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Colts’ Jacob Eason: ‘I’m very happy with where my development is going’

The Indianapolis Colts won’t really know what they have in rookie quarterback Jacob Eason until he steps on the playing field and if the season goes according to plan, that won’t happen in 2020.

Instead, the fourth-round pick has been working diligently behind the scenes, getting work in when he can before and after practice. He’s been taking advantage of the experience in the quarterback room while getting himself ready for his eventual opportunity.

“I’m very happy with where my development is going. Frank (Reich) says one percent every day and win the day each day,” Eason told the media Wednesday. Whether it’s in meetings doing protections or going through game plan or seeing Nick Sirianni teaching a concept, all these things I’m getting every day are just adding up. I feel very confident in the game plan each week, but by Saturday, Sunday I get to see what Philip (Rivers) is thinking, what Jacoby (Brissett) is thinking.”

Eason was the Colts’ fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Because it was after they signed Philip Rivers to a one-year deal, it was expected that Eason would be working in a quasi-redshirt season.

In his final collegiate year at Washington, Eason completed 64.2% of his passes for 3,132 yards, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

And while Eason isn’t getting much work on the practice field—those reps go to Rivers and Brissett—he’s making sure to get some work in after practice.

“That’s where I kind of stay after practice and – similar to what I do on Sundays. We’ll have the practice script for the day and I’ll pick out some plays from there. Marcus (Brady) will run through some things with me. We’ll do that and then even after that, I’ll stay and do some footwork drills, some escape drills and just kind of go through what I think I need to work on. Maybe it’s one or two things a day,” Eason said.

The Colts aren’t even halfway through the 2020 season so it isn’t clear what the future holds for Rivers. It also isn’t clear whether the Colts are looking to use a draft pick on one of the quarterback prospects in the 2021 class.

Eason certainly has an intriguing ceiling given his arm strength, and the rookie will continue to get his work in behind the scenes hoping for a chance to prove himself in the future.

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