The Carson Wentz era of Indianapolis Colts football will start this Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Coach Frank Reich made the expected news official Friday afternoon, confirming that Wentz’s surgically repaired foot will not prohibit him from taking the first snap of the season this weekend against the Seattle Seahawks.
While the moment of Reich announcing Wentz as the starter felt assured most of this week, it certainly didn’t feel the way five weeks ago. At that time, Wentz was one day out of foot surgery with a recovery window that spanned 5-to-12 weeks.
Wentz is now poised to make his return at the front end of that projection, a testament to two things: his hard work and determination in rehabilitation and the fact that he never suffered a significant physical setback along the way.