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• Colts veteran DT DeForest Buckner hopeful for training camp return

According to longtime Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl veteran defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, he is hopeful about returning from a season-ending neck injury and ensuing surgery for the team’s training camp occurring in mid-to-late July (via ESPN’s Stephen Holder): The 32-year-old veteran defensive tackle initially suffered the neck injury in Week 9 of last year on […]...2026
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• Colts GM Chris Ballard offers injury updates for other key rehabbing players

Indianapolis Colts longtime general manager Chris Ballard offered an injury update to other key players, beyond just lead wideout Alec Pierce, including to starting quarterback Daniel Jones and veteran defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (via Fox59/CBS4’s Mike Chappell): Regarding Jones, he was recently ‘seen at the Masters walking around,’ and while it may have been earlier […]...2026
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• With no first round pick, the Colts are looking for more Day 2 success

The Indianapolis Colts have been down this road before. Chris Ballard is no stranger to being without a first-round pick. Whether trading out of the first round or using the pick to acquire DeForest Buckner and Carson Wentz, Ballard has shown an ability to make it work. He will have to come up big again […]...2026
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• Colts 2025 Rookie Report: Tim Smith

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts have been searching for viable depth under their star-studded defensive tackle duo of DeForest Buckner and Grover Stewart since the pairing took off. From Taylor Stallworth to Taven Bryan and everyone in between, impactful reserves across the interior have been hard to come by for general manager Chris Ballard […]...2026
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• Colts’ DeForest Buckner initially appears poised to return for 2026 season

Indianapolis Colts former Pro Bowl veteran defensive tackle, DeForest Buckner, who recently had neck surgery, looks like he’s eyeing a return for the 2026 regular season (via his personal Instagram account): On Thursday, Colts embattled longtime general manager Chris Ballard also indicated in his end-of-season press conference that, “Buck had surgery it was successful. His […]...2026
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/25: Seahawks to unveil new ‘Rivalries’ uniform next month

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images It’ll be worn in Week 16 against the Rams on Thursday Night Football. In today’s links: The Seattle Seahawks have new uniforms that will be worn once a season, but we’ll have to wait awhile to see them in a game, Nick Bosa believes the San Francisco 49ers have a Super Bowl caliber team (did you expect him to say anything else)?, Justin Fields’ injury scare is jus...2025
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• Colts veteran DT DeForest Buckner hopeful for training camp return
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• Colts GM Chris Ballard offers injury updates for other key rehabbing players
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• Colts’ DeForest Buckner initially appears poised to return for 2026 season
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/25: Seahawks to unveil new ‘Rivalries’ uniform next month
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• In this 2016 NFL redraft, New York Giants avoid Eli Apple disaster

Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images Pro Football Focus gives Giants DeForest Buckner instead The 2016 NFL Draft — more specifically, the Eli Apple draft — ended up as one of the more regrettable points in a long, dark period for the New York Giants since they won the 2011 Super Bowl. Well, there may be no crying over spilt milk, and no real do-overs in the draft, but we can try to hypotheticall...2025
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• TJ Slaton labeled a luxury for Bengals defense

Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images Hey, some good news! The Cincinnati Bengals, like all the other teams across the NFL, are on summer break after the close of mandatory minicamp. The team has been in the news for a myriad of reasons, most of which are negatively covering their contract negotiations with Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart, but there is the occasional good news. This is one such ...2025
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• NFL Divisions ranked by position groups - DL

Kara Durrette/Getty Images Now onto the defense... The player rankings are officially on the defensive side of the ball, and we start with the defensive lines around the league. 1. AFC North Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Looking at sack numbers from last season, the Ravens would not be considered a great defensive line. Still, Nnamdi Madubuike...2025
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• Ranking the Most Dangerous Position Groups in the AFC South

Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images With the NFL Draft and the majority of offseason moves now complete, we took a look at the landscape of the AFC South to determine which position groups are primed to dominate the division in 2025. In the coming weeks, the Jacksonville Jaguars, along with the rest of the AFC South, will report to their respective training camp locations to put the ...2025
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• Bengals News (6/20): Andrei Iosivas bulking up

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Andrei Iosivas made some big changes that could pay dividends. Bengals WR Andrei Iosivas explains the practicality behind his offseason change and the results he's already seeingIosivas emerged as WR3 last year in just his second season in the NFL. The 206th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft ran with the opportunity to start alongside Chase and Higgins and effectively ...2025
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• Ranking The Colts’ Top 3 Position Groups

Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images On a loaded roster, which positions stand out most for the Colts? The off-season gives us the perfect opportunity to do some evaluation on the Indianapolis Colts’ roster and position groups. The Colts have used the off-season to put in a lot of work to improve and upgrade the roster. Now that the majority of the roster is in place it allows us to look at...2025
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• Conspiracy Report: Colts GM Chris Ballard Has Leaked the Colts 2025 Draft Plan

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Haters will say it’s fake To the reader: First, I’d like to start by saying this article is presented as a “conspiracy theory” because that’s how this series started. I noticed that general manager Chris Ballard didn’t lie in his press conferences. He usually gave winding vague answers but he never said one thing and then did another. Armed with this observation I s...2025
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• Field Gulls Mailbag: About Jake Bobo’s 40 time...

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images Answering questions from the Field Gulls comments section! Welcome to another edition of the Field Gulls Mailbag, where I answer your questions posted in the comments section. All of these were submitted before the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason finale against the Green Bay Packers, and some of my answers are impacted as a result of the game. Let’s get to...2023
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"Indianapolis Colts former Pro Bowl veteran defensive tackle, DeForest Buckner, who recently had neck surgery, looks like he’s eyeing a return for the 2026 regular season (via his personal Instagram account): On Thursday, Colts embattled longtime general manager Chris Ballard also indicated in his end-of-season press conference that, “Buck had surgery it was successful."

2025
"He arrived in Indianapolis saying the same things, and after two seasons of alternating between journeyman veterans in Denico Autry, Margus Hunt, and Grover Stewart at the 3-technique, the Colts went out and traded for budding star DeForest Buckner."

2024
"The Colts and star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner agreed on a two-year, $46 million contract extension that ties him to Indianapolis through the 2026 season, sources told ESPN."

2023
"He closed his fourth season with 58 stops, 11 more than DeForest Buckner in second place."

2022
"Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner called it an “embarrassing” performance and quarterback Matt Ryan said that “brutal honesty” [more]"

2021
"Revisiting the Indianapolis Colts-San Francisco 49ers DeForest Buckner trade"

2020
"Colts trade No. 13 overall pick to 49ers in exchange for DeForest Buckner, per report"

2019
"The San Francisco 49ers have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive lineman DeForest Buckner's rookie contract "

2018
"DeForest Buckner and Hunter Henry found a way onto the list while the Rams boast Number 1 player"

2017
"Recent first-round draft picks Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner have upside, but there are not a lot of positions on the roster right now that can reasonably be said are set for the long-term future."

2016
"NFL Media's Rand Getlin reported Friday that DeForest Buckner has signed his rookie deal with the team."

2015
"— This week I updated my Top 100 big board, and immediately received an inquiry from an area scout about why DeForest Buckner was ranked so highly (Number 14 overall)."

2014
"That said, there were many players who took advantage of this past weekend—including Ohio State defensive tackle Michael Bennett and Oregon defensive end DeForest Buckner, who each helped lead their teams into playoff berths with dominant performances—to show themselves at their best under the bright lights."

• Colts GM Chris Ballard offers injury updates for other key rehabbing players
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• Colts 2025 Rookie Report: Tim Smith
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/25: Seahawks to unveil new ‘Rivalries’ uniform next month
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• Rams face standoff if he has one more season like the last 2

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Kobie Turner is on track to become one of the NFL’s highest paid defensive players in 2026 Kobie Turner was the 89th pick, but in his first two seasons he’s played more like the 8th or 9th pick. With 17 sacks in the past two years, Turner ranks third among all defensive tackles in that category behind only Zack Sieler with 20 and Nnamdi Madubuike with 19.5. Having no...2025
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• Seahawks film breakdown: Leonard Williams had an All-Pro caliber season

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images ‘Big Cat’ had a big year for the Seahawks, even if he didn’t get national accolades from voters. After signing a three-year, $64.5 million contract, Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams more than justified the investment: he was a rare disruptive force, earning a Pro Bowl nod (as a replacement) and solidifying his position as the NFL’s most eff...2025
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• In this 2016 NFL redraft, New York Giants avoid Eli Apple disaster
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• TJ Slaton labeled a luxury for Bengals defense
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• NFL Divisions ranked by position groups - DL
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• Osa Odighizuwa should dominate for Cowboys in new defensive scheme

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The big man in the middle for the Cowboys It didn’t take long to connect the dots. Shortly after Matt Eberflus was officially announced as the new defensive coordinator in Dallas, defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa became the team’s most important pending free agent due to the importance of the 3-technique in Eberflus’ scheme. Just barely over a month later...2025
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• In this 2016 NFL redraft, New York Giants avoid Eli Apple disaster
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• Bengals News (6/20): Andrei Iosivas bulking up
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• Re-Grading the Colts 2017 Draft

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Let’s take a look back and regrade the Colts Drafts of the Chris Ballard era. Starting with the 1st year of his tenure: 2017. Let’s go back to 2017... Distracted boyfriend became the meme of the year. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 were hitting the big screens. Kendrick Lamar dropped DAMN. and everyone was listening...2025
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• Best available players for the Colts in Round 2

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Which players fell out of Round 1 that could potentially end up available at pick 45 for the Colts to snag? Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Mike Green, Edge, Marshall On tape, Green looks like Edge 2 in this class behind only Abdul Carter. However his off the field concerns with 2 separate sexuall assault allegations in High Sc...2025
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• Conspiracy Report: Colts GM Chris Ballard Has Leaked the Colts 2025 Draft Plan
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• What Cowboys’ recent 1st-round picks would have looked like had Dallas used a Consensus Big Board

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Here is who the Cowboys would have drafted in the first round of the last 9 drafts if they had gone by the consensus big board. In the press conference following the first day of the 2016 draft, Jerry Jones said Ezekiel Elliott had the highest grade of any player on their draft board. Many observers at the time assumed that Jerry was just using a tried-and...2025
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• POD Community Mock: With the 14th pick, the Colts select...

Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the 14th pick in the POD Community Mock Draft, the Indianapolis Colts select... Our Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft rolls on. If you’re unfamiliar, this is the side-wide mock draft in which we let our commenters and community participate in a mock that will run for two full rounds and take us right up to the NFL Draft....2025
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• Potential free-agents for every Colts’ position of need

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images With his back against the wall, this might finally be the offseason where Ballard takes somes risks in free agency. I don’t think the general manager’s seat has ever been hotter, as it is playoffs or clean-house for the Colts going into next year. This is not only the final chance for Chris Ballard to finally put together a winning football team, but as...2025
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• Seahawks 2025 schedule release: Game-by-game predictions

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The schedule is out! How will the Seahawks do? With the schedule finally here, the 2025 NFL season feels just that much closer. As the Seattle Seahawks released their schedule in an “action packed” way, it didn’t take long for the fans and media to begin clashing on how they feel the Seahawks will do this year. With so much change to the roster and...2025
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• Re-Grading the Colts 2017 Draft
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• Conspiracy Report: Colts GM Chris Ballard Has Leaked the Colts 2025 Draft Plan
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• Looking deeper at Colts GM Chris Ballard’s end of year press conference and what it all means going forward.

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images What Ballard said and what it all means. On Friday January 10th 2025 Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard sat down in front of the media and answered questions until the questions ran out. You can find other accounts of the press conference but these are the questions and answers I found most telling when considering the future of the Co...2025
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• Starting fresh at linebacker would be the first step in the right direction for the Colts

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images The Colts have a ton of problems, but the first thing they could do is letting both Zaire Franklin and E.J. Speed go this offseason The season is finally over, and once again for Colts’ fans it was filled with more disappointments than happiness. The benching of AR, the loss against the Broncos after JT’s fumble at the goal-line, the Meadowlands’ Meltdo...2025
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• The Colts need a culture reset

Julian Leshay Guadalupe/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images I think it’s time to normalize the saying “The Curse of Andrew Luck”. Since Andrew Luck’s first injury in 2015, the Indianapolis Colts have been the face of mediocrity in the NFL. Never good enough to seriously compete and never showing serious potential. Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement in 2018 put the team in a d...2025
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• Jaguars vs Colts: Staff roundtable and game picks for Week 18

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Big Cat Country previews the Jaguars’ season finale against the Colts. Welcome to Big Cat Country’s staff roundtable! This week, we’re previewing Week 18’s matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts in Lucas Oil Stadium. The Jaguars are 4.5-point underdogs, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Question 1: Are you rooting for another win ...2025
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• Catastrophic second half costs Colts chance to tighten AFC wild card race

Jonathan Taylor #28 of the Indianapolis Colts races toward the end zone against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High — December 15, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. | Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Indianapolis Colts imploded with five turnovers in Sunday’s 31-13 blowout loss to the Denver Broncos. The Indianapolis Colts imploded with five turnovers in Sunday’s 31-13 blowout...2024
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• Cardiac Colts playoff aspirations alive after Anthony Richardson delivers second career game-winning drive

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5) spikes the ball after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. | Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images “Inside 30 seconds, felt good about the call,” Steichen told reporters after stealing Sunday’s must-win affair. “Obviously, you have got to feel good about the call to go for the win. If...2024
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• Should the Colts keep Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen?

Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK The personnel moves and the performance of the Colts this season has reflected poorly on the Colts front office and coaching staff. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” — Albert Einstein You live and die by your decisions. Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen put their cards on the tabl...2024
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• DeForest Buckner signs rookie deal with 49ers
The Niners have their issues, but they also have their first-round pick under contract. NFL Media's Rand Getlin reported Friday that DeForest Buckner has signed his rookie deal with the team....2016
• Colts trade No. 13 overall pick to 49ers in exchange for DeForest Buckner, per report
Indianapolis parts with premier draft capital in exchange for a proven defensive lineman...2020
• Sources: Colts trade 1st-round pick for Buckner
DeForest Buckner has already agreed to a massive contract that will make him the second-highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history....2020
• Chip Kelly Decoded: 49ers' QB Competition Is Over, and Blaine Gabbert Won
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• 49ers trade DeForest Buckner to Colts for first-round pick
A major trade is coming down in the NFL. The 49ers have agreed to trade defensive lineman DeForest Buckner to the Colts for the Colts’ first-round draft pick, No. 13 overall, according to multiple reports. The Colts have agreed to give Buckner a new contract that will pay him $21 million a year, according to [more]...2020
• Chip Kelly's fingerprints all over 49ers' draft picks
The San Francisco 49ers raised some eyebrows Thursday with their selections of DeForest Buckner and Joshua Garnett. The two picks showcase coach Chip Kelly's influence on personnel....2016
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• Trent Baalke Fired by 49ers: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• DeForest Buckner on Patrick Mahomes: Have to be smart, but I’m getting him down
Stopping Patrick Mahomes is job No. 1 for the 49ers defense in Super Bowl LIV and the ways they hope to do that were among the talking points for members of that defense at Super Bowl LIV Opening Night in Miami. Linebacker Fred Warner called defending Mahomes an “extreme challenge” because of both his arm [more]...2020
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• Chip Kelly Decoded: 49ers' QB Competition Is Over, and Blaine Gabbert Won
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• Colts veteran DT DeForest Buckner hopeful for training camp return
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• Colts GM Chris Ballard offers injury updates for other key rehabbing players
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/25: Seahawks to unveil new ‘Rivalries’ uniform next month
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• Rams face standoff if he has one more season like the last 2
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• Bengals News (6/20): Andrei Iosivas bulking up
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• Way Too Early Colts 53 Man Roster And Depth Chart Prediction

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Indianapolis Colts have not long wrapped up their 2025 draft and signed some undrafted free agents to fill out the 90 man roster. The Colts rookies have attended mini camp while the veterans are fully in the midst of off-season workouts. The focus has now switched to the 2025 playing campaign. The Draft is just but one way to add talent to the ro...2025
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• Re-Grading the Colts 2017 Draft
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• Seahawks film breakdown: Leonard Williams had an All-Pro caliber season
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• Conspiracy Report: Colts GM Chris Ballard Has Leaked the Colts 2025 Draft Plan
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• With Matt Eberflus in town, Osa Odighizuwa becomes most important free agent for Cowboys

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Cowboys need to make sure Matt Eberflus’ defense has Osa Odighizuwa. After several days of speculation, the Cowboys made it official on Tuesday and hired former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus to be the new defensive coordinator under Brian Schottenheimer. We broke down the scheme that Eberflus will be bringing to Dallas, which you can read here, but ...2025
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• Colts captain DeForest Buckner calls out ‘egos’ regarding ‘worst Indy defense’ he’s been a part of

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The Colts defensive captain normally leads by example, but he’s starting to speak up more out of much needed necessity. Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner didn’t hold back regarding him and his defensive teammates’ much needed humility following a disappointing 2024 campaign that saw the Horseshoe fall short of the postseason—at least in ...2025
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• NFL Power Rankings Week 18: New Year New Regime Time?

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Colts continued their 2024 season on the road on Sunday against a NFC foe in the New York Giants. The Giants were 2-13 on the year, coming off a huge week 16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The Colts went into week 16 without Quarterback Anthony Richardson but saw the return of Linebacker EJ Speed and Wide receiver Alec Pierce. The Colts now sit at 7-9, cu...2025
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• Colts fall to bulletproof Lions 24-6 as mistakes doom offense

Indianapolis Colts receiver Ashton Dulin (16) catches a pass but fails to keep his feet in bounds during a game against the Detroit Lions at Lucas Oil Stadium. | Christine Tannous/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images Indianapolis (5-7) had 98 yards of offense negated due to costly penalties. There was a dropped pass at the goal line by backup tight end Drew Ogletree and a 40-plus-yard incomp...2024
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• Could Rams still trade first round pick for a player?

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Would Rams make a trade for Tee Higgins while they’re on the clock? This week I’ve been pondering who I will ultimately predict as the first choice of the Los Angeles Rams in the 2024 NFL Draft and the name that felt the most “Les Snead-ish” of all was not a prospect. It was Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins, a player I’ve had on my mi...2024
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