On today's edition of Inside Football with Rick Venturi, Rick joins Matt Taylor to break down the Colts’ initial 53-man roster. Venturi highlights the team's biggest strengths heading into the 2025 season and discusses a few areas that still raise concerns. He also shares his confidence level in the Colts’ ability to start the season strong based on their performance throughout August and explains why he believes the offense is poised for early success with Daniel Jones under center.

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week with our lineup of shows, including Instant Reaction, The Colts Show with JJ Stankevitz, The Jack Doyle Podcast and Inside Football with Rick Venturi. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch episodes on YouTube as well.

<p>Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week with our lineup of shows, including Instant Reaction, The Colts Show with JJ Stankevitz, The Jack Doyle Podcast and Inside Football with Rick Venturi. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch episodes on YouTube as well.</p>

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week.

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week with our lineup of shows, including Instant Reaction, The Colts Show with JJ Stankevitz and Inside Football with Rick Venturi. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch episodes on YouTube as well.

<p>Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week with our lineup of shows, including Instant Reaction, The Colts Show with JJ Stankevitz and Inside Football with Rick Venturi. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch episodes on YouTube as well.</p>

Inside Football with Rick Venturi: 53-man roster reaction and early-season outlook

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JJ Stankevitz is joined by Colts quarterback Riley Leonard for a look into how the second-year QB is handling the opportunity ahead of him during OTAs, and where he feels he's grown the most after his rookie season. Leonard also discusses his impressions of Daniel Jones & Tyler Warren and what playing one year at Notre Dame meant to him before he and JJ draft their golf foursomes from anyone in Colts history...with Riley making a STRONG pick first overall.

0:00 Pod intro  
0:26 Previewing OTAs  
2:46 Inside the life of an NFL backup QB  
5:54 What he learned in starting Week 18  
8:00 No. 1 thing he learned about Daniel Jones  
12:53 A fact about Tyler Warren that'd surprise people  
14:25 What Notre Dame meant to him  
16:39 Colts golf foursome draft

Riley Leonard talks Year 2 growth, Daniel Jones, Notre Dame & golf groups | The Colts Show

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The Last Word with Casey Vallier and Matt Taylor returns this week to recap everything the guys heard during the offseason workout program. They discuss cornerback Charvarius Ward’s healthy mindset following a challenging 2025 season (1:38) and the expanded role defensive end Jaylahn Tuimoloau is expected to take on in his sophomore campaign (4:07).

The fellas also preview the start of OTAs next week by breaking down the biggest positional battles set to heat up on both offense and defense (9:36).

Lastly, Ryan Myrehn of the IMS Radio Network joins the show to preview Sunday’s 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 (15:42).

Ward’s Reset, OTA Storylines & Indy 500 Preview | The Last Word

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JJ Stankevitz is joined on this week's podcast by rookie linebacker Bryce Boettcher, who was selected in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft...and the 13th round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Boettcher explains what it felt like to get drafted after his two-sport path (0:47) and what it was like facing Tyler Warren in college (6:45). JJ and Bryce then run through five questions to get to know him (7:52).

Football vs. baseball & 5 questions with Bryce Boettcher | The Colts Show

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Inside Football with Rick Venturi: 53-man roster reaction and early-season outlook

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