Brock adjusting as he returns to defensive end.

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Brock adjusting as he returns to defensive end

    TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Raheem Brock has always considered himself a defensive end.

    That was his position at Temple, that was where he began his NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts and that's where he hoped to play again after the Colts switched him inside to tackle two years ago.

    So it was an easy decision for Brock when the defensive coaching staff approached him this spring and asked whether he would be interested in switching back.

    "I love to play on the outside, definitely. There's more open space," Brock said. "I like to run a little bit more. Inside, it's a more quick pace, a lot of double-teams and things like that."

    One of the goals of this year's training camp was to have a more consistent pass rush from the edge of the defensive line. When Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney went down with a foot injury midway through the 2007 season and Robert Mathis was slowed by injured left knee, the Colts' ability to pressure opposing quarterbacks was hindered.

    In an effort to improve in that area, the Colts drafted former Georgia defensive end Marcus Howard and signed undrafted free agent Curtis Johnson out of Clark College in Atlanta.

    But the best move may turn out to be returning the 6-foot-4, 274-pound Brock to his more-familiar position.

    "We have a lot of young guys at tackle. We should be fine. The train's going to keep moving, regardless," he said. "They asked me about (playing) outside. I'll play anywhere. I just like playing football. I love football. I mainly just wanted to get to the quarterback. So wherever I've got to be to get there is where I'm going to play."

    The coaches haven't determined how to split the playing time among Brock, Freeney, Mathis, Howard, Johnson and veteran backups Josh Thomas and Jeff Charleston.

    "Whatever happens, happens," Brock said. "I'm still going to give it 110 percent and see where I come out."

    The Colts made one roster move Wednesday. To gain more depth at linebacker, Indianapolis signed Dedrick Harrington and waived rookie kicker Adam Crossett.

    Among players who missed practice Wednesday were linebackers Gary Brackett (groin), Clint Session (calf), Philip Wheeler (knee), Victor Worsley (hamstring) and Brandon Archer (ankle). Brackett, Session and Worsley aren't expected back until early next week. Wheeler underwent surgery and will miss two to three weeks.

    The Colts (0-1) play their second preseason game Saturday night at Carolina (0-0).

    Colts owner Jim Irsay visited training camp for Wednesday afternoon's practice and said he wasn't overly concerned about the injuries.

    "You'd rather have situations where they're healthy and early in training camp ready to go," Irsay said. "But I think that there's no doubt that the good news is that everyone should be 100 percent, and there's no reason to think that there would be any setbacks."

    Irsay said team doctors have told him none of the ailments, once healed, are likely to make the players more susceptible to the same types of injury.

    A service of the Associated Press(AP)</div>

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