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Colts OC Jim Bob Cooter won’t be rejoining Eagles this offseason

On Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that the team will be hiring Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion to be their new offensive coordinator, instead of Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter—who had recently interviewed twice with the reigning NFC East Champions: Cooter had previously served as an offensive consultant for Nick Sirianni’s […]

11 days ago | 3 reads

Report: Giants also request to interview Colts passing game coordinator Alex Tanney for OC vacancy

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the New York Giants have also requested to interview Indianapolis Colts passing game coordinator Alex Tanney for their offensive coordinator vacancy: This comes after a recent report that the Giants have also requested to interview Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter for the same opening. Clearly, new Giants head coach, […]

12 days ago | 2 reads

Colts’ Jim Bob Cooter reportedly also interviewing with Giants for open OC role

According to ESPN’s Peter Schrager, Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter is also interviewing for the New York Giants open offensive coordinator role, under their new head coach John Harbaugh: As this coaching cycle wraps up, the 41-year-old Cooter has been one of the hot names still floating around for potential offensive coordinator gigs—having […]

12 days ago | 2 reads

Senior Bowl Day 2 Risers

Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech Rodriguez made his money this past season in generating tons of turnovers, including with an iconic peanut punch move repeatedly. Through 2 Days that pattern shows no signs of stopping, with his Interception on Tuesday followed up by a Peanut Punch fumble and another pick on Wednesday. Beyond the splash […]

12 days ago | 2 reads

2025 Colts silver linings: Jonathan Taylor

Did anyone’s star shine brighter than Jonathan Taylor’s for the 2025 Indianapolis Colts? The veteran stepped up big and helped carry this team to several victories on the year. Yes, he regressed in the second half of the season, but who didn’t? He still put together one of the greatest rushing performances in franchise history. […]

12 days ago | 2 reads

Colts 2025 Rookie Report: Tim Smith

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts have been searching for viable depth under their star-studded defensive tackle duo of DeForest Buckner and Grover Stewart since the pairing took off. From Taylor Stallworth to Taven Bryan and everyone in between, impactful reserves across the interior have been hard to come by for general manager Chris Ballard […]

12 days ago | 1 read

Report: Colts’ Jim Bob Cooter has second interview for Eagles open OC job

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter is having his second interview with the Philadelphia Eagles for their offensive coordinator opening: Fowler notes that Cooter’s first interview with the Eagles was virtual, while this most recent one was in-person. On Wednesday evening, ESPN’s Adam Schefter also weighed in on the […]

12 days ago | 2 reads

2026 Draft: Kaelon Black Scouting Report

Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 4-5 Grade Black was one of Bruce Feldman’s annual Freaks this past offseason, and it’s clear to see why on tape. The rapid acceleration to hit the hole and the power to displace tacklers is clear from the jump. Kaelon has clearly been a Cignetti disciple, […]

13 days ago | 0 reads

What a realistic perfect off-season would look like for the Colts

After a bit of time to cool off the emotions after head-coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard were retained by the new Colts’ ownership, even despite I would like both of them out of this franchise, it just made sense for CIG to go in this direction given the current state of the […]

13 days ago | 0 reads

Speculation swirls that Colts Hall of Fame GM Bill Polian helped dissuade Bill Belichick from joining on 1st-Ballot

According to ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham, there’s speculation that retired Indianapolis Colts Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian may have played a critical factor in former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s surprisingly failed bid to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the 1st-ballot: “Multiple sources […]

13 days ago | 3 reads

Colts’ ascending 2nd-year pro named among PFF’s ‘early 2026 breakout candidates’

According to PFF, Indianapolis Colts ascending 2nd-year offensive tackle Jalen Travis has been named the team’s ‘early 2026 breakout candidate’: Indianapolis Colts: T Jalen Travis Travis, a rookie fourth-round pick, didn’t see significant action until the Colts’ final five games this season. As he filled in for the team’s injured starting tackles, Travis showed he could […]

13 days ago | 3 reads

Senior Bowl Day 1 Risers

Lee Hunter, NT, Texas Tech Lee Hunter came to Mobile for one thing and one thing only, to take the souls of the poor interior Offensive Linemen who decided to still go to Mobile this year. Whether it was in drills or on 11 on 11s, Hunter was not contained on double teams at the […]

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Colts 2025 Rookie Report: Riley Leonard

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts have been riding the quarterback carousel ever since Chris Ballard took over as the franchise’s general manager back in 2017. Seemingly, everything has been tried at this point. All possible darts have been unleashed upon the fabled dartboard, resulting in an evil cornucopia filled with failed experiments in the […]

14 days ago | 1 read

2025 Colts silver linings: Tyler Warren

A lot went wrong for the 2025 edition of the Indianapolis Colts. It is super easy to focus on the negatives, and trust me when I say there will be plenty of time for that. For now, however, let’s take a look at some of the positives because there were a handful that came out […]

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Report: Former Colts head coach in ‘progressing’ talks to become Jets next offensive coordinator

According to SNYTV’s Connor Hughes, former Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich is in ‘progressing’ talks to become the New York Jets next offensive coordinator on 2nd-year head coach Aaron Glenn’s revamped coaching staff: The 64-year-old Reich just served as Stanford’s interim head coach last year, and is now currently a senior advisor for the […]

14 days ago | 2 reads

Retired Colts QB Philip Rivers reportedly withdraws from Bills head coach opening

According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, recently retired (again) Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has withdrawn from the Buffalo Bills head coaching opening after interviewing entering this past weekend: Despite having no prior collegiate or pro coaching experience, the 44-year-old Rivers surprisingly received a head coaching interview for Buffalo late last week, as the longtime […]

14 days ago | 1 read

Colts 2025 Rookie Report: DJ Giddens

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts have been looking for their Nyheim Hines replacement alongside star back Jonathan Taylor since they did right by Hines and traded him to a contender — Hines’s wishes — back at the 2023 NFL Trade Deadline. Despite Taylor being one of the best pure rushers in the league, his […]

15 days ago | 1 read

2026 Draft: Akheem Mesidor Scouting Report

Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 2 Grade Mesidor is one of the biggest draft risers from the College Playoffs, going from Round 3 Grade with a 90th overall big board ranking in early December to now a Round 2 Grade and a top 50 pick (who might sneak into Round 1). […]

17 days ago | 1 read

What comes next for the Colts?

The 2025 season is firmly in the rearview mirror for the Indianapolis Colts and plans for 2026 are underway. We know a few things heading into the season such as who will be the general manager and coach, but there are more questions than answers at this time. That may sound fairly innocuous, but it […]

17 days ago | 2 reads

Bills interview Philip Rivers for Head Coaching job

The Bills have been very interested in the 2025 Colts, opting to look for a replacement for the recently ousted Sean McDermott with a pair of candidates from the Colts coaching staff and roster. While Defensive Coordinator Lou Anarumo is no surprise candidate with his long history as Defensive Coordinator with the Bengals and Colts, […]

18 days ago | 1 read

How will Colts fans make the next three weeks endurable?

I do not know about the rest of you, but finding a rooting interest among the final four teams that are still remaining, is difficult at best for me. Usually, once the Colts are out of it, my focus turns to who I am rooting against. This is often determined by who my friend’s teams […]

18 days ago | 2 reads

2026 Draft: Omar Cooper Jr. Scouting Report

Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 2 Grade In my initial big board Cooper was 73rd Overall with a Round 3 grade, but his playoff tape since was very impressive. He wasn’t targeted as often with just 15 looks over the Hoosiers championship run, but he secured 11 of them for 133 […]

19 days ago | 0 reads