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- Andy Alleman Signed March 11, 2010
18to88
- The Kindest Cuts March 11, 2010
Kuharsky/AFC South
- The case for not trading down in draft March 11, 2010
Colts PFT
- Adam Terry will visit the Colts March 10, 2010
Jaguars.com
- Promotion: Pro Bowl with Mojo October 29, 2010
Tennessean/Titans
- So much for Titans chasing Jackson March 10, 2010
Titans.com
- LB Will Witherspoon: 3-10-10 March 10, 2010
Texans.com
- Casey feels "just like a regular student" at Rice March 10, 2010
Indianapolis Colts sign free agent OG Andy Alleman
The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent guard Andy Alleman today, the Indianapolis Star is reporting. Alleman (6 feet 4, 310 pounds), also a center and originally a third-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, spent the 2008 with Miami and last season with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was not offered a contract by Kansas City late last week. He started seven games the past two seasons.
Indianapolis Colts release backup QB Jim Sorgi
The Indianapolis Colts informed backup QB Jim Sorgi on Friday he will be released. Sorgi, the Colts' top backup to four-time Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning since 2004, never started a regular-season game in six Colts seasons. He was due a $275,000 roster bonus on February 10, the fifth day of the NFL's league year. He spent the last month of the regular season and postseason on injured reserve with a should injury. "The Colts informed us today that they will be releasing Jim Sorgi at 4 p.m.,” Sorgi’s agent, Matt Brei wrote in an email to the Indianapolis Star. "They gave us [...]
Indianapolis Colts MLB Gary Brackett: “I wanted to stay here . . . We have some unfinished business”
This was what Indianapolis Colts MLB Gary Brackett envisioned from the start -- not from the start of the NFL career; no one envisioned this then -- but as free agency approached, this was what he wanted. Yes, he wanted his money. But he also wanted to remain with the Colts. Early Friday, he got his wish. Brackett, an eight-year veteran and the Colts' team captain since 2006, re-signed with the Colts, the club announced Friday. Terms and duration were not disclosed, but reports are that Brackett signed a five-year, $33 million deal with a $12 million signing bonus. “I [...]
DT Mitch King, OG Jaimie Thomas among 11 players officially added to Indianapolis Colts roster
The Indianapolis Colts on Friday announced the following 11 players have been added to the roster as free agents or off waivers: T Gerald Cadogan, DE John Chick, WR Dudley Guice, DT Mitch King, DB Terrail Lambert, WR John Matthews, RB Devin Moore, LB Brandon Renkart, WR Taj Smith, OG Jaimie Thomas and QB Drew Willy.
Reports: Indianapolis Colts and MLB Gary Brackett reach five-year deal
The Indianapolis Colts and Gary Brackett didn't quite reach their deadline. No matter. Brackett's staying with the team anyway. Brackett, an eight-year veteran and the team's starting middle linebacker, has agreed to terms on a five-year contract with the Colts, the Indianapolis Star reported on Friday morning. The sides had negotiated throughout the past few weeks and late into Thursday night with the start of the NFL's free-agency period approaching. The free-agency period officially began at 12:01 p.m. Friday, and while the Associated Press reported shortly thereafter that a deal [...]
Indianapolis Colts 2010 free agency: a player-by-player breakdown
At midnight Thursday, one NFL “league year” turned to the next, and while that meant the start of an uncapped year leaguewide, it meant the end of a day of busy news for the Indianapolis Colts. One thread left loose: The status of MLB Gary Brackett, whose agent – Brian Mackler – emailed the Associated Press shortly after midnight that nothing had changed in the negotiations, which meant the sides were still talking. Throughout the evening, all reports were the sides were close. Stay tuned. Aside from Brackett, Thursday afternoon was a flurry of Colts news, with the Colts [...]
Departure of Indianapolis Colts CB Marlin Jackson, DE Raheem Brock reminder of hard, cold NFL
The news of the Indianapolis Colts' Thursday farewells spread as sports news spreads these days: a trickle, then a flurry; blog post, hyperlinked news story, 140-word Twittered farewell, burst of Webwide reaction. As those who follow, cover and blog the Colts waited Thursday afternoon for what now appears to be the imminent -- and by the time you read this, perhaps already-executed -- re-signing of MLB Gary Brackett, the less-pleasant side of the NFL made its annual appearance on the league's coldest, harshest day: eve of the NFL's free-agency period. Quickly, the [...]
AP: Deadline passes for deal between Indianapolis Colts and Gary Brackett; sides still working
"The midnight deadline passed without a deal between the Indianapolis Colts and Gary Brackett," the Associated Press reported early Friday morning, adding, "Indy still hopes its defensive captain will be staying home next season. Despite failing to complete a deal with the Colts before Brackett officially hit the free agent market, agent Brian Mackler and the Colts braintrust were continuing to negotiate — increasing the possibility that the two sides could still reach a deal. Mackler told The Associated Press in an e-mail, about two-and-a-half hours before the deadline, that the two [...]
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Minnesota Vikings interested in former Indianapolis Colts CB Marlin Jackson
"A league source said tonight that the Vikings are interested in cornerback Marlin Jackson, who was not tendered by the Colts," Chip Scoggins writes for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, adding, "Jackson is a former first-round draft pick, but he has suffered two serious knee injuries the past two seasons. The Vikings are looking to add help at cornerback with Antoine Winfield getting older, Cedric Griffin working his way back from a knee injury and Benny Sapp expected to test the free agent market. Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier is familiar with Jackson, having served as [...]
Indianapolis Colts free agency update: ESPN reporting a deal closer with MLB Gary Brackett
The Indianapolis Colts move closer and closer to clarifying their pre-free agency questions. And while the biggest question remains, reports Thursday indicated that answer is close, too, with middle linebacker Gary Brackett reportedly canceling free-agency visits because he is on the verge of re-signing with the Colts. ESPN's John Clayton reported that Thursday evening. A source "familiar with the situation" told the Indianapolis Star there's a possibility a new contract with Brackett will be announced Friday. Also on Thursday, the Colts have offered four restricted free agents [...]