Inside Training Camp: Highlights, buzz from Tuesday, Aug. 5

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2025-08-05

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NFL.com provides highlights and buzz below from Tuesday’s training camps across the league.

Richardson first to start in Colts’ QB competition

Anthony Richardson is first in line to audition for the Colts’ top job under center this season.

The former fourth-overall pick of the 2023 draft will start in Indianapolis’ Thursday preseason opener against the Ravens, head coach Shane Steichen told reporters on Tuesday. Daniel Jones will receive the same opportunity on Aug. 16 against the Packers, Steichen added.

The Colts’ quarterback competition is far from decided as preseason action begins, with neither Richardson or Jones gaining significant ground on the other. Both have enjoyed their bright moments, but have also endured struggles during camp.

From the perspective of long-term planning, it would behoove the Colts if Richardson took a commanding lead in the battle and proved he can be the franchise signal-caller Indianapolis believed they were selecting two years ago. He’s yet to do so in 2025 but also earned positive remarks from Steichen last week.

Jones’ case, meanwhile, was built around the idea of competition and pushing Richardson to move closer toward fulfilling his potential, with the allure of Jones potentially improving under the direction of Steichen lurking as a possible pleasant surprise.

Both should be expected to receive significant snaps in the Colts’ first two preseason games, which will factor significantly into determining the outcome of this competition. That process begins Thursday in Baltimore at 7 p.m. ET on NFL Network.

Chubb drawing encouraging reviews at Texans camp

Nick Chubb‘s move to Houston became more important when the Texans learned they’d be without Joe Mixon for a while due to a foot injury.

One question remained, though: What does Chubb have left in the tank?

Coach DeMeco Ryans delivered an encouraging review on Tuesday.

“Nick has been consistent. He’s done a really good job,” Ryans told reporters. “I see a very physical runner when he has the football in his hand. He does a really nice job in protection schemes and of staying square, picking up the blitzes from the defenders. He’s just all around solid, consistent. He’s gotten better every day that he’s been here.”

Chubb never quite looked like himself in 2024 with the Browns after returning from a significant knee injury and a foot injury ended his campaign prematurely, leaving evaluators with an inadequate sample size. Those in attendance at Texans camp have seen signs of improvement, however, and the tone of Ryans’ response suggests he’d agree.

Bears get physical in turned-up Tuesday practice

Ahead of Tuesday’s training camp session in Lake Forrest, Illinois, first-year Bears head coach Ben Johnson told reporters things would get dialed up a notch with a “good, physical practice.”

Johnson wasn’t kidding, as his comments were followed by what myriad local reporters referred to as one of the most physical Bears practices they had ever witnessed.

Tuesday’s session featured multiple fights between teammates and an abundance of live tackling, even during 7-on-7 work.

The hard-hitting affair was appreciated by Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson.