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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 told ESPN that Spygate and Deflategate, the twin cheating scandals during the Patriots’ championship run, came up in deliberations among voters. A voter who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Polian, an ardent Kraft supporter and former general manager of the Buffalo...
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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 be a capable starter. In those five games, four of them at right tackle, he earned a solid 72.1 PFF overall grade while allowing just one sack. Starting right tackle Braden Smith seems likely to depart in free agency,...
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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 Senior Bowl.
Some very impressive wins against the run and the pass, Hunter’s power and fluidity for his size are a treat to watch. Hunter was widely expected to be a top 50 pick, but with a dominant Senior Bowl start he could be...
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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 form of high draft picks, reclamation projects, and/or last-ditch efforts — you name it, it’s happened.
Now I must introduce the most recent installment of Quarterback Remedies by Chris Ballard: the good old-fashioned “I have no more ideas, hopefully this kid turns into the next...
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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 of the season. Tyler Warren certainly stands out as one.
The buzz surrounding the first-round pick out of Penn State was high as many fans didn’t think he would be available when the Colts were on the clock. The man came in and immediately impressed....
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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 Cardinal football program under general manager Andrew Luck—who initially recruited him to Palo Alto as a short-term coaching bridge.
Prior to that, Reich was fired in-season as the Carolina Panthers head coach back in 2023 after going 1-10 with #1 overall pick Bryce Young, who...
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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 NFL starting quarterback (and arguably future Pro Football Hall of Famer) is an out-of-the-box candidate in that regard.
He’s said to have a strong relationship with Bills star quarterback Josh Allen. It’s even more interesting because Buffalo was the last team he played against before...
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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 shortcomings as a third-down back have prevented him from becoming the NFL’s undisputed best. To remedy this, a fitting counterpart must fill that void and take some of the workload in the process.
The Colts’ 2025 fifth-round pick (151st overall) running back DJ Giddens is...
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The Super Bowl LX teams are set, as the Seattle Seahawks (14-3) will take on the New England Patriots (14-3) on Sunday, February 8th, at 6:30 PM at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
As far as former Colts are concerned, only ex-linebacker Chad Muma will be competing on the field in the game’s biggest stage in two weeks. As part of this year’s final 53-man roster cuts, the Colts claimed Muma, who was originally a 2022 3rd round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, off the league waiver wire.
The 26-year-old linebacker appeared in 5 games for Indianapolis this year,...
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Armed with $34.5M of projected cap space, but with no first round pick, the 2026 Indianapolis Colts have some work to do following another disappointing late season collapse that saw them fall short of the playoffs yet again.
One of the biggest current deficiencies facing the Colts this offseason is their consistent lack of outside pass rush:
Under longtime general manager Chris Ballard, the Colts have invested a lot of draft capital into their edge rushing group, with arguably little to show for it.
That includes two first round picks, Laiatu Latu...
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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 is truly an awful reality that is facing this franchise. Going down a familiar path, covered in holes and with few resources to fill them, is not where a team wants to be.
NFL teams live and die by the quarterback. Yes, Trent Dilfer and...
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