6 things to watch as Colts begin OTAs

Here are six things to watch as the Colts begin OTAs next week.

Before we enter the dead period of the NFL calendar, the Indianapolis Colts will go through organized team activities (OTAs) over the next few weeks.

They then will wrap up their spring with a mandatory minicamp to kick off their break until training camp in late July. Indy starts their OTAs on May 23-25, then get back together May 31-June 2, and have their final OTA sessions from June 5-8. Mandatory minicamp falls from June 13-15.

It is important to understand to take any reports and highlight clips with a grain of salt because there is so much that can change over the next couple of months and, of course, there is the history of players showing out in practice at this time of the year then disappearing when the games in the fall.

But that doesn’t mean we can still take away information from OTAs and get some insight on the upcoming season.

Here are six things to watch for from the Colts during their practices in the coming weeks: