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• Breshad Perriman worked out with Colts on Friday

  02-06-2023 21:25 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts may soon add a wide receiver. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Breshad Perriman worked out for Indianapolis on Friday and the the club is discussing signing him. Perriman spent the last two seasons with the Buccaneers. He caught nine passes for 110 yards with a touchdown there last season. A Ravens first-round pick [more]
  
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• Michael Pittman Jr. dealing with a hip injury

  02-06-2023 20:36 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.’s offseason work has been interrupted by an injury. Head coach Shane Steichen told reporters on Friday that Pittman is dealing with a hip injury. Steichen indicated the issue is a minor one and the team will likely make sure it has totally healed before Pittman returns to the field. [more]
  
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• Colts to practice with Eagles, Bears this summer

  02-06-2023 20:11 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts head coach Shane Steichen won’t have to wait long to check in with his former team. The Eagles announced that they will host Steichen and the Colts for joint practices ahead of their preseason game this summer. The two teams will close out their preseason schedules on Thursday, August 24. Steichen was the Eagles’ [more]
  
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• Colts sign Genard Avery, waive Darius Hagans

  01-06-2023 15:30 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts have added a veteran linebacker. Indianapolis announced on Thursday that the club has signed Genard Avery. Avery spent last season with the Buccaneers, appearing in nine games. He finished with a sack, one tackle for loss, and five QB hits in 72 defensive snaps and 164 special teams snaps. Avery was a fifth-round [more]
  
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• Offshore sports book has Tom Brady as the favorite to play QB for Raiders, if Jimmy Garoppolo doesn’t

  29-05-2023 01:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Various offshore sports books will from time to time post creative and intriguing odds, mainly to attract attention and business away from the legal sports books that can be utilized in most states where sports wagering is legal. Usually, we ignore such odds. Sometimes, we make exceptions. One of the major offshore sports books has posted [more]
  
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• Shane Steichen: Gardner Minshew has done a great job taking Anthony Richardson under his wing

  26-05-2023 19:52 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Before the Colts drafted Anthony Richardson at No. 4 overall, the club signed Gardner Minshew to help out at quarterback. Richardson is already splitting first-team reps with Minshew at Indianapolis’ OTAs this week. And even though Minshew is going into just his fifth season, he’s already taken over the role of mentor. Head coach Shane [more]
  
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• No timetable for Shaquille Leonard to resume practicing

  26-05-2023 14:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard said in April that he’s feeling better than he was at any point during a 2022 season that was almost entirely wiped out because of injuries, but he hasn’t quite made it to the point where he’s ready to get on the field with the rest of the team. Leonard dealt [more]
  
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• Anthony Richardson splitting first-team reps, doing “next-level stuff” at Colts OTAs

  25-05-2023 20:01 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Heading into the draft, one school of thought about Anthony Richardson was that he will need time on the bench to observe and develop before taking over as a starting quarterback in the NFL. The Colts took Richardson with the fourth overall pick and they have Gardner Minshew on the roster, which gives them an [more]
  
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• Colts sign fourth-rounder Adetomiwa Adebawore

  24-05-2023 21:04 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts fourth-round pick Adetomiwa Adebawore has signed his first NFL contract. The Colts announced that the deal is in place on Wednesday afternoon. It’s a four-year deal for Adebawore. Adebawore comes to the Colts from Northwestern, where he appeared in 36 games as a defensive tackle. He recorded 97 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 [more]
  
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• Colts sign Kaden Smith

  24-05-2023 15:08 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts have added a tight end. Indianapolis announced on Wednesday that the club has signed Kaden Smith. Smith was not with a team in 2022 after the Giants waived him with a failed physical designation in March 2022. While San Francisco selected Smith in the sixth round of the 2019 draft, the tight end [more]
  
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• Jim Irsay hints at major structural change to league management, post-Roger Goodell

  24-05-2023 02:55 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Commissioner Roger Goodell is poised to sign a new contract that will take him through March 2027. At that point, Goodell apparently will move on. After he does, the NFL could undergo a major overhaul of the manner in which the league office is managed. “It could be where we have a CEO of business [more]
  
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• Peyton Manning wins Sports Emmy, before Tom Brady

  23-05-2023 04:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Tom Brady had three Super Bowl wins before Peyton Manning got one. In a different category, Manning has an early lead. Manning won the 2023 Sports Emmy for “Outstanding Personality — Event Analyst” on Monday night. The victory traces to his work on the ManningCast alternative to Monday Night Football. That’s the category Brady will [more]
  
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• Jim Irsay: “More work to be done” on Josh Harris bid to buy Commanders

  22-05-2023 20:00 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts owner Jim Irsay was the first owner to speak out candidly regarding Commanders owner Daniel Snyder. Irsay also is one of the first (if not the very first) to comment on the looming sale of the team by Snyder to Josh Harris. Via Judy Battista of NFL Network, Irsay said at the spring meetings [more]
  
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• Report: Andrew Luck tampering probe has been resolved to the Colts’ satisfaction

  22-05-2023 16:04 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  It started as a recognition of insufficient evidence. It quickly has become something sufficient happening to get the Colts to drop it. Through little more than 12 hours, the prevailing narrative regarding the Colts’ tampering claims against the Commanders pivoted from, per the Washington Post, a lack of hard evidence to, per ESPN.com, the Colts [more]
  
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• Matt Ryan chose CBS over Fox

  22-05-2023 15:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Matt Ryan took a job last week with CBS. It wasn’t his only offer. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that Ryan chose CBS over Fox. Ryan will do both games and studio work, as he decides which one he prefers. In turn, CBS will be able to assess Ryan’s performance in both [more]
  
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• Report: Commanders unlikely to face punishment for Andrew Luck tampering

  22-05-2023 04:25 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The best way to avoid the consequences of an unfortunate new precedent is to ignore the existence of the precedent. That’s what the NFL might be doing, given the possibility that the Commanders made contact with retired Colts quarterback Andrew Luck in 2022, at a time when the Commanders were searching high and low for [more]
  
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• Top quarterbacks pause NFLPA rookie premiere to hang out with Tom Brady, Michael Rubin

  20-05-2023 14:18 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  At first, it seemed to be just another strategically curious tweet from a firehose account that often posts items of little or no relevance to the audience — but that potentially count as favors that could have scoop-related (or other) benefits down the line. The broader dynamics are sufficiently compelling to merit a closer examination. [more]
  
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• Jim Irsay’s list of all-time Top 5 players includes John Elway, excludes Peyton Manning

  20-05-2023 11:12 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  After news broke Friday that Jim Brown had died, he was remembered by many people as the greatest player in NFL history. Colts owner Jim Irsay was one of those people, but when Irsay tweeted a list of the Top 5 players in NFL history, it was some other names that raised eyebrows. “On my [more]
  
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• Matt Ryan: I learned not to shut any doors, anything can happen in NFL

  18-05-2023 14:02 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  CBS Sports announced recently that former Falcons and Colts quarterback Matt Ryan will be joining their team as an analyst, but Ryan was quick to note that he has not retired as a player. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Ryan said that he’s excited about the opportunity that CBS is giving him to [more]
  
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• Gardner Minshew has been “really impressed” with Anthony Richardson

  17-05-2023 20:52 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Gardner Minshew followed Shane Steichen to Indianapolis this offseason, joining his former Eagles offensive coordinator who’s now the Colts head coach. But No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson is the focus for the organization at quarterback. And Minshew has gotten a positive impression from the rookie. “I’ve been really impressed, a lot of times the [more]
  
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• Pat McAfee takes his YouTube show to ESPN

  17-05-2023 00:06 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Former NFL kicker Pat McAfee is on the move. But he won’t be moving. He won’t be changing. His popular afternoon show will stay in the same place, but it will be televised by ESPN. McAfee made the announcement today that, starting this fall, his show will be televised by ESPN and ESPN+. It also [more]
  
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• Colts sign third-round pick Josh Downs

  16-05-2023 23:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts have gotten another one of their 2023 draft picks under contract. Indianapolis announced that the club has signed receiver Josh Downs. Downs was the No. 79 overall pick out of North Carolina. He was a two-time, first-team All-ACC honoree for his performances in 2021 and 2022. He recorded 202 receptions for 2,483 yards [more]
  
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• Bears-Colts will hold joint practices before their preseason game in Indianapolis

  15-05-2023 22:03 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bears and Colts will hold joint practices before their preseason game in Indianapolis, Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune reports. The teams will practice at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana, where the Colts hold training camp. The practices will precede the Colts’ Aug. 19 preseason game with the Bears at Lucas Oil [more]
  
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• Cardinals sign Matt Haack

  15-05-2023 19:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Cardinals have added a punter to create some internal competition. Arizona has signed Matt Haack, the team announced on Monday. Haack participated in the team’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis and did enough to earn a contract with the club. He was with Indianapolis last year after Buffalo cut him in favor of [more]
  
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• Matt Ryan has 12 million reasons to say he’s not retired

  15-05-2023 17:20 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When former NFL MVP Matt Ryan announces upon joining CBS as an analyst that he’s not retired, it’s not a case of Ryan being the last one to know that it’s over. He can’t act like it’s over, unless he potentially jeopardizes the $12 million he’ll make to not play for the Colts in 2023. [more]
  
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• Matt Ryan joining CBS Sports, says he hasn’t retired

  15-05-2023 16:16 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Quarterback Matt Ryan hasn’t announced his retirement, but it doesn’t look like his future will include playing football. CBS Sports announced on Monday that Ryan has been hired as a studio and game analyst for the 2023 season. “It is truly an honor to join this exceptional team at CBS Sports,” Ryan said in a [more]
  
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• What’s next for Carson Wentz?

  14-05-2023 19:19 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Last year, it felt like Carson Wentz‘s last chance as a starting quarterback in the NFL. This year, Wentz continues to wait for an opportunity to even make a team. Earlier today, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reported that Wentz has “received interest” and “might wait longer into the offseason to see what develops.” Per the [more]
  
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• Indianapolis Colts schedule and results 2023: Dates, times, TV, opponents for Weeks 1-18

  13-05-2023 14:44 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  After the disappointing year that saw the Indianapolis Colts move on from QB Matt Ryan and Head Coach Frank Reich, there has been an overhaul in Indy. With new Head Coach Shane Steichen and newly drafted QB Anthony Richardson, there is now hope in Indianapolis. Now that the 18-week 2023 NFL schedule has been released, [more]
  
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• Texans, Cardinals, Colts, and Falcons aren’t scheduled for prime-time games

  12-05-2023 12:42 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans hope that they set the stage for a brighter future at the top of this year’s NFL draft, but the league’s schedule makers don’t think they will be making a quick turnaround. Houston took quarterback C.J. Stroud and edge rusher Will Anderson with the second and third overall picks, but their addition did [more]
  
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• Brett Favre says he and Pat McAfee have “settled” Favre’s defamation case

  11-05-2023 18:42 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Although different words are being used to describe the path, the destination is the same. The defamation case filed by Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre against Pat McAfee is over. Pat McAfee said the case has been withdrawn, with no payment made. Favre uses a different term. “I’m happy that Pat McAfee and I [more]
  
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• Pat McAfee says Brett Favre has withdrawn defamation case against him

  11-05-2023 18:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Pat McAfee opened his Thursday show with a fairly significant statement. McAfee said that Brett Favre’s defamation case against McAfee has been withdrawn. “As many of you know, Brett Favre sued me over statements over him that I made about him on this program,” McAfee said. “As I confirmed in my court papers and I [more]
  
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• NFL releases full 2023 European schedule

  10-05-2023 13:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The NFL’s entire schedule will be released on Thursday night, but the league’s international games have been announced on Wednesday morning. There will be three games in London and two games in Germany this season. The Jaguars will be the first team to take part in two international games in the same season when they [more]
  
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• Anthony Richardson reminds Jonathan Taylor of Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson

  09-05-2023 22:46 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  For three years, the Colts tried the veteran free agent route in attempting to replace Andrew Luck. Philip Rivers led the team to the playoffs before retiring, with Carson Wentz and Matt Ryan following with wasted years. Finally, the Colts have invested a high draft pick in a quarterback they hope is the team’s franchise [more]
  
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• Juwann Winfree agrees to deal with Colts

  09-05-2023 21:31 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Wide receiver Juwann Winfree will be joining the Colts. Winfree’s agent Mike McCartney announced on Tuesday that his client has agreed to terms with Indianapolis. It is a one-year deal with no other terms disclosed. The Broncos took Winfree with a sixth-round pick in 2019 and he played three games before going on injured reserve [more]
  
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• XFL leading receiver Jahcour Pearson invited to try out for Colts, Falcons

  09-05-2023 19:55 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The XFL’s leading receiver this season has drawn the attention of a couple of NFL teams. The league announced that Jahcour Pearson has been invited to try out for the Colts and Falcons. The Falcons have their rookie minicamp this weekend while the Colts have already held theirs. They have a mandatory minicamp in mid-June. [more]
  
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• Report of Commanders’ interest in Andrew Luck first surfaced last year

  09-05-2023 04:15 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Much isn’t known about whether the Commanders tampered with retired Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Here’s one thing we now know. It’s not new. Nearly 14 months before John Keim of ESPN.com buried a Luck nugget in an article under an unrelated headline, Keim . . . buried a Luck nugget in an article under an [more]
  
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• Report: Colts ask NFL to investigate possible tampering by Commanders with Andrew Luck

  08-05-2023 23:49 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The unintended consequences of the Jonathan Gannon tampering case are already taking root. With teams now deriving a potential benefit from throwing a tampering dart that hits the bull’s-eye, teams that believe they’ve been victimized by tampering will be more willing than ever to say so. According to the Washington Post, the Colts have asked [more]
  
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• Colts sign four, cut four after rookie minicamp

  08-05-2023 21:18 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts have shuffled their roster after wrapping up their rookie minicamp. As previously reported, the team signed wide receiver Tyler Adams after a tryout this weekend. They also announced that they have signed wide receiver Kody Case, tackle Matthew Vanderslice, and defensive tackle Jamal Woods. All four players went undrafted in April. Case transferred [more]
  
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• Chris Hubbard visited Colts

  08-05-2023 18:36 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts are looking at adding some veteran depth to their offensive line. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Indianapolis recently had Chris Hubbard in for a free agent visit. Hubbard has spent the last five seasons with the Browns, appearing in 46 games with 35 starts for the club over that time. He was [more]
  
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• Colts to sign Tyler Adams after minicamp tryout

  08-05-2023 18:04 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  One player who attended the Colts’ rookie minicamp on a tryout basis apparently had a successful weekend. Indianapolis is signing receiver Tyler Adams, according to multiple reports. Adams finished his collegiate career at Butler, making him a local prospect for the club. As noted by Joel Erickson of the Indianapolis Star, Adams attended the Colts’ [more]
  
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• Report: Colts are exploring whether Commanders tampered with Andrew Luck

  08-05-2023 17:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The loop has now been completed. On Saturday, ESPN published an article that mentioned in passing the Commanders inquired about Andrew Luck when searching for a potential starting quarterback in 2022. The article did not specify whether the Commanders asked the Colts, or whether the Commanders reached out to Luck or someone connected to him. [more]
  
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• Shane Steichen: Anthony Richardson has come in attacking this thing like a pro

  08-05-2023 15:56 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Colts No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson got his first taste of his new day-to-day work environment over the weekend at rookie minicamp. Indianapolis has not put any timetable on Richardson becoming the club’s starting quarterback. But head coach Shane Steichen seems to like his new QB’s initial approach. “He’s come in every day attacking [more]
  
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• Jim Irsay issues tampering warning to anyone who has contacted Andrew Luck

  08-05-2023 09:46 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The recent tampering investigation that resulted in a negotiated settlement between the Cardinals and Eagles could tempt other teams to try to weaponize the tampering policy. The owner of the Colts could be trying to do just that. Tucked into an item from John Keim of ESPN.com regarding the Commanders’ current faith in quarterback Sam [more]
  
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• Commanders inquired about Andrew Luck in 2022

  08-05-2023 03:44 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  After missing out on a chance to trade for Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford in 2021, the Washington Commanders cast a wide net in 2022 — calling every team about every potential quarterback who could be acquired in any potential trade. A new report regarding the team’s commitment to Sam Howell reveals just how thorough it [more]
  
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• Nick Foles contemplates his future after his release from the Colts

  08-05-2023 01:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Nick Foles previously has considered retirement, but he returned and won a Super Bowl MVP. So, what does his future hold now? The Colts released Foles on Friday, eight days after selecting Anthony Richardson fourth overall. Richardson joins a quarterbacks room that includes Gardner Minshew and Sam Ehlinger. “I was just released [Friday] by the [more]
  
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• Bills claim Kameron Cline off waivers

  05-05-2023 22:43 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bills announced the addition of a defensive lineman on Friday. Defensive end Kameron Cline has been claimed off of waivers and added to their 90-man offseason roster. Cline was waived by the Colts on Thursday. Cline signed with the Colts after going undrafted out of South Dakota in 2020 and spent most of the [more]
  
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• Colts release Nick Foles

  05-05-2023 21:51 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  For teams in need of a backup quarterback, a veteran has just hit the open market. The Colts have released Nick Foles, the team announced on Friday. Foles, the Super Bowl LII MVP, signed a two-year deal with Indianapolis last May. He was one of three quarterbacks to start a game for the Colts in [more]
  
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• Bruce Arians: Baker Mayfield was a better prospect than the QBs in the 2023 draft

  05-05-2023 17:48 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Former Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians remains involved with the team as the special advisor to General Manager Jason Licht, and Arians believes that the Bucs got themselves a very talented quarterback when they signed Baker Mayfield in free agency. In fact, Arians said that Mayfield was a better prospect than Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud [more]
  
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• Chris Ballard didn’t want Anthony Richardson to become a superstar somewhere else

  05-05-2023 17:45 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As the first round of the 2023 draft approached, we addressed the question of how high Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson would go. There was an easy case to be made that Richardson should go higher than anyone would have envisioned, given his incredibly rare physical skills and true game-changing, franchise-quarterback potential. The Colts and G.M. [more]
  
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• Colts sign seven draft picks, 15 undrafted free agents

  05-05-2023 15:12 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Colts cleared room on their roster for incoming rookies by cutting nine players this week and they announced the signing of 22 rookies on Thursday. Seven of those rookies were drafted by the team last week. Fifth-round cornerback Darius Rush, fifth-round safety Daniel Scott, fifth-round tight end Will Mallory, fifth-round running back Evan Hull, [more]
  
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