WESTFIELD https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Anthony-Walker-Jersey , Ind. (AP) — A strained calf prevented Andrew Luck from throwing at the Indianapolis Colts‘ offseason workouts.Unlike the past two summers, nobody at training camp seems terribly worried.General manager Chris Ballard said Wednesday the Colts will limit the work of Luck and a handful of his teammates as a precaution when practice begins Thursday.“He didn’t do anything this spring and we don’t want him to have a setback,” Ballard said after the Colts reported to their complex in Westfield, a northwestern suburb of Indianapolis. “We’re just making sure we’re taking all the right steps with him and with all of these guys.”The other players on that list include tight ends Jack Doyle and Ross Travis, starting safety Clayton Geathers, and receiver Deon Cain, all coming back from injuries. Second-year receiver Daurice Fountain could miss a few days, too, after rolling an ankle during a private workout. Running back Spencer Ware has been placed on the physically unable to perform list with an undisclosed muscle injury.Previously, Ballard said second-year coach Frank Reich also would give extra days off to older veterans such as longtime left tackle Anthony Castonzo and defensive end Justin Houston, a free agent signee. And the Colts intend to be especially cautious with players during the first week of camp when Ballard said data show most injuries occur.Outsiders don’t appear to be worried. With expectations of the Colts making a deep playoff run soaring, players are downplaying the talk and focusing on what they need to get done over the next three weeks at Grand Park Sports Campus.“We always talk about blocking out the noise https://www.coltsfanshop.com ,” All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard said. “I just have a laser focus so I’m coming in with the same mentality as last year.”There is good reason for hope.After missing the entire 2017 season following surgery on his throwing shoulder, Luck returned last year and led the Colts to their first playoff appearance in four years. He delivered with perhaps, the best season of his seven-year career and ran away with the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award.Many believe he’ll be even better in his second season in coach Frank Reich’s offense and playing behind a young offensive line that brings back all five starters from a unit that allowed a league-low 18 sacks in 2018.“Andrew has really been able to have even more input into the system this year in the meetings and putting his imprint on what we are doing now, knowing what he likes, what he doesn’t like, and why he likes what he likes within our system,” Reich said during the team’s three-day minicamp in June. “I think it has taken the meetings to a higher level.”Luck and Reich did not speak Wednesday, though Luck is expected to return to the field Thursday.But older Colts have been seen all this play out before.Following an AFC championship game loss in January 2015, many prognosticators tabbed the Colts as a Super Bowl favorite heading into the 2015 season. Instead, Luck missed nine games with myriad injuries and finished the season on injured reserve as the Colts stumbled to an 8-8 record and failed to make the playoffs.A year later, Ballard joined the team following the firing of Ryan Grigson. Last year, Reich replaced the fired Chuck Pagano.Luck & Co. have not forgotten what went wrong and may be wary of buying into the hype again. Ballard embraces the chatter.“Expectations are a good thing Indianapolis Colts Customized Jerseys , not a bad thing. That’s a good thing,” he said. “But every year is a new year, it just is. We don’t want to be a momentum team, we want to continue to work and get better.” LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The half-century home sellout streak is over for the Washington Redskins.The announced attendance of 57,013 for Washington’s 21-9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday was about 25,000 short of the 82,000 capacity listed in the team’s 2018 media guide.The team boasts in the guide that it has “sold out every home game for the past 50 seasons.”So much for that. Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie confirmed that the sellout streak ended Sunday. Even if the crowd was smaller than usual, it made itself heard Sunday: Boos rang out a few times during a sloppy performance in which the defense couldn’t get Andrew Luck off the field when it mattered most and the offense couldn’t get in the end zone.“If you don’t give them anything to cheer about,” Washington left tackle Trent Williams said, “they’re probably going to boo.”The Colts were aware of the jeers, too.“I (saw) them kind of getting down when the crowd started booing them Indianapolis Colts T-Shirts ,” said T.Y. Hilton, whose 3-yard TD catch with about 7½ minutes left sealed the victory for Indianapolis (1-1), “but our job is to put our foot on the gas.”Williams said he noticed the patches of empty seats.Of more concern to the Pro Bowler and his teammates was how poorly the Redskins (1-1) played.“You feel like you want to throw up or something,” linebacker Mason Foster said.After winning their season opener last week by beating the Arizona Cardinals 24-6 thanks in large part to a league-best 182 yards rushing, including 96 from Adrian Peterson, the Redskins turned in a meek showing on the ground.Washington ran for 65 yards, with just 20 from Peterson on 11 carries, a 1.8 average. That looked terrific compared to Chris Thompson, who ran four times for a grand total of 1 yard.“We didn’t have a very good run plan,” coach Jay Gruden said. “Didn’t give (Peterson) any good looks.”There were other issues, on both sides of the ball.An inability to stop the Colts on their opening possession, which ended with Luck’s 7-yard https://www.coltsfanshop.com/hats , back-shoulder touchdown throw to tight end Eric Ebron, or that fourth-quarter drive that culminated with Luck’s scoring toss to Hilton.An inability to get going on offense, particularly after two interceptions by safety D.J. Swearinger, which each led to only a field goal.“We had no chemistry at all today,” Gruden said. “Myself as a play caller, really, it’s my fault.”