An Indianapolis Colts blog
According to SI.com’s Albert Breer, the Indianapolis Colts offered pending free agent starting quarterback Daniel Jones ‘Sam Darnold money’, but Jones and his camp countered with a surprising $50 million per year contract proposal: “The Colts’ initial offer to Jones was in the range of Sam Darnold’s three-year, $100.5 million deal last offseason,” writes Breer. […]
In a move that feels anti-climatic for Colts fans, Chris Ballard and the Indianapolis Colts front office are bringing back kicker Blake Grupe on a 1 year $1.4 million deal. Grupe was very good for the Colts in his five games last season, going 11 for 11 on field goals and 10 out of 10 […]
NFL free agency is set to begin on Monday when the “Legal tampering” phase starts, and teams are allowed to negotiate contracts with unrestricted free agents. Teams can’t officially sign an unrestricted free agent until the first day of the new league year on March 11th. The Indianapolis Colts have plenty of free agents that […]
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, the Indianapolis Colts are trading former NFL All-Pro starting linebacker Zaire Franklin to the Green Bay Packers for defensive tackle Colby Wooden: It comes after an initial national report that the Colts were shopping Franklin to other NFL teams earlier this week. With Colts longtime general […]
According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Indianapolis Colts pending free agent wideout Alec Pierce is ‘expected to have a robust market’ once the legal tampering period begins this Monday, at 12 PM EST: For what it’s worth, the NFL’s official free agency signing period begins this Wednesday, March 11th, at 4 PM EST. Of course, […]
On Friday afternoon, former Indianapolis Colts longtime Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly announced his retirement from professional football as a current member of the Minnesota Vikings: Originally a 2016 first round pick of Indianapolis, Kelly would go on to make 121 career starts for the Colts at center over his first 9 seasons—en route to […]
Does anyone feel optimistic about what the Indianapolis Colts are doing was the question, but maybe a better one is, what exactly are the Colts doing right now? For years, my personal gripe has been that this franchise is directionless. This lack of direction starts at the top with Chris Ballard and has been one […]
According to ESPN, Indianapolis Colts starting safety Nick Cross is their pending free agent “most likely on the move”—which may give slight optimism for the Horseshoe faithful worried about retaining wideout Alec Pierce rapidly approaching free agency’s formal kick-off: FA most likely on the move: S Nick Cross. The Colts’ signing of veteran free agent Cam Bynum last offseason, […]
According to SI.com’s Albert Breer, Arizona Cardinals former Pro Bowl starting quarterback Kyler Murray, who’s expected to be released shortly, has interest in joining the Indianapolis Colts: “The obvious one, as we said earlier, is Minnesota,” writes Breer when asked which top NFL teams are interested in Murray. “Who else? Well, the Jets could potentially […]
According to Essentially Sports’ NFL Draft Analyst Tony Pauline, the New England Patriots are expected to shortly be in strong pursuit of pending Indianapolis Colts free agent wideout Alec Pierce: “I reported just before the Combine that the Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans are two teams ready to make a bid for Pierce,” writes […]
The Indianapolis Colts are actively speaking with teams about a trade for linebacker Zaire Franklin, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The former special teamer turned six-time team captain (2020-2025) has spent all eight of his seasons in the NFL with the Colts, racking up a total of 738 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 10 […]
As Colt fans, we did not get our optimal results for the tag designation period. In a perfect world, Jones would have signed a team/cap friendly deal that allowed the Colts to tag Pierce. I understand that there is also a faction out there that were perfectly willing to let Jones walk or at minimum […]
Tag, you’re it, or in this case, you’re not it if we are referring to Alec Pierce. The Indianapolis Colts entered the offseason with one tag to offer and two targets. Like a game of musical chairs, someone was going to be without a seat. That person is Pierce, and while nothing is set in […]
Indianapolis Colts‘ budding star wide receiver Alec Pierce recently revealed on the Up & Adams Show that he will indeed be testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent come Monday, March 9th at 12:00 PM EST. “I love Indy. I’ve loved playing there. Great organization, great people in the city. Just a ton […]
Chris Ballard had one simple decision to make this week: use the tag on the right player. Instead, he protected the wrong one. The Colts placed the transition tag on quarterback Daniel Jones while leaving wide receiver Alec Pierce unprotected heading into free agency. The transition tag allows Indianapolis to match any offer Jones receives, […]
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, while the Indianapolis Colts made an ‘aggressive move’ to re-sign Alec Pierce before Tuesday’s late afternoon league tag deadline, all signs were already pointing to the team’s lead wideout testing the free agent waters next mid-week—short of the Horseshoe applying the franchise tag (which the transition tag went to […]
The Indianapolis Colts have reportedly placed the transition tag, worth $37.833 million, on pending free agent starting quarterback Daniel Jones, which means they’re currently a projected $4.7 million over the 2026 team salary cap (via Fox59/CBS4’s Mike Chappell): Now, the Colts salary cap situation remains entirely fluid. For one, the Colts could still agree to […]
According to multiple league sources, the Indianapolis Colts are applying the transition tag, worth $37.83M dollars for the 2026 season, to pending free agent starting quarterback Daniel Jones, which gives the Horseshoe the ability to match any offer sheet Jones signs during the upcoming free agency period: Before then, Indianapolis will continue to negotiate with […]
The Indianapolis Colts have a looming decision to make, as the franchise is just hours away from the league’s mandated 4 PM EST, Tuesday deadline where any franchise or transition tag must be applied beforehand. While contract negotiations remain fluid with each priority internal free agent, the Colts still have not struck a deal with […]
Charvarius Ward was the big offseason prize for the Indianapolis Colts. Chris Ballard finally went out and spent in free agency, and all signs pointed to Ward being the answer to shoring up the Colts’ porous defensive backfield. When he was on the field, Ward was that guy. He looked like a true number one. […]
Risers Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama Ty Simpson was the most accurate QB in drills at the Combine at all 3 levels, showing good touch and placement, especially considering the lack of experience throwing to the Wide Receivers at the Combine. He was able to layer some impressive Go Balls as well, showing off a skill […]
Offensive line play doesn’t show up cleanly in box scores, but it shows up on every snap. For tackles, guards, and centers, evaluation is less about highlight moments and more about consistency, leverage, and control. One bad rep can wreck a drive. One dominant rep can define a series. That’s why scouting offensive linemen requires […]
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano, Indianapolis Colts starting defensive end Kwity Paye is included in their handful of ‘free agent sleepers’ they heard buzz about among league executives at the NFL Combine this past week in Indianapolis: Colts pass rusher Kwity Paye: He could be the fourth rusher on the market behind Trey Hendrickson, Jaelan […]
With the Indianapolis Colts and pending free agent starting quarterback Daniel Jones reportedly still ‘not close’ in ongoing contract negotiations , ESPN’s Dan Graziano indicated that the transition tag could be an option for the Horseshoe before the league’s tag deadline of March 3rd at 4 PM EST: “If the Colts can’t get a deal […]
Indianapolis, IN — NFL Scouting Combine festivities kicked off earlier this week with media availability, with yesterday marking the first of four days of on-the-field workouts. The initial wave in question was comprised of front seven defenders — the defensive line and linebacker rooms — coincidentally, the same position grouping that Indianapolis Colts general manager […]