INDIANAPOLIS – The offensive lineman gathered in a meeting room Monday for the start of the Indianapolis Colts’ offseason workout program.
Familiar faces were everywhere.
“It was like we really haven’t added anybody,’’ Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly said.
The starting unit returns intact: Kelly, left tackle Bernhard Raimann, left guard Quenton Nelson, right guard Will Fries and right tackle Braden Smith, who’s on the mend following offseason knee surgery. Top backups also are back, including Wesley French, Blake Freeland, Danny Pinter and Josh Sills.
“I think it just goes to show the trust that the organization has in us, Tony (Sparano Jr., position coach) going to bat for us as a room,’’ Kelly said.
A question that begs an answer: how much trust do the Colts have in Ryan Kelly?
The 2016 first-round draft pick is heading into his ninth season. More to the point, he’s heading into the final year of the …