The Colts have liked what they’ve seen from Andrew Luck in practice and they plan on seeing more of him in preseason games than they have in past years.
Head coach Frank Reich said early in camp that he plans to play Luck in next week’s preseason opener against the Seahawks. Starting quarterbacks don’t always
play in the first preseason game
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exhibition work than usual.
“The plan is to play him a little bit more than he would normally would if he’d had a normal year last year,” Reich said, via Albert Breer of SI.com. “But
I don’t want to overreact. He’ll get enough snaps in, we’ll recreate enough out
here in practice by the way we practice and the speed at which we practice, and
all the situational stuff we practice. We’ll build a confidence lever there. And
sure
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Reich said he expects Luck to play with the starting offense for about a quarter against Seattle.
Travis Frederick will not go on injured reserve initially as he battles a condition that affects the nervous system, although
the Dallas Cowboys still don't have a timetable for the return of their
four-time Pro Bowl center.
Coach Jason Garrett said Monday that Frederick hasn't had any "drastic setbacks" while getting treated for Guillain-Barre syndrome. The disorder
attacks nerves and causes weakness in various parts of the body.
Joe Looney is expected to start when the Cowboys open the season Sunday at Carolina.
The 27-year-old Frederick traveled with the team to the final preseason game in Houston and is attending meetings. He has started all 83 games, including
three playoff games, over five seasons. A move to IR would force Frederick to
miss at least eight games.
"It's been positive since he started his treatments
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so far. From my perspective, the information that I've gotten, there hasn't been
any drastic setbacks in any way."
The Cowboys added depth on the interior line by claiming center Adam Redmond on waivers from Buffalo and acquiring Kansas City backup Parker Ehinger in a
trade. Ehinger was a fourth-round pick two years ago.
Dallas doesn't want to move four-time Pro Bowl right guard Zack Martin to center, but he is the emergency option. Martin injured a knee in the second
preseason game against Cincinnati but says he will be ready to start against the
Panthers.
Frederick hasn't spoken to reporters since announcing his diagnosis almost two weeks ago.
"He reached out to me and said, 'Coach
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play on Thursday night,'" Garrett said. "I said, 'Would I mind? Are you kidding
me? I'd absolutely love to have you be a part of it.'
"He's been very proactive and he's taken the initiative of being back and being part of our team and trying to be involved in everything that we do short
of going out on the practice field."
Frederick, Martin and left tackle Tyron Smith ??all first-round picks and all Pro Bowlers each of the past four seasons ??have anchored a line that the
Cowboys hope can make them a run-first team with Ezekiel Elliott, the NFL
rushing leader as a rookie in 2016.
La'el Collins is going into his second year as the starter at right tackle
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NOTES: The Cowboys placed WR Noah Brown (hamstring) on IR and brought back WR Deonte Thompson in his place. Thompson was among the final cuts after signing as
a free agent in the offseason, but Garrett said the Cowboys intended to bring
him back. Thompson was slowed by an Achilles injury most of training camp. ...
Rookie RB Bo Scarbrough of Alabama, a seventh-round pick, was signed to the
practice squad.
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