RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Colts defense needed somebody to make a play.
New England quarterback Drake Maye had given Indianapolis trouble for most of the practice, buying time for his receivers to break open on a day when the Colts ’ depth pieces in the secondary had trouble keeping the Patriots in check.
Maye was trying to finish it off with a successful two-minute drill. New England’s offense got the ball with 1:12 left on the clock, in need of a touchdown and looking for a final flourish to a good day.
Camryn Bynum was standing in his way.
“It was one of those things where we show man, then end up playing zone,” Bynum said. “It was a good opportunity to mix up the looks on the quarterback, and me and him had a little staring contest for two seconds. He thought he could throw the ball over me.”
Maye needed a touchdown. He fired for the back of the end zone.
Bynum, the free safety who led Indianapolis with four interceptions in 2025, went up high and plucked Maye’s offering out of the air, then ran the ball around the corner and in front of the Patriots fans in the stands.
“That’s one thing I pride myself on, in the two-minute drill, I’ve got to get one to end it,” Bynum said. “Then, the victory lap around the fans, just turn them up a little bit.”
Bynum and rookie strong safety A.J. Haulcy had to be everywhere in Tuesday’s practice, although they weren’t always able to get there in time. Maye completed 15 of 23 passes in 11-on-11 work, according to IndyStar’s unofficial count, and several of those plays were big gains.
Depth charges
With Charvarius Ward out of action , the Colts were down one of their top cornerbacks against the Patriots on Tuesday.
The team’s No. 1 cornerback, Sauce Gardner, acquitted himself well against New England star A.J. Brown, even though a viral clip from one-on-one drills showed Brown beating Gardner for a catch on a play where Gardner slipped at the top of the route. Gardner did break up two passes, and the Patriots had trouble putting up a big play on the Colts' No. 1.
New England didn’t have to test Gardner much.
The Colts’ other cornerbacks offered opportunities. Veteran speedster Mekhi Blackmon, who led Colts cornerbacks with 783 snaps in 2025, had a rough day in coverage. Blackmon appeared to be the primary defender on big plays to Brown, fellow Patriots receiver Mack Hollins and then busted a coverage on the final Colts defensive play of the practice. New England’s No. 2 offense, led by former Giants backup Tommy DeVito, needed only one play to score a touchdown — Hollins blew past Blackmon for a 70-plus yard touchdown, and on the very next play, DeVito hit the two-point conversion between Blackmon and veteran safety Jonathan Owens.
Blackmon was not the only Colts cornerback who had a rough day.
Former Bengals starter Cam Taylor-Britt has been excellent for most of training camp but struggled Tuesday, giving up plays while shifting back and forth from the outside to the inside. Taylor-Britt was the nearest defender on catches by Brown, Romeo Doubs and gave up a big play to Patriots slot receiver DeMario Douglas on the second play of New England’s two-minute drill.
Jaylon Jones, a former starter for Indianapolis, also had issues, unable to change direction quickly enough in one-on-ones or full-team work, although Jones did break up one pass in the end zone during 7-on-7 drills.
Putting up a front
Indianapolis struggled to get consistent pressure on the elusive Maye.
There were a handful of potential sacks.
Hybrid defensive lineman Micheal Clemons appeared to have a sack on the first play of New England’s two-minute drill, although the coaches allowed Maye’s completion to stand. Defensive end Laiatu Latu beat Patriots right tackle Morgan Moses for what looked like a sack on another play, only to see Maye scramble away as if he’d have avoided it in a game. Nose tackle Grover Stewart batted one Maye offering high into the air.
The Indianapolis front did its best work in the running game. New England backs Rhamondre Stevenson and Treveyon Henderson had trouble finding daylight throughout the practice.
Stewart made at least two stops in the middle of the line. Veteran middle linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither stuffed another couple of holes for short gains. Weak-side linebacker Jaylon Carlies broke through for a tackle-for-loss, and Haulcy was everywhere, attacking aggressively to make stops in the hole, just past the line of scrimmage.
Dropping the ball
Bynum made good on his chance to intercept Maye late.
The Colts could have made a few more picks to turn the day around. Justin Walley, who looked solid as he returned from a minor hamstring tweak, dropped an interception that hit him in the chest when Brown fell down. Owens allowed a DeVito throw to go right through his hands for a touchdown pass to tight end Eli Raridon. Free safety Trey Washington also had a pass breakup; it was unclear if he could have intercepted the ball.
Fight night
Joint practices have become famous for the fights that often break out, disrupting practice. The Colts and Patriots largely kept things professional, but there was one fight, the product of the two teams working on kickoff and kickoff return together near the end of practice. While it was hard to see how it started, Indianapolis defensive end Durell Nchami could be seen throwing a blow at a couple of Patriots before Colts staffers pulled Nchami out of the pile, keeping the scuffle from turning into an all-out brawl.
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Roll call
Downs (groin), strong safety Hunter Wohler (hamstring) and veteran wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (hamstring) returned to the field.
Cornerback Charvarius Ward, who stayed in Indianapolis to rehabilitate a back injury, did not make the trip. Rookie middle linebacker CJ Allen (hamstring) and running back DJ Giddens (hamstring) remain out of action due to their hamstring injuries.
Wide receiver Alec Pierce ...
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