{"id":326660,"date":"2025-08-29T14:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/326660\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:37:12","slug":"key-member-of-colts-secondary-returns-to-practice-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/326660\/","title":{"rendered":"Key member of Colts&#8217; secondary returns to practice on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Returning to the practice field on Thursday for the <a href=\"https:\/\/coltswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indianapolis Colts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indianapolis Colts <\/a>was safety Nick Cross.<\/p>\n<p>Cross has been sidelined in recent weeks with a hip injury.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/colts-shane-steichen-provides-injury-201426895.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shane Steichen expressed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shane Steichen expressed<\/a> his confidence that Cross, along with wide receiver Josh Downs (hamstring), would be back to practice soon.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Downs<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mchappell51\/status\/1960728146086355331\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:returned;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> returned<\/a> to practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would expect them to be back next week for sure,&#8221; Steichen said on Monday<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l773qxFT6ms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:via Locked on Colts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> via Locked on Colts<\/a>. &#8220;They&#8217;re still working through it, but they&#8217;re all progressing really well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cross put together a breakout season in 2024, taking over as the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Colts<\/a>&#8216; strong safety. He will again fill that role this season, but will now be paired with Cam Bynum.<\/p>\n<p>The depth at safety is a bit of an unknown. While Rodney Thomas has starting experience, his role was significantly reduced last season. Daniel Scott hasn&#8217;t played a regular-season snap yet.<\/p>\n<p>In this Lou Anarumo scheme, we can anticipate more three safety looks from the Colts, and I would venture to guess a lot more movement from this unit as well in this disguise-heavy system.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Along with getting Cross back, over the last week-plus, Kenny Moore, Jaylon Jones, Bernhard Raimann, Kwity Paye, and Alec Pierce all returned to practice.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/coltswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/colts\/2025\/08\/29\/colts-injury-update-nick-cross-returns-practice\/85885501007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colts injury update: S Nick Cross returns to practice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Colts injury update: S Nick Cross returns to practice<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Returning to the practice field on Thursday for the Indianapolis Colts was safety Nick Cross. 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