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INDIANAPOLIS – Earlier this week, Anthony Castonzo hoped to say that only a disaster could prevent him from playing the first game of the 2018 season against the Cincinnati Bengals.
But when his temperature quickly reached 102 degrees earlier this week, Castonzo worried that the disaster would happen again.
Fortunately for the Indianapolis Colts' left tackle, his fever erupted and he was able to return to training ground on Wednesday for the first time since he worsened a hamstring injury early in the summer camp. 'training. On Thursday, he said that he was hoping to get even more involved, participating in "competitive reps" to potentially prepare him for Sunday's match.
Castonzo, officially classified as Thursday, still has to train Friday before making decisions on his status for the Bengals contest, but for him, everything is going in the right direction.
"It was really good (Wednesday), which is why we are moving forward today," Castonzo told reporters on Thursday. "I'm still optimistic, basically I just have to trust myself on Sunday, obviously today 's practice will be very important, tomorrow' s practice will also be very important, and then being able to to see how I feel. "
Castonzo has always been proud of his availability throughout his eight-year NFL career, which was evident last season when he played every attack on the left – even playing painful blows and bruises. But his last injury was a thorn in his team, preventing him from staying on the field longer than any previous number since he was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Castonzo suffered his hamstring injury during the break between the end of the minicamp in June and the start of the training camp at the end of July. . He was abducted after a few days and reintegrated into the lineup, but quickly re-aggravated the injury on August 3rd.
"I'm not sure what happened, because the whole mechanism of what happened was completely different the second time," Castonzo said. "So I do not know if it was just a residual weakness or what it was, but, yes, I mean, I obviously wish it did not happen the second time – or the first time , from elsewhere. "
The key for Castonzo is to regain his conditioning level at the beginning of the training camp, although he does not have to worry about recording 60 offensive shots in Sunday's match, if need be.
Castonzo has stayed in step with the Colts' new offensive system and is not afraid to fall behind once he's able to make his comeback.
"I'll say it's probably going to be a bit different, just to get into the rhythm with the pace and the kind of game," he said. "I will say that not being there will be a bit of a pain, but in the end it's still the same games."
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