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    Philip Rivers On Throwing Sessions With Teammates, Getting Re-Acclimated To Frank Reich's System

    » Rivers, his wife and their nine children have made the big move to Indianapolis in recent days: The whole Rivers family — all 11 of them — have officially been in the Indianapolis area now for about a week after making the move from Florida. "It's been great," Rivers said. "Haven't really...
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    Malik Hooker, Darius Leonard Make PFF's 'All-Clutch Team'

    Like Hooker, Leonard has ice water in his veins and knows how to take the ball away from the offense. During "clutch time" in 2019, Leonard recorded one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovered and two interceptions. That's been a theme throughout his two All-Pro seasons in the league, as...
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    Three Colts Named To Pete Prisco's Top 100 NFL Players Of 2020 List

    No. 99 seems a bit low for a guy who's put up nearly unrivaled numbers over his first two seasons in the league. Through two All-Pro seasons to begin his career (he was selected First-Team as a rookie and Second-Team in 2019), Leonard has 284 tackles (19 for loss), 12.0 sacks, six forced...
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    Frank Reich On A Week He'll Never Forget, Wrapping Up Offseason Program

    » Reich will "never forget" last week's team meetings focused on racial injustices, and said action is going to be taken: Reich and the Colts felt it was important to shift the focus last week from football to the pain being felt across the country, so the players and coaches spent a total of...
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    Mike Adams, Frank Gore Named To NFL 2010s 'All-Underrated Team'

    Frank Gore: San Francisco (2005-14), Indianapolis (2015-17), Miami (2018), Buffalo (2019), New York Jets (2020) Fantasy football will make the running back and wide receivers well-known, but Gore has been so consistent throughout his entire Hall of Fame career. Since 2010, Gore has had five...
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    Assistant Coach Round-Up: Talking Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers, D-Line

    » Baker felt like a kid on Christmas morning when he learned the team was acquiring All-Pro defensive tackle DeForest Buckner in March: Baker was just a few weeks into his job as the Colts' new defensive line coach when the team made the move to send its 2020 first-round pick (13th-overall) to...
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    Philip Rivers Considered A 'Dark-Horse' 2020 NFL MVP Candidate

    The Rivers-for-MVP movement has been quietly gaining steam behind the scenes for a little while now. In May, more wagers were placed on Rivers to win the MVP than any other player in the NFL, according to Oddschecker.com. Although Rivers has never won the MVP, he's been a candidate in the...
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    Jonathan Taylor To 'Take The League By Storm' In 2020?

    As Renner mentioned, the Colts not only taking a running back of Taylor's caliber in the second round, but trading up to get him, means they have big plans for him. You don't invest that rich of draft capital into a position player for them to ride the bench all year. The potential heavy...
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    Quenton Nelson Lands At No. 4 On PFF's 50 Best NFL Players Of 2020 List

    Nelson made a strong impression on the league as a rookie in 2018, but he made clear improvements jumping into his second season. In 2018, his overall PFF grade was 74.3, which was tops among all rookie offensive linemen. In 2019, it elevated to 91.2. That was good enough for Nelson to rank as...
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    Bobby Okereke On Team Unity, Excitement Heading Into Year 2

    » Okereke and the Colts haven't been focusing much on football the last couple days: Instead, head coach Frank Reich has used the team's virtual meetings — about two hours a day — to let the team address the racial injustices that have been the cause of protests and calls for reform across the...
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    Nyheim Hines On 'Powerful' Team Conversations, Playing With Philip Rivers, Darren Sproles Comparisons

    » With grandparents who were actively involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, Hines has appreciated this week's team meetings focused on discussing racial tension in the U.S.: Football has been secondary for the Colts in recent days, as head coach Frank Reich has turned virtual team...
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    Chris Ballard On Racial Injustices In America: 'I Can't Sit Here And Remain Silent'

    Ballard: "Look: I'm not here … to talk about football. And I don't have a prepared statement — I've got some notes — but I'm just gonna talk about how we're feeling, how I'm feeling, kind of what I've experienced here over the past 10 days, watching what's going on in our country, then watched...
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    NFL.com: Justin Houston Is Colts' Most 'Underappreciated' Player

    Currently, Houston is eighth in the NFL among active players in career sacks (89.5), 13th in tackles for loss (109) and is tied for 15th in forced fumbles (16), which has resulted in four Pro Bowls and one First-Team All-Pro nod. So, like Frelund said, how can one of the most notable pass...
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    Colts To Hold 2020 Training Camp At Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center

    INDIANAPOLIS —The National Football League today informed its member clubs that upcoming training camps must be held at teams' respective practice facilities. The league's decision was made based on the medical assessment of current risk factors and in consideration for the health and safety of...
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    Frank Reich Speaks To Media With Offseason Program Nearing End

    » Reich opened up with a statement addressing his thoughts on the racial injustices and protests happening across the country: "Injustice — few things stir the human heart and soul like injustice," Reich said. "When we see it, feel it, experience it, it is heart-wrenching. It is not enough for...
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    DeForest Buckner, Philip Rivers Moves Considered Among NFL's Best Of The Offseason

    Although it had its moments in 2019, the Colts' passing game was inconsistent overall when you look at the final tallies. The Colts finished 30th overall in both passing (194.3 YPG) and yards per attempt (6.5), the latter being arguably the biggest measurement of passing success. Indy was also...
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    Statement From The Indianapolis Colts

    "Over the last several months, we've seen people across the country selflessly come together to help those in need during the pandemic. Over many weeks, people of all colors, races, religions – from all walks of life – have continued to step up to serve the most vulnerable in our communities...
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    Colts Mailbag: High Hopes For Xavier Rhodes, Primetime Game Disparity, 'Anvil Black' Uniforms On Deck?

    Chase W. (Garrett, Ind.): "How is it looking for us to possibly get another free agent WR or trade for another WR?" Walker: While I'd never rule anything out, it seems as if wide receiver is a position the Colts are comfortable moving forward with after making those couple additions in the...
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    Braden Smith Considered Colts' 'Best-Kept Secret' By Bleacher Report

    After being selected by the Colts with the No. 37-overall pick in 2018 to be the long-term right guard counterpart to left guard Quenton Nelson, a mess of injuries and other circumstances on the offensive line moved Smith to right tackle. After Smith and Mark Glowinski looked great at right...
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    Howard Mudd Talks John Teerlinck, Peyton Manning, Jeff Saturday

    » Mudd was crushed to learn of the passing of his good friend John Teerlinck: Colts owner Jim Irsay on May 10 announced the passing of Teerlinck, 69, who was one of the greatest defensive line coaches in NFL history, spending the 2002-12 seasons with the Colts and guiding the likes of great pass...
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