Stephen Holder

stephen.holder@indystar.com

Safety LaRon Landry, absent for all of the Colts' voluntary offseason activities, was back at the team's practice facility today for mandatory minicamp.

There's just one problem – Landry wasn't on the field.

According to coach Chuck Pagano, Landry was undergoing required physical examinations and the process ran long, into the afternoon practice.

Why was Landry seemingly the only player to have this issue?

"Last night we had an administrative meeting," Pagano said. "You can't do any football on the first day. So every single vet on the football team has to go do physicals."

Pagano didn't get more specific, but Landry was either not present or unable to undergo his physical on Monday.

Landry's absence today will be scrutinized because of his decision to stay away from offseason workouts at the team facility. While Landry is renowned for his grueling personal workouts and intense weight-room exploits, he's missed important time on the field during the past few weeks.

The recipient of a four-year, $24 million contract last offseason, Landry had an up-and-down first season in Indianapolis. And this season, he faces the additional challenge of playing alongside a new fellow safety after the departure of Antoine Bethea in free agency.

Pagano can't criticize a player for opting out of voluntary work, but his absence hasn't gone unnoticed, either.

"LaRon probably works as hard as anybody," Pagano said. "Wish he was here most of the time, but I know that he's working. He probably does too much."

It's believed Landry is the only Colts player to have missed all of the team's voluntary workouts, which got underway on April 21 with conditioning drills.