Daniel Jones says his rehab is moving in the right direction as the Colts edge closer to training camp.
The Indianapolis quarterback spoke Friday evening at a youth camp at Cardinal Ritter High School in Indianapolis, where he spent time with the kids, delivered a short speech and then talked with local media about his recovery from December Achilles surgery.
Jones said he’s feeling strong and encouraged by the progress he’s made since minicamp.
"Yeah, I'm feeling good. Feeling good. I think I've made a good bit of progress since minicamp, and we'll continue to do that these next two weeks before (training) camp and then on through camp, but I'm feeling really good and feel like I'm in a good spot."
He also said the grind of rehab has been the toughest part, mainly because of how repetitive it can be.
"I don't know. I think a lot of it is monotonous at times.
You're doing a lot of the same things over and over again. So I think it's just about staying focused with that and sticking to the routine of it and trusting that, as you accumulate more and more work and time on certain things, you'll get stronger, get better, and make progress, but it is a long process.
So I think just sometimes day after day it can get monotonous."
Jones added that he’s already checked off the major boxes in the recovery process and is now focused on getting sharper and more explosive.
"Well, I think I hit a lot of those milestones kind of pre-minicamp, and I'm doing everything - cleared to do everything. I think it's just about, at this point, sharpening, getting more explosive, getting stronger, kind of improving what you can do. But I can do everything, and feel really good doing it."
Even with that progress, Jones said the injury is still something he thinks about.
"Yeah, you're still thinking about it. I think, you know, I probably will until you get playing and into games and stuff, and I think that's just - you're putting a lot of time into it.
It's kind of the central part of all my training and all my time this offseason. So, you know, still thinking about it, but really happy with where I am."
Jones also said he’s been working with teammates in small groups and plans to get together with a larger group this week as camp approaches.
"Yeah, I've gotten together with guys in spurts. We're going to get together, actually, this week, kind of a bigger group, and work out a little bit. But I know guys are working hard and have been preparing for camp."
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