The Colts are putting Camryn Bynum in a new spot on the communication chain in 2026, and the safety is leaning into it.
Bynum will wear the green dot for Indianapolis’ defense next season, taking on the responsibility that usually belongs to the MIKE linebacker. That means he’ll be the one relaying the play from the sideline into the huddle. Bynum said he takes real pride in handling that job, and he also explained why defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo wanted a safety in that role instead of a linebacker.
“I take pride in being able to carry that communication straight from the coach and give everything that I need to say to the other guys,” Bynum said, via the team’s website. “(Anarumo) said when a linebacker has it, he’s always telling something to the safeties anyway.”
Bynum has already leaned on a familiar face for guidance. Colts safety Vonn Bell has handled the green dot under Anarumo before, back when the two were together in Cincinnati. Bell’s message to Bynum was blunt and to the point.
“I talked to Bell while he was here during OTAs about it,” Bynum said. “He kept saying the same thing: ‘Get in shape.'”
Bynum said he’s working on that part of the job, too, because the mental load comes with real physical demands.
“I get on the battle ropes trying to do as much lung stuff to get my lung capacity up. It’s a different thing. It’s easy to run back, but when you have to talk and say the full call, and the call is a full sentence long, sometimes they get long-winded.”
In Jacksonville, Trevor Lawrence is seeing the payoff of all the time he’s spent building chemistry with Brian Thomas Jr. The Jaguars quarterback said the connection between the two has grown through communication, and that Thomas’ consistency has made him easy to trust.
“The trust between us, because we’ve communicated so much, has just grown a lot,” Lawrence said, via Jags Wire. “Certain routes, I know exactly what he’s going to do.
He’s really consistent in his approach and what he does. He tells you something and how he’s going to run a route, and then he goes and he does it like that.
It sounds simple, but not everyone’s like that. I’ve played with a lot of guys that are really good receivers, but you say you’re going to run it one way, then you get in the game or the live period and the route looks completely different.
He’s not one of those guys.”
Houston is taking a measured approach with Kayshon Boutte, but DeMeco Ryans clearly likes what the receiver can add.
The Texans head coach said Boutte will be brought along slowly, while also pointing to the element he brings to the offense. Ryans highlighted Boutte’s ability in contested situations and said that trait stood out when he studied his film.
“He’s one of the better contested catch players that I’ve seen,” Ryans said, via Texans Wire. “If the ball is close, he has a knack for going up and playing physical and coming down with the football.
That’s what intrigued me when I continued to watch his tape from last year and previous years. He continued to make those tough catches and that’s what you want.
I want everybody on our team to be tough mentally and physically and he has shown that on his tape.”
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