson #5
RB Trey Sermon #27
QB Joe Flacco #15
RB Trey Sermon #27
LB E.J. Speed #45 and WR Ashton Dulin #16
QB Sam Ehlinger #4
RB Tyler Goodson #31
K Matt Gay #7 and P Rigoberto Sanchez #8
K Matt Gay #7 and P Rigoberto Sanchez #8
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
CB Jaylin Simpson #30
Shane Steichen Head Coach
39 CB Gregory Junior
CB Jaylon Jones #40
CB Chris Lammons #35 and CB Jaylin Simpson #30
P Rigoberto Sanchez #8
P Rigoberto Sanchez #8
CB Samuel Womack III #33
T Blake Freeland #73 and T Bernhard Raimann #79
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Josh Downs #1
QB Joe Flacco #15
TE Drew Ogletree #85
RB Trey Sermon #27
"At the end of the day, practice is very vital, practice is very important," Taylor said. "I just think at this level being a true professional is understanding your assignment, even if you have limited or little to no reps."
So, even if he gets little to no reps leading up to this weekend, what does Taylor need to see from himself to have confidence he can play on Sunday?
"Really being able to move around, really being able to get in and out of cuts, being able to explode, burst," he said. "Because especially at my position, defensive back, those are all heavy cutting positions."
Both Taylor and Richardson – who said on Wednesday that there was "definitely a lot of progress" from where he felt after the game – are focused on taking things day by day.
"We've got 48 – really 72 but really 48 hours – so just continuing to take it day by day," Taylor said. "You never know. A lot of special things have happened in a couple days."
Thursday's full practice report:
