INDIANAPOLIS – Darius Butler called it “the first day of school” and it sure felt like it. That ugly Week 17 win over Jacksonville that saved them from the embarrassment of a losing season? Feels like years ago.
In the months since, the Indianapolis Colts have fired a general manager and hired a new one. The star quarterback had surgery. The team signed 17 new players. They cut, traded or moved on from the backbone of an aging and unproductive defense. Two franchise stalwarts retired.
Save Andrew Luck’s discussion of his shoulder surgery, here’s what else we learned on the first day of the team’s offseason workouts for the coming 2017 season:
1) Change is welcome.