Chad Kelly, Jacob Eason splitting reps
With Rivers leading the offense and Jacoby Brissett reverting back to the backup role, the Colts have an interesting question to face over the next few weeks: how many quarterbacks will they keep on the active roster?
Typically, it would be two but if there are fears of losing Eason to the waiver wire then they may be forced to keep three. Both Eason and Kelly split reps as the QB3, per Walker, which is to be expected at this point in the preseason.
As expected, Chad Kelly and Jacob Eason split the No. 3 quarterback reps on Friday. Without the benefit of preseason games this year, these opportunities during training camp practices, combined with the mastery of the offense they show in positional meetings, will be huge, especially considering the fact head coach Frank Reich has said he’s yet to rule out the possibility of keeping three quarterbacks on the regular season roster this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The expectation should be that Eason will win out the job over Kelly and while he still isn’t expected to play much at all during his rookie season, it will be interesting to see how the Colts handle their depth under center.