INDIANAPOLIS — Spencer Shrader and Rigoberto Sanchez suit up for every Indianapolis Colts practice in side-by-side lockers.
So naturally the two specialists have developed a tight bond.
But they couldn't have envisioned a more unusual script to the start of this season.
While Shrader has been the NFL's busiest kicker through two games with a league-high nine field goals, including Sunday's game-winner, Sanchez still has not punted.
It's a tale of teammates who seem content to continue in their current roles.
“As long as we keep winning, it's fine,” Sanchez said Wednesday. “You know I've been here long enough. I just want to keep winning, man, that's it.”
Sanchez thought he had seen it all through his first eight pro seasons — winning, losing, annual quarterback changes, even a midsea