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Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich, GM Chris Ballard get contract extensions through 2026
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts owner Jim Irsay has locked up head coach Frank Reich and general manager Chris Ballard with contract extensions through the 2026 season, the team announced Wednesday. Ballard’s new deal has been complete since June, while Reich finalized his deal last week, a source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. “We have as great […]
Continue readingSources: Indianapolis Colts, Darius Leonard agree to 5-year, $98.5M extension that makes him top-paid ILB
The Indianapolis Colts and linebacker Darius Leonard have agreed to an extension, the team announced Sunday. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter it is a five-year, $98.5 million extension that will make Leonard the highest-paid inside linebacker in NFL history. Leonard passes San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner, who signed his new deal at the outset […]
Continue readingIndianapolis Colts OL Quenton Nelson out 5-12 weeks with foot injury
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indianapolis Colts All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson will be out five to 12 weeks with the same foot injury as quarterback Carson Wentz, coach Frank Reich said. Dr. David Porter is scheduled to perform the surgery on Nelson on Tuesday afternoon in Indianapolis. Porter performed surgery on Wentz’s left foot on Monday. “Where […]
Continue readingIndianapolis Colts QB Carson Wentz out indefinitely with foot injury, sources say
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz is out indefinitely after undergoing further testing for a foot injury that he suffered at the end of Thursday’s practice, sources told ESPN. Wentz felt a “twinge in his foot” when he rolled out and planted to throw late in the practice, offensive coordinator Marcus Brady said Friday. Wentz is […]
Continue readingIndianapolis Colts extend RT Braden Smith with $72.4 million contract
WESTFIELD, Ind. — The Indianapolis Colts have signed right tackle Braden Smith to a four-year, $72.4 million contract extension, with $42 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Colts later announced the extension but did not disclose terms. “We want to take care of our players,” general manager Chris Ballard said earlier this […]
Continue readingSources: Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers agree on 5-year, $95 million extension
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers took care of their final piece of big offseason business Wednesday, agreeing to terms with Fred Warner on a contract that will make him the highest-paid off-ball linebacker in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Warner and the Niners agreed to a five-year, $95 million deal […]
Continue readingIndianapolis Colts, Darius Leonard working on lucrative contract extension, sources say
Linebacker Darius Leonard is expected to make more than $19 million per year when he and the Indianapolis Colts reach a contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. In the wake of the San Francisco 49ers’ reported five-year, $95 million extension with All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner, Leonard is considered next in line to […]
Continue readingHow shared priorities and Christian values bind Colts’ Carson Wentz with Frank Reich
INDIANAPOLIS — The bond between Colts coach Frank Reich and quarterback Carson Wentz can be traced to a three-minute car ride across the North Dakota State campus to the football facility. It was 2016 and Wentz was expected to be one of the top picks in the NFL draft. Reich, then offensive coordinator of the […]
Continue readingRetired QB Alex Smith wins PFWA’s George Halas Award for overcoming adversity
Smith, who came back from a life-threatening leg injury and ended a nearly two-year absence by playing in eight games for Washington last season, is the second consecutive Halas winner to retire before being honored. Former Dallas Cowboys center Travis Frederick was the 2020 winner after making the Pro Bowl in 2019 following a year […]
Continue readingTrade offers for Julio Jones and an accepted deal: Where the WR could land, potential return, more
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones — considered one of the best receiving talents in the NFL — is on the trade market. Right before the 2021 draft, Falcons GM Terry Fontenot said that the team would listen to trade offers on the 32-year-old veteran as Atlanta attempts to solve its current cap space issues. […]
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