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PLAY OF THE DAY 7/30

The highlights of the day came in the night practice, with quarterback Jim Sorgi – playing in place of injured starter Peyton Manning – pleasing a large crowd with several long passes and a successful late drive.

On one play midway through the night practice, Sorgi threw deep down the right sideline to wide receiver Marvin Harrison, who caught the pass and stepped the last five yards into the end zone for a 50-yard touchdown reception.

In the last session of practice, Sorgi led the offense on a successful drive in the two-minute drill, first throwing deep for a 40-yard gain to second-year wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, then finishing the drive with a short touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark.

http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=ffd57bfd-e20a-4cd9-ba03-7c5652853725

Peyton is in an undisclosed location in Terre Haute so that nobody will bother him.

Excuse me for chuckling.

Only the Colts . . .

All they need to say is "Peyton is here but he's not going to be available to the media or fans," and that would more than suffice. What, do they think we're going to stake out the dormitories for a money shot of football's Loch Ness Monster? Are fans going to beat down the doors of his lodging -- wherever that might be -- demanding autographs and war stories?

This has turned into the NFL's version of "Where's Waldo?" Peyton is in the Colts' witness protection program. Maybe we can put Dog the Bounty Hunter on the job.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080731/SPORTS15/807310433/1004/RSS02

Rhodes plays with new #.

Spectators attending Colts camp probably noticed Rhodes no longer wears uniform No. 33. That belongs to second-year safety Melvin Bullitt, so Rhodes is now No. 38.

“I tried during mini-camp [to get No. 33 from Bullitt],” Rhodes admitted. “We started talking about money and stuff like that. Then I got to the point where, you know, I never paid for that number. I just always got it and wore it. It’s a blessing I’ve had all these years that’s been good to me.”

Huey also stressed that the depth chart behind Addai is not settled for anyone yet, including Rhodes.

“I don’t care how good he’s been or what he’s done in the past,” Huey said. “It’s a new year, a new season, new people.

“We’ve got some rookies who are working well. Mike Hart from Michigan is doing a good job.
Cliff Dawson, who’s been here [one year], is doing a good job too. Those youngsters like Chad Simpson and Mike Hart are doing well on special teams. They’re trying hard to make the team.”

http://www.tribstar.com/colts/local_story_211223912.html

PLAY OF THE DAY 7/31

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Thursday was a light workday, so let's go back to Wednesday night for a noteworthy moment. As quarterback Jim Sorgi offered a nice pump fake, wide receiver Marvin Harrison put a double move on cornerback Kelvin Hayden along the right sideline. Harrison got behind Hayden, caught a perfectly thrown pass and tiptoed along the sideline for the last 5 yards for a touchdown.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080801/SPORTS03/808010396/1100

PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS 8/1

--- Wide receiver Devin Aromashodu caught a touchdown pass in the end zone from reserve quarterback Quinn Gray in the afternoon practice.

--- Tight end Zac Herold caught a short touchdown pass from reserve quarterback Jaren Lorenzen in the afternoon practice.

--- Tight end Dallas Clark caught a 15-yard pass from quarterback Jim Sorgi in the afternoon practice.

--- Rookie wide receiver Pierre Garcon caught a pass from Quinn Gray after it deflected from the hands of linebacker Brandon Archer in the afternoon practice.

http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=94b3927b-ff67-477e-b6f9-a3954b7577f0

PLAY OF THE DAY 8/1

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Brannon Condren, a second-year safety, has had multiple interceptions in the first week of training camp. One of the most memorable came late Friday morning. Condren, a fourth-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft from Troy, intercepted a pass from reserve quarterback Quinn Gray in the final session of the morning practice. Condren returned the interception for a touchdown.

http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=5e4ba92f-5745-4fee-8b52-dab2fbca03ed

Coe and Wheeler injured

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Linebacker Philip Wheeler, a third-round draft pick, will undergo knee surgery after aggravating what the team described as a condition that bothered him at Georgia Tech. ... The team hopes Wheeler will only miss a couple of weeks. The status of cornerback Michael Coe isn’t as clear. He suffered a knee injury near the end of Thursday afternoon’s practice that might require surgery. Dungy said Coe is “going to be (out) a while.’’

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080802/SPORTS03/80802003

Brandon Archer re-signed after LB injuries.

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Also, the Colts signed linebacker Brandon Archer – who spent six games on the Colts’ active roster last season – and waived wide receiver Charles Dillon. Archer spent much of the offseason with the Denver Broncos before being released recently

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