The Colts are expected to remove Luck (shoulder) from the PUP list this weekend, Mike Chappell of of CBS 4 News Indianapolis reports.

EDGE Analysis

Avoiding the regular-season PUP list allows Luck to be available as early as Week 1, but owner Jim Irsay more or less indicated Thursday that his franchise quarterback won't be available Sept. 10 against the Rams. The procedural move will clear Luck to take part in practice, which will help him begin to rebuild his rapport with T.Y. Hilton, Donte Moncrief (shoulder) and company. Of greater import, though, is completing his recovery, more than seven months at this point, from a torn labrum in his right shoulder.

Colts owner Jim Irsay said that Luck (shoulder) isn't likely to play Week 1 against the Rams, but hasn't been ruled out. "I would say again the odds are most likely he probably won't open up against the Rams," Irsay told Zak Keefer of The Indianapolis Star.

EDGE Analysis

Luck has yet to practice since having surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. Irsay's comments are the first time the team has said he's unlikely to play in the season opener and he also didn't say it was a given that Luck would be activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list before the regular season. It's seems likely that he will be activated from the PUP list so as to not miss six games while on the regular season PUP list, but it's not very uncertain when he'll return.

Luck (shoulder) is not practicing to begin this week and remains on the Colts' PUP list, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports.

EDGE Analysis

Luck is yet to practice since having surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. With the regular season fast approaching, Luck's status will be increasingly important to monitor, even though the Colts haven't provided much information regarding his situation. Until Luck is removed from the PUP list and deemed healthy enough to play, Scott Tolzien will be prepared as the team's starting quarterback.

Luck (shoulder) still has no target date for a return to practice, head coach Chuck Pagano told the Indianapolis Star. "There's no timeline," he said.

EDGE Analysis

With the Colts having as few as six more practices before the start of the regular season, according to the report, time is running out on Luck's ability to return to full practice and be ready for Week 1. There's been no reports of increased activity in recent days, though the team is giving few details on his status. The Colts haven't changed their stance that they expect Luck to be activated from the PUP list before the regular season. However, it looks increasingly likely that he may be activated from the PUP list and still miss some regular season games. Luck is working his way back from surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his throwing shoulder.

Luck (shoulder) has been throwing the football and his strength level is better than last season, according to GM Chris Ballard. "It's a progression where he's not throwing the football as strong as he wants to because we won't let him," Ballard told ESPN. However, Colts owner Jim Irsay said he cannot "unequivocally" say Luck will start the regular season opener. "We always knew it was going to be a borderline thing," Irsay said.

EDGE Analysis

Luck, who is working his way back from surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, did not play in Sunday's preseason game since he's on the preseason PUP list. The game allowed reporters an opportunity to ask management about Luck's status. It was a mixed bag of responses as it sounds like Luck is ramping up his activity, but Irsay also said the team had looked into signing a veteran quarterback and didn't find the right fit, the Indianapolis Star reports. Meanwhile Scott Tolzien, Luck's potential replacement, struggled as the starter Sunday.

Colts GM Chris Ballard doesn't expect Luck (shoulder) to open the regular season on the Physically Unable to Perform list, but Ballard still isn't sure if his star quarterback will be ready for Week 1, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Colts will only keep Luck on the PUP list heading into the regular season if there's little-to-no chance he'll be available before Week 6. It otherwise makes sense to keep him on the roster and simply make him inactive on gamedays if he isn't quite ready at the beginning of the campaign. While his Week 1 status remains up in the air, Luck has made significant progress in his throwing program the past two weeks, rebuilding motion and strength in his right shoulder, Pelissero reports. The Colts have made it clear they won't rush Luck's process, preferring he miss some games rather than risk a re-injury that would end his season and possibly have long-term complications. Scott Tolzien has led the first-team offense during training camp.

Luck (shoulder) has been seen watching practice both Saturday and Sunday, but head coach Chuck Pagano said nothing has changed to suggest his activation from the Physically Unable to Perform list was imminent, the Indianapolis Star reports. "I wouldn't read too much into it if I was you," Pagano said.

EDGE Analysis

At least Luck has been seen making some kind of progress, as he was also spotted rehabbing with other injured players Saturday according to ESPN, but few details have been given on his injury during training camp so far. Colts general manager Chris Ballard has said he expects Luck to come off the preseason PUP list before the regular season begins. Luck, however, said a the start of training camp that he's not ready to commit to playing the regular-season opener as he works his way back from surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his throwing shoulder.

Colts GM Chris Ballard expects Luck (shoulder) to come of the PUP list before the regular season begins despite a report that the team may consider placing him on the regular season PUP list, George Bremer of The Anderson Herald Bulletin reports.

EDGE Analysis

A report earlier Tuesday from Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com said he heard "rumblings" that Luck could begin the season on the PUP list (and miss six games), but the official word from the Colts hasn't changed. Luck (shoulder) said Sunday that he's not ready to commit to playing the regular-season opener as he works his way back from surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. Luck, who is on the preseason PUP list, may be trying to lower expectations and his words were overly guarded. Still, it's unlikely he'll play in a preseason game and there appears to be some risk he won't be ready by the start of the regular season.

Luck (shoulder) said he's not ready to commit to playing the regular season opener, the Indianapolis Star reports. He also wouldn't say if he's starting throwing a football, but did say he's started to throw a tennis ball. "There's no reason to freak out," Luck said. "I don't know what day it's going to be, I don't know what week, I don't know when, but I definitely will be (better)."

EDGE Analysis

Luck begins training camp on the PUP list as he works his way back from surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. GM Chris Ballard had said before that Luck had started a throwing program, but Luck appeared to minimize the amount of activity he's done so far. Ballard said he did expect Luck to be removed from the PUP list before the regular season begins, but Luck wasn't as sure. Luck may be trying to lower expectations and his words were overly guarded, so perhaps his timeline hasn't changed. Still, it's unlikely he'll play in a preseason game and there appears to be some risk he won't be ready by the start of the regular season.

Luck (shoulder) has started a throwing program, but will begin training camp on the preseason PUP list. "We're exactly where I thought we'd be at this time," GM Chris Ballard told the Anderson Herald Bulletin.

EDGE Analysis

This may be more good news than bad news as Luck hadn't thrown all offseason after surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. He can come off the PUP list at any point in the preseason, so the move may be precautionary in case he has a setback and would need to be placed on the regular season PUP list. Ballard said he did expect Luck to be removed from the PUP list before the regular season begins.