Depending on the status of WR Anthony Gonzalez, the Indianapolis Colts could be signing a veteran wide receiver sometime soon.
But Colts President Bill Polian said that veteran won’t be Marvin Harrison.
In the wake of what is being reported as a two-to six-week knee injury to Gonzalez, outsiders have raised the possibility of the Colts resigning Harrison, an eight-time Pro Bowl WR who was released by the Colts after 13 seasons this past offseason.
Harrison remains unsigned, but Polian said Monday Harrison won’t be an option.
“He has not had any training camp and it really is counterproductive to try to bring a player in who has not had any training camp and not had any offseason,” Polian said Monday on his weekly radio show on 971. Hank FM. ”That’s especially true of someone Marvin’s age (37). You’re probably inviting injury upon injury. If we were going to add someone, it would be someone who has been in training camp and possibly is a little younger than Marvin.”
Polian said the Colts will consider signing a veteran at the position.
“We’ll talk about that tonight and tomorrow,” he said on the show. “I don’t think the salary cap is of any consequence with any of the veteran receivers that are out there. They’re not going to command a lot of money. One thing we don’t do is pay attention to names. Just because a guy has been a good player and has a good name means nothing. We’ll sit down with our pro personnel folks – (Vice Presisent of Football Operations) Chris (Polian) and (Pro Scout) Kevin Rogers and others – and we’ll go through who we think the best veteran wide receiver might be, the guy who best fits our system, the guy who can do the most for us. If we choose to bring one in, that’s the guy we’ll bring in. Now, that’s predicated largely on how long Gonzo may be out. If he’s gone for four weeks or more, then the likelihood is we will make a change. If he’s gone for four weeks or less, there would probably not be the sense of urgency to make a change that might otherwise exist. He’s not a tremendously fast healer, so that may enter into the equation.”