In their own words: 8 quotes from Colts training camp Day 2

WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — The quarterback competition is front and center at Colts training camp this season.

But, there are other storylines as well, with young players impressing their teammates and coaches.

Here are eight quotes that stood out from the second day of training camp:

1. Colts rookie tight end Tyler Warren on Indianapolis and the fan support

“It’s been awesome. I really have enjoyed Indy since I got here and really like the area. The fans have been great. Out here we’ve had great support the first two days and it’s been awesome just being in the city.”

The Colts selected Tyler Warren with the No. 14 pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Warren had 104 catches for 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns last year at Penn State, leading the Big Ten in receptions. He was also used in the run game, where he had 218 yards and another four touchdowns.

2. Colts safety Camryn Bynum on his impressions of Warren

“You can tell he’s going to be really good. He’s one of those guys that if you didn’t tell me that he just got drafted, I wouldn’t know. He operates as a veteran. He can do a lot. Obviously we haven’t been in pads yet, but I can tell he can block just by his footwork and just the intent that he has. But also his route running and yards after the catch is going to be elite, and I can tell that from him now. So it’s cool being able to go against him, and being able to go against him in practice is going to prepare us to go against any tight end in the game.”

Bynum signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Colts this offseason. He spent his first four seasons in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings. Over the last two seasons combined, he has five interceptions and 233 tackles.

3. Warren on developing chemistry with Anthony Richardson Sr. and Daniel Jones

“I think it’s good. It doesn’t really make a difference – they are still both out there and you’re going to get balls from both of them. They are both really good quarterbacks so it’s easy to have chemistry with them and it’s been good.”

4. Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo on getting after everyone, whether they’re veteran players or rookies

“Always, always because you want to make sure that everybody has an understanding of what we’re looking for from coaches and what the coaches are looking for from the players and vice versa. But yeah, I’ve always been brought up that way, that whether you’re the four-year starter in college or a freshman, or here in the NFL, a 10-year vet or a rookie, everybody’s held to the same standards because we’re going to be out there on Sundays playing together. I think they appreciate when there’s no sacred cows as to say, where you’re just really on the guys in a positive way to get better. It’s never, ever personal. It’s just business. I think that was in a great movie one time.”

5. Offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter on Warren

“He’s a very uniquely talented, uniquely skilled young man, and that’s something that he’s done really, really well. At the same time, we’re still coaching him on a lot of different finer points of understanding, sort of how those windows close tightly in the NFL, and how you’ve got to be great at that. You can’t relax even for one second. He’s, like I said, uniquely, physically talented and really, really good at those types of things and that’s what you need in this league.”

6. Anarumo on his expectations for Laiatu Latu

“I just want him to play fast. I want him to – I was going to say his hair on fire, but his hair is different every day. But he’s a great human. He wants to do well. He wants to be great. He’s all about the right stuff, like a lot of our guys. I think every opportunity he gets out here will just increase his opportunities to make plays as we get into the fall. So, being a great run defender, edge setter on first and second down, and then what ultimately those guys get paid for is rushing the quarterback.”

The Colts selected Latu with the No. 15 pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Latu had 32 tackles and four sacks in his rookie season.

7. Bynum on practicing in the heat

“It’s cool being able to train out there with the great resources we have at the facility, but also be able to live somewhere where it’s hot and humid, so I come back in this heat, I’m wearing sweats and a hoodie and I’m chillin’.”

Bynum lives in the Philippines and trains there in the offseason.

8. Anarumo on rookie cornerback Justin Walley

“Well, he’s a smart kid. He did a number of different things in Minnesota. He’s got a good football mind. He’s got that skillset where his body type is similar to an inside, outside guy. So, he’s got really good quickness along with long speed. So, I like the ability for him to do both.”

The Colts drafted Walley in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He played four years at Minnesota. In his senior year, he had 42 tackles, 2 interceptions, a pick-six, and 10 passes defended.

The Colts get back on the practice field for the third day of training camp on Friday from 10-11:15 p.m.

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