The Indianapolis Colts announced on Friday that the team has placed standout veteran defensive tackle DeForest Buckner on injured reserve with a neck injury. The 31-year-old had already been ruled out for Sunday’s game in Berlin, Germany, against the Atlanta Falcons, but the Colts will be without arguably their best defensive player until at least […]
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Dear Stampede Blue Reader, As you might have noticed both on our dear SB Nation site and elsewhere on the internet, the conversation around Jonathan Taylor has changed dramatically as of late. From becoming the Offensive Player of the Year favorite a few weeks ago, to now being discussed as a legitimate MVP Candidate (if […]
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Matt Goncalves Goncalves had a rough game against the Steelers, being dominated by veteran Cam Heyward all game long, failing to open holes in the running game and getting pushed around in pass-blocking. This Colts’ offense need their offensive line to be working well to be competent (as all offensives do in the NFL, but […]
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Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts sent shockwaves throughout the NFL after adding superstar cornerback Sauce Gardner by way of two first-round draft picks and second-year wide receiver AD Mitchell. While the Colts’ cornerback room is the biggest benefactor of such acquisition, another unit among the defense is an underrated winner: the pass rush. Obviously, […]
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According to SI.com’s Albert Breer, Indianapolis Colts team owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon played a key role in adding input to close the deal for newly acquired star cornerback Sauce Gardner: “. . . Three weeks later, on Monday, with the sides close to a deal and the trade deadline looming, Ballard was talking with […]
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The Indianapolis Colts released their Thursday injury report today ahead of Week 10 against the Atlanta Falcons in Germany on Sunday. Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner missed practice today for the second day today. With the team set to travel to Germany today Buckner was subsequently ruled OUT and left out of the traveling squad. With […]
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I was going to break down the Steelers game for my film breakdown this week, but I had a feeling the Colts were up to something. So I held off—and good thing I did. The Colts capped off their most aggressive acquisition period in the Chris Ballard era by acquiring All-Pro CB Sauce Gardner. Sauce […]
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If you boil this down to courtroom style and berate me as a witness, I will give you a simple “Yes, we made the right decision” answer. If you have the opportunity to bring in this sort of difference maker, during a season where the conference seems more up for grabs than any year in […]
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Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts had been desperate for competent cornerback play in recent years. From BoPete Keyes and Anthony Chesley in primetime to the entire room being ravaged by injury, the cornerback experience under general manager Chris Ballard had seen better days — then again, it hadn’t. Veteran acquisitions Xavier Rhodes and Stephon […]
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The Indianapolis Colts today released there Wednesday injury report for Week 10 of the NFL season against the Atalanta Falcons in Germany on Sunday. Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner missed practice today with a neck injury. Buckner exited the game last Sunday against the Steelers but did manage to return although it was briefly. Buckner is […]
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What has gotten into Chris Ballard? Did he have an epiphany or…? The GM for the Indianapolis Colts doesn’t make mid-season trades. Ballard doesn’t give up two first round picks for anyone. Heck, he doesn’t make many moves at all. Ballard moves around the game board in a systematic way and almost never deviates. Getting […]
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According to head coach Shane Steichen, new Indianapolis Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner “‘elevates everyone around him’“ as “his resume speaks for itself.” While the Colts gave up a steep price, including their next two first round picks and young wideout AD Mitchell, he’s not worried about the future as the Colts currently sit at 7-2, […]
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Just hours before the trade deadline, Chris Ballard and the Indianapolis Colts made a blockbuster trade for Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, star cornerback of the New York Jets. Gardner, just 25 and already one of the league’s premier cover men, brings elite length, physicality at the line, and the kind of confidence that shrinks throwing windows […]
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According to Spotrac, new Indianapolis Colts 2x NFL First-Team All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner’s salary cap hits have come in both for the remainder of the 2025 campaign and beyond: It’s worth noting that the former 4th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft signed a 4-year, $120.4 million contract extension this past offseason before New […]
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According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Indianapolis Colts were reportedly close to trading for New Orleans Saints readily available cornerback Alontae Taylor before ultimately landing New York Jets All-Pro corner Sauce Gardner in a trade deadline blockbuster—which was a clear upgrade comparatively: Reading the tea leaves below, if you believe Fox NFL Sunday’s Jay Glazer, […]
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Indianapolis Colts longtime general manager Chris Ballard provided a public statement on the trade deadline splash that sent former New York Jets 2x NFL All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the horseshoe, and created seismic waves through league circles and the national media alike (via ESPN Stephen Holder): The Colts were reportedly active in the trade […]
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Thanks to the nflFastR project, Pro Football Focus and NFL NextGen Stats for the timely sources of data. For those of you new to this, I will publish key QB stats each week judging how well the Colts’ QB performed. Yes, O-Line, receivers, and play-calling impact these numbers but they are primarily QB measures. I will probably modify the […]
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The Indianapolis Colts surprisingly made national headlines on Tuesday ahead of the league’s trade deadline, acquiring New York Jets 2x NFL First-Team All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner for their 2026 and 2027 first round picks, as well as young wideout AD Mitchell (per ESPN’s Adam Schefter): It’s obviously a steep price to pay for the Colts, […]
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Chris Ballard’s first trade deadline move in his 9 years as the Indianapolis Colts General Manager is certainly a big one. On Tuesday just under 3 and a half hours left of the trade deadline, Ballard made a splash move the size of a blue whale plummeting from the International Space Station. The Colts landed […]
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Stock Up Laiatu Latu The breakout year continues for Latu, who had his first career multi-sack game, a tackle for loss, and six stops in the running game. He is slowly becoming one of the best overall edge rushers in the NFL, and his production under Anarumo has been impressive. First time in quite some […]
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The Indianapolis Colts came back down to Earth in Week 9 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after a blistering, league-best 7-1 start to the season. Long story short, the Colts were simply outmatched over the course of four quarters, but is it enough to warrant hitting the panic button? The players don’t believe so. Quite frankly, […]
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4:00 p.m. today will be the last time that the Colts can add a player from another team, unless a player is waived and everyone below us in the standings passes on them. We’ve been saying for weeks that we love our offense and think the D could be good enough for a deep run, […]
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Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen didn’t say a lot on it, but did briefly comment on Tuesday’s looming 4 PM EST league-wide trade deadline (via The Athletic’s James Boyd): One could make the case that if there were ever a year for longtime Colts general manager Chris Ballard to make a trade deadline splash, […]
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Daniel Jones and the Indianapolis Colts had a Sunday to forget as turnovers highlighted the affair. For a quarterback that took good care of the ball and moved the offense with ease over the course of the season, the pressure that Pittsburgh’s front created was too much as he fumbled and allowed balls to be […]
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