WESTFIELD -- Neither had faced an NFL defense that didn’t share the same logo on their helmets. So it’s fair to say the stakes were high Thursday evening during the Colts’ first of two Grand Park practices against the Panthers, at least higher than they’ve ever been in the young careers of Jacob Eason and Sam Ehlinger.
And in what some might call a pleasant surprise, both young Indianapolis Colts quarterbacks rose to the occasion.
“Both Jacob and Sam I thought today were really solid. Solid days by both of them. I felt good about what they did,” coach Frank Reich said Thursday night.