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What’s going on with Alec Pierce?
The Colts are now at the point where Alec Pierce’s ankle situation deserves more than the usual “he’s doing a great job in rehab” answer. Pierce had ankle surgery in March after playing through the injury last season, and the expectation from the organization was that he would return at some point during training camp. […]
Colts’ Shane Steichen reveals preseason opener plan at QB
According to head coach Shane Steichen, the Indianapolis Colts will rotate their two primary backup quarterbacks, Anthony Richardson and Riley Leonard, during the team’s upcoming Thursday night preseason opener on the road against the New England Patriots (via The Athletic’s James Boyd): Rather unsurprisingly, Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones, who’s seemingly shown no signs of […]
Could Patriots ‘new’ turf pose preseason problem for Colts?
According to ESPN NFL reporter Mike Reiss, the New England Patriots are ‘all hands on deck’ this week to replace the freshly installed World Cup turf at Gillette Stadium ahead of their Thursday night preseason opening game against the Indianapolis Colts: The post-World Cup field turf passed general tests, but failed separate laboratory testing protocols […]
Colts Training Camp ‘Day 9’: Quick Hits
On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts had a consecutive practice in the sweltering early August heat, and won’t practice again until next weekend ahead of the team’s Thursday night preseason opener on the road against the New England Patriots. Stay cool out there friends, but here are some tidbits: Turnover filled AM for Daniel Jones & […]
NFL Insider wouldn’t be surprised if Colts QB Anthony Richardson has played last down in Indy
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, he wouldn’t be surprised if Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, who’s competing for the QB2 job behind starter Daniel Jones, has played his last down in Indy: It’s been a roller coaster ride for the 2023 4th overall pick of the Colts, who had a promising start to his […]
Colts legendary PK Adam Vinatieri enshrined into football immortality
On Saturday, former legendary Indianapolis Colts placekicker was enshrined into football immortality in Canton, Ohio, as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026: You can find Vinatieri’s entire Pro Football Hall of Fame speech here, which included humorous quips regarding his former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, as well […]
Colts Training Camp ‘Day 8’: Quick Hits
On Saturday morning, the Indianapolis Colts were back at it for training camp practice, officially themed as ‘Salute for Service,’ and let’s get to the takeaways on what was a relatively quiet day: Rocky Showing from Anthony Richardson, But No Official Demotion WR Josh Downs Out with Groin Injury Latu Has Best Day of Camp […]
Sauce Gardner exhibits ‘no excuses’ mentality as Colts defense denies offense inside red zone
WESTFIELD, Ind. — With six practice periods stuffed into an hour-long practice Saturday morning, the Colts dedicated Day 8 of training camp to red zone and two-minute drills. There was no room for error as the defense continued to cover every single inch of the field from the opening snap. Starting quarterback Daniel Jones used […]
Colts Training Camp ‘Day 7’: Quick Hits
On Thursday evening, the Indianapolis Colts completed their first night practice of the training camp slate, and team owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon was present in Grand Park to announce the new Jonathan Taylor contract extension, while the latter announced “free beer,” courtesy of his generous team ownership, for those in attendance to help celebrate. Let’s get […]
Colts CB Cam Taylor-Britt to serve one-game suspension
Indianapolis Colts cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt, who was signed as a free agent from the Cincinnati Bengals, will serve a one-game suspension for violating the the NFL’s personal conduct policy earlier this offseason. He will miss the Colts regular season home opener against the Baltimore Ravens on September 13th, due to pleading guilty to reckless driving, […]
The Colts made the right choice look easy
Sometimes life’s easiest choices are made a lot more complicated. The obvious is right in front of us, but overthinking sets in. The Indianapolis Colts were faced with the decision of whether to keep their franchise rushing leader who carried the team at times and proved he has plenty left in the tank due to […]
Colts announce Jonathan Taylor’s extension as backfield duo stays ‘on fire’ in lone night practice
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Under the lights at Droplight Grand Park Sports Campus, the Indianapolis Colts turned up the intensity for the lone night practice of training camp. What started off as a special announcement became a celebration for the stampede of fans and evolved into the most competitive practice of camp. The festivities began with Colts […]
Josh Downs looks ready for a bigger role in the Colts offense
“A guy that can play inside and outside now for us, and his role is going to improve this season.“ That was Shane Steichen on Josh Downs, and it feels like one of the more important offensive developments of Colts training camp. Downs has already proven he can play in this league, and now the […]
Rapid Reaction: Colts agree to new multi-year contract extension with star RB Jonathan Taylor
According to multiple league reports, the Indianapolis Colts reached a 2-year, $44 million contract extension (featuring $39 million guaranteed) with star running back Jonathan Taylor: The 27-year-old running back had been entering the last year of a 3-year, $42 million contract extension that he had inked back in October of 2023 following a contentious and […]
Jonathan Taylor made the Colts pay
The NFL is a copycat league. When one team finds success with a certain style or play, you can bet other teams will follow suit. The same goes for players. See success, chase that same success. Bijan Robinson just became the highest paid running back in the league. Jonathan Taylor was well aware of that […]
Indianapolis Colts 2026 schedule and scores
The Indianapolis Colts are hoping that their 2026 campaign will progress how last season’s first half fared before things surprisingly snowballed yet again for another late season collapse. With a fully healthy Daniel Jones at starting quarterback, the Colts featured a historically elite offense, and once sat at 8-2 at their midseason BYE week. However, […]
Seth McGowan is making his case in the Colts’ backfield
Seth McGowan arrived in Indianapolis as a seventh-round pick, which usually means expectations are low and the path to a role is narrow from the beginning. Late-round running backs do not get much handed to them, especially when the starter is Jonathan Taylor and the offense already knows where its identity begins. McGowan was never […]
Colts QB Daniel Jones Improves a Tier, But Still Below Average in The Athletic’s latest ranking
The good news is that Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones ascended a tier in the Athletic’s latest quarterback rankings (subscription) and had the greatest improvement among his colleagues. However, the bad news is that he’s still ranked below average among all league starters—coming in at 21st overall: 21. Daniel Jones Jones made the largest […]
Colts Training Camp ‘Day 6’: Quick Hits
On Tuesday, the Indianapolis Colts had a consecutive morning practice with pads on, and well there were at least least a handful of key takeaways from their latest ‘gone camping’ day: Danny Dimes Dealing AR Up-and-Down with 2nd-Team Jonathan Taylor Talks Contract Extension Rookie LB Bryce Boettcher Has Big Day With First-Team Defense Rookie WR […]
If the Colts Corners are as advertised, what does it do to the ceiling of the squad?
With Daniel Jones at least looking healthy enough to be the Colts starting QB when the season starts, it does eliminate the biggest question mark for the offense. There are others that include Pierce’s recovery time and the 3rd WR, but I’m allowing myself to feel good about the offense to this point. I also […]
Daniel Jones airs it out, shines as pocket passer on Day 6
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones was on point Tuesday morning with an impressive performance at Droplight Grand Park Sports Campus, proving precisely why the franchise signed him to a two-year, $88 million extension in March with incentives that could reach up to $100M. Before Jones suffered a season-ending Achilles injury, he had […]
Daniel Jones is impressing in his Colts return
When Daniel Jones went down in Jacksonville against the Jaguars, it meant two things: the losing streak was about to continue, and it didn’t look good. Non-contact injuries are the worst possible types of injuries in sports. No one is around, yet the player falls in a heap on the ground. Indianapolis Colts fans’ worst […]
Is Colts’ Chris Ballard on ‘borrowed time’ serving as team’s longtime GM?
Last week to kickoff team training camp, Indianapolis Colts longtime general manager Chris Ballard indicated that if offered a contract extension, he won’t accept it because his built roster needs to win—entering ‘Year 10.’ Now chivalry may not in fact be dead, but on the other hand, there doesn’t appear to be any contract extension […]
Colts Training Camp ‘Day 5’: Quick Hits
Shane Steichen was back, and the Indianapolis Colts completed their first padded practice of team training camp, with some sizzles and surprises on the morning. Without further ado, let’s get to it: Indiana Jones and the Road to Recovery Leonard Leading the QB2 Competition? Sauce Smothering Patchwork Indy WRs Rookie RB Seth McGowan Rising on […]
Colts make roster move at CB; Work out three other players
On Monday, the Indianapolis Colts announced that they waived-injured cornerback Cameron Mitchell and signed fellow corner Mekhi Rodgers in a corresponding roster move. Mitchell was injured during last Friday’s training camp practice and seemingly suffered a shoulder injury while being tended to by members of the Colts medical training staff. If unclaimed, he will revert […]
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