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    Quick Look: Colts' 2020 Initial 53-Man Roster

    Quarterbacks (3) » Jacoby Brissett » Jacob Eason » Philip Rivers — Of note: The Colts elect to go with the rookie, 2020 fourth-round pick Jacob Eason, as their third quarterback over the veteran Chad Kelly, who was waived. Head coach Frank Reich usually tends to be a traditionalist when...
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    Colts Set To Keep Undrafted Rookie On Week 1 Roster For 22nd Straight Season

    Since 1999, the Colts have had a total of 57 undrafted rookies make their Week 1 roster — including at least one each year, the longest active streak in the NFL — an average of more than two per season: » 1999: Chukie Nwokorie, DE; Terrence Wilkins, WR » 2000: Ben Gilbert, G; Kevin McDougal...
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    Colts To Host Up To 2,500 Fans For Sept. 20 Home Opener Against Vikings

    INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts today announced that they will host a maximum of 2,500 attendees at Lucas Oil Stadium for the team's home opener on Sun., Sept. 20 vs. the Minnesota Vikings. The attendance number was determined following discussions with the Marion County Public Health...
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    Colts Mailbag: Final Thoughts Before Saturday's Final Roster Cuts, Who Will Make Year 2 Leap, Is Philip Rivers A Top-10 Quarterback?

    Aleph_Alpha_001 on Colts Reddit: "Which Colts position coaches have stood out in camp and why?" Walker: While there's certainly a great bit of continuity throughout much of the coaching staff — when you have your head coach and all three coordinators entering their third season together, that...
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    Ryan Kelly On Contract Extension: 'There's Nowhere Else I'd Rather Be'

    Kelly was thrown right into the fire as a rookie in 2016, starting all 16 games, but would run into some adversity the following season. In 2017, Kelly broke his foot during a joint training camp practice with the Detroit Lions, costing him the first four games of the regular season. Then, in...
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    Colts Waive WR Artavis Scott

    INDIANAPOLIS —The Indianapolis Colts today waived wide receiver Artavis Scott. Scott, 5-11, 195 pounds, spent the last three seasons (2017-19) with the Los Angeles Chargers. In 2019, he spent time on the team's practice squad. Scott spent the 2018 season on the Chargers' Injured Reserve list...
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    Parris Campbell Clears Concussion Protocol; Trey Burton Expected To Miss At Least First Couple Weeks Of Season

    » Injury updates — Parris Campbell, Trey Burton, Anthony Castonzo, Matthew Adams: It was nine days ago that Parris Campbell was involved in a minor car accident and subsequently placed in the league's concussion protocol. But now the second-year wide receiver is good to go. "He's in good...
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    Colts Chatter: Danny Pinter Moving All Over The Line; Anthony Walker Excited For DeForest Buckner

    » Pinter's position switch in college has prepared him to change it up now at the NFL level: Pinter began his college career at Ball State as a tight end before making the move over to right tackle his junior year. By his senior year last year, he was one of the more highly-regarded...
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    Colts Sign Center Ryan Kelly To Contract Extension

    INDIANAPOLIS — The deal is done — and right before the start of the regular season. The Indianapolis Colts announced today they have signed Ryan Kelly, their Pro Bowl center, to a contract extension. Terms of the deal were not immediately released. Kelly, 27, has developed into one of the...
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    2020 'Countdown To Kickoff' Begins

    MORE #COLTSKICKOFF Horseshoe on IPL Building. In keeping with a long-standing Indy tradition, the Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) Building on Monument Circle again will offer the exterior of its building as a canvas to celebrate the city and its special events. As such, IPL will feature the...
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    Philip Rivers Impressed By Jacob Eason's Arm Strength; Why Jonathan Taylor Draws Michael Turner Comparisons

    » Rivers has a few main attributes and statistics he looks at to determine quality quarterback play: There's one attribute over all others, however, and that's wins and losses, because as Rivers said, "Our job as an offense is just to score one more point than the other." But, looking at the...
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    Frank Reich On Decision Not To Utilize Fullback, Philip Rivers' Unique Throwing Motion

    » Rest days for Blackmon, Hilton: First off, Reich said safety Julian Blackmon and wide receiver T.Y. Hilton will be given rest days and won't be practicing on Wednesday. Blackmon on Monday was removed from the Active/Non-Football Injury (NFI) list after working his way back from December knee...
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    Colts Chatter: Mark Glowinski On His Fit Along The Offensive Line; Kenny Moore II Stays Sharp In Meeting Room

    » Glowinski and his success as a gap-scheme runner makes him an ideal fit along the Colts' offensive line: It was December of 2017 when the Colts claimed Glowinski off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks, where the former fourth-round pick out of West Virginia had played in 36 career games with 19...
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    Nick Sirianni On Replacing Trey Burton's Role, T.Y. Hilton's Big-Play Ability, Jacob Eason's Development

    » Colts will utilize a "by-committee" approach while tight end Trey Burton works his way back from a calf injury: Sirianni and the Colts' offensive coaches are no stranger to tweaking the playbook when it comes to the tight end position; two years ago, Pro Bowler Jack Doyle missed a significant...
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    Colts Chatter: Julian Blackmon On His Return; T.Y. Hilton Meshing With Philip Rivers

    » Removed from the Non-Football Injury list Monday, Blackmon says his knee feels about 95 percent: Blackmon underwent surgery in December after injuring his knee in his final collegiate game at Utah. He was still selected by the Colts in the third round of this year's NFL Draft, and he has...
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    Matt Eberflus On Julian Blackmon's Role, Cutdown Day Decisions, Kemoko Turay's Progress

    » Now that he's practicing with the team, the Colts will work on finding a role for Julian Blackmon: The Colts on Monday removed rookie safety Julian Blackmon from the Non-Football Injury (NFI) list, allowing him to practice with the team for the first time after working his way back from...
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    Julian Blackmon Removed From NFI List

    The Indianapolis Colts today placed wide receiver T.Y. Hilton on the Active/Non-Football Injury list, and also waived or released seven players: wide receiver Rodney Adams, running back Darius Jackson, defensive end Jegs Jegede, tackle Cedrick Lang, cornerback Picasso Nelson Jr., tackle Travis...
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    Cathedral's Bill Peebles Named Second 2020 'Coach Of The Week'

    This season marks the 21st year the Colts are recognizing outstanding high school football coaches throughout the state. Each week following a high school football weekend, one coach will be announced as the honoree. All high school head coaches in the state are eligible regardless of their...
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    Four Colts Return To Practice Monday; Updates On Trey Burton, Sheldon Day

    » Four Colts players, including safety Julian Blackmon, are returning to practice today: With training camp officially over and the Colts' 2020 season opener now just 13 days away, the team will be utilizing this week to make final evaluations at every position to cut down to its 53-man roster...
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    Colts Chatter: Al-Quadin Muhammad On His Development As Pass Rusher

    » Hard work has presented Muhammad with an opportunity to play a key role in 2020: Muhammad was a sixth-round pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 NFL Draft and the Colts were quick to swoop in and claim the University of Miami product after he was waived just before the start of the 2018...
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