Carson Wentz injury: Colts have no timetable for quarterback’s return from foot surgery, says owner Jim Irsay

Carson Wentz could certainly be trending toward being ready for the Colts‘ season-opener with the Seahawks, however crew proprietor Jim Irsay stated on Thursday that the crew has no official timetable for his or her quarterback’s return from foot surgical procedure. Irsay stated the Colts will not play Wentz till he’s again at full energy. Wentz underwent surgical procedure earlier this month after injuring his foot throughout coaching camp. 

“You must be proper. We wish you to be 100% earlier than you come again,” Irsay said, through Charlie Clifford of WISH TV.  “Whether it is Seattle, so be it, if not — it’s when he’s prepared. Nobody is aware of for certain.”

Coach Frank Reich provided a optimistic replace on Wentz’s restoration on Wednesday. Wentz was seen at follow earlier this week with no strolling boot. 

“I do not thoughts telling you, they’re doing exceedingly nicely. However it’s nonetheless early,” Reich said. “All indications at this level, for what you’ll hope for from them, we’re getting that plus. So, you may’t actually inform till you get on the market and take a look at it. We all know we’re per week or so away from that taking place at a extra vital degree however all indicators are fairly optimistic proper now. Now, the place that comes out, Week 1, 2, we do not know however we’ll discover out quickly sufficient.”

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Regardless of his lack of professional expertise, Jacob Eason has displayed promise throughout coaching camp. Offensive coordinator Marcus Brady has lauded Eason’s understanding of the playbook in addition to his capability to learn the protection earlier than the snap. Eason has additionally displayed his appreciable arm energy that helped him throw for greater than 3,100 yards and 23 touchdowns throughout his solely season because the College of Washington’s beginning quarterback. 

“He has to arrange like he is beginning Week 1,” Reich said of Eason, through Zak Keefer of The Athletic. “We do not know if that’ll occur or not, however he is gotta be prepared. And we’re gonna belief him in that course of and help him and get behind him.

“The job is Jacob’s proper now. He is gotta show it. He is aware of that. He is within the driver’s seat, he is getting reps with the (first-team offense), and I am believing that that is going to work out the way in which we would like it to work out … we’re gonna see what he is manufactured from.”

As beforehand reported, the Colts wouldn’t have any plans on buying and selling for a veteran quarterback. Nick Foles, who gained a Super Bowl with the Eagles after changing an injured Wentz in 2017, was requested about the opportunity of being traded to Indianapolis earlier this month. 

“Hear, Frank Reich is without doubt one of the favourite — if not my favourite — coaches of all time,” Foles said. “He understands me as a participant, he understands me as an individual. I have not had any talks with them (Colts a couple of commerce). I am a Chicago Bear proper now, however he is aware of me.

“You all watched the 2017 season and the playoffs the place he modified the offense and constructed it round me. He understood my mentality as a participant and he was in a position to construct it round me and put me in a profitable place.”