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Ready to continue NFL career
Wed, May 20, 2026, 3:49 PM
Ward (concussion) is present for OTAs and has decided to continue his football career after contemplating retirement, ESPN.com's Stephen Holder reports.
Analysis: Ward's last two seasons were a nightmare even though he largely remained effective when on the field. His daughter passed away in October 2024, during his final season with the 49ers, and Ward then played just seven games in 2025 for the Colts while spending most of the season in concussion protocol. He spoke with reporters Wednesday for the first time since the end of the 2025 campaign, confirming that he's back with the Colts for another season and has high hopes for a secondary that also features CB Sauce Gardner. The Colts recently released long-time slot corner Kenny Moore, unwilling to commit three starter-level contracts to the same position long-term. |
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Signs with Colts
Mon, May 18, 2026, 4:14 PM
The Colts signed Castle as an undrafted free agent Monday.
Analysis: Castle played 68 total games (three starts) in his collegiate career at Appalachian State and most recently at Duke. In his 2025 season, the undrafted rookie turned 115 total carries into 488 yards and 12 touchdowns while also catching 17 passes for 111 yards and one touchdown. The 5-foot-11 running back will look to earn a spot on the active roster as he competes in the Colts' offseason program. |
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Latches on with Indianapolis
Thu, May 7, 2026, 11:10 PM
The Colts signed Vaughn as an undrafted free agent Thursday.
Analysis: Vaughn wrapped his collegiate career at Abilene Christian in 2025, turning 114 carries into 671 yards and eight touchdowns while also catching 11 passes for 72 yards over 13 contests. The running back possesses a sizeable 6-foot-3, 235-pound frame, which he'll look to use to his advantage of at rookie minicamp beginning Friday. |
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Signs with Indy
Thu, May 7, 2026, 11:02 PM
The Colts signed Sharpe as an undrafted free agent Thursday.
Analysis: Sharpe spent time with Houston, Missouri State, Fresno State and Arkansas in college before going undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft. The wide receiver caught 41 of 64 targets for 592 yards and three touchdowns over 12 contests in his final collegiate season with the Razorbacks, and he'll look to prove that he can hang at the NFL level during the Colts' rookie minicamp beginning Friday. |
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Secures contract with Indianapolis
Thu, May 7, 2026, 10:57 PM
The Colts signed Pare as an undrafted free agent Thursday.
Analysis: Pare will get a chance to prove himself at the Colts' minicamp beginning Friday. The running back completed his collegiate career at Texas State in 2025, registering 1,128 yards and 12 touchdowns on 210 carries while also catching 37 of 41 targets for 312 yards and two scores over 13 contests. The No. 2 running back role behind starter Jonathan Taylor could be up for grabs, and Pare will look to throw his hat in the ring. |
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Hanging around Indy
Thu, May 7, 2026, 10:52 PM
The Colts signed Horton as an undrafted free agent Thursday.
Analysis: Horton finished his collegiate career at Purdue in 2025, catching 27 of 49 targets for 289 yards over 11 contests. The wide receiver will look to make a strong impression on the Colts during the team's rookie minicamp beginning Friday. |
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Inks deal with Indianapolis
Thu, May 7, 2026, 10:45 PM
The Colts signed Hagans as an undrafted free agent Thursday.
Analysis: Hagans will have a chance to prove himself at the Colts rookie minicamp beginning Friday. The wide receiver caught 43 of 66 targets for 508 yards and six touchdowns while also adding 467 yards and a score on 14 kickoff returns over 14 games in his final season with Duke in 2025. |
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Eyeing return for training camp
Wed, May 6, 2026, 6:42 PM
Wohler (foot) said Wednesday he believes he will be healthy when Indianapolis starts training camp in July, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: General manager Chris Ballard indicated a couple weeks ago that Wohler was at the end of his rehab process for the Lisfranc injury he suffered during preseason last year, and Wohler echoed those sentiments to reporters Wednesday. The Colts recently added promising safety prospect A.J. Haulcy in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, but they're still otherwise relatively thin at the position behind returning starter Camryn Bynum, so a strong start to training camp could still start Wohler on a trajectory towards earning a depth spot on the 53-man roster for 2026. |
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Reverts to IR
Tue, May 5, 2026, 10:52 PM
Wilson (undisclosed) reverted to the Colts' injured reserve Friday.
Analysis: Wilson was initially let go by the team but will remain in Indianapolis after clearing waivers. The 26-year-old spent all of the 2025 campaign on injured reserve and will now be forced to miss the entirety of the upcoming season as well. |
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Anthony Richardson Anthony Richardson Present at Monday's voluntary OTAs
Mon, May 4, 2026, 11:54 AM
Richardson (eye) reported for voluntary offseason workouts Monday, Stephen Holder of ESPN reports.
Analysis: Richardson requested a trade from the Colts in February and didn't attend workouts over the previous two weeks, but he has seemingly decided that staying home will do him no good for the time being and will join his teammates in practice. It remains to be seen if Richardson is able to participate without limitations after finishing the previous campaign on IR due to an eye injury. If Richardson and the Colts manage to mend fences, he has a chance of being the team's Week 1 starter, as Daniel Jones is recovering from a Dec. 7 Achilles tear, while the other QBs on the roster are Richardson, 2025 sixth-round pick Riley Leonard and Seth Henigan. |
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Anthony Richardson Anthony Richardson Doesn't receive fifth-year option
Fri, May 1, 2026, 3:12 PM
The Colts didn't exercise the fifth-year option on Richardson's (eye) rookie contract, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis reports.
Analysis: A first-round pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, fourth overall, Richardson has dealt with injuries and inconsistency during his three-year career, and after losing out in the QB competition with Daniel Jones (Achilles) last August, the former eventually suffered an orbital fracture in pregame warmups ahead of Week 6 action and missed the rest of the 2025 campaign. Richardson then put in a trade request with Indianapolis in February and is skipping the early portion of the offseason program. Considering where he stands with the organization, it's no surprise the Colts opted not to commit roughly $22.5 million in Richardson for the 2027 season. Whether or not he ends up elsewhere in the coming weeks or months remains to be seen, but as GM Chris Ballard told Stephen Holder of ESPN.com at the annual league meeting in late March, a scenario "definitely" exists for Richardson to stay with the only pro team he's ever known. |
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Picked by Colts
Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 6:04 PM
The Colts selected Burks in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 254th overall.
Analysis: No one would have thought anything of it if the Colts had taken Burks in the fourth round rather than the seventh, so this can only be seen as a close to the ideal end-of-draft selection. Burks' lack of production at Purdue and Oklahoma generally indicates a limitation in his wide receiver skill set, but if the weak parts of his game ever improve then he has the athleticism to become quite useful. Small as he is at 5-foot-10, 180 pounds, Burks' athleticism is loud -- his 4.30-second 40-yard dash, 42.5-inch vertical jump and 131-inch broad jump are all well above the 90th percentile for wide receivers. |
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Taken by Indianapolis
Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 5:25 PM
The Colts selected McGowan in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 237th overall.
Analysis: McGowan had a tumultuous college career, which saw him dismissed from Oklahoma's program after being arrested in April of 2021. He didn't see the field again until 2024 with New Mexico State and ended his college career with Kentucky in 2025, when he turned 165 carries into 725 yards and 12 touchdowns along with 19 catches for 126 yards over 11 games. McGowan has good size with a 6-foot, 223-pound frame, and he has the flexibility and strength to move around defenders, though he's not as explosive as other backfield prospects. There will be questions around his character heading into his NFL rookie season, but he'll have the opportunity to prove himself in Indianapolis, where he'll compete against DJ Giddens and Ulysses Bentley for rotational snaps behind lead back Jonathan Taylor. |
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Lands with Colts
Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 4:31 PM
The Colts selected Curry in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 214th overall.
Analysis: If the draft were just a matter of selecting the most productive college football players, then Curry (6-foot-3, 257 pounds) would have gone much earlier than this. It's almost puzzling that Curry could lead the 2025 Buckeyes defense in tackles for loss (16.5) and sacks (11.0) and still fall this far in the draft, especially given all the other star-level talent boasted by the Buckeyes defense. Curry was a backup for his first three years at Ohio State, however, and his short arms (30 and 1/8 inches) might leave him less effective at shedding blocks than he was at the college level. Some great collegiate players just don't really translate to the pro level due to lack of athletic traits, and Curry's grades on that front are poor enough that he likely projects as a backup in the NFL. |
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Joins Colts
Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 1:49 PM
The Colts selected Gumbs in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 156th overall.
Analysis: Gumbs (6-foot-4, 245 pounds) spent time transitioning between multiple positions early in his career at Northern Illinois, including wide receiver and tight end, before settling in as an edge rusher in 2023 and then transferring to Florida in 2024 and starting one-and-half seasons. As a rookie, the 23-year-old will be a solid candidate to carve out a rotational role in Indianapolis' deep pass rush corps that includes Laiatu Latu, JT Tuimoloau, Micheal Clemons and Arden Key, as well as defensive tackles DeForest Buckner (neck) and Grover Stewart. |
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Scooped up by Indianapolis
Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 12:55 PM
The Colts selected Boettcher in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 135th overall.
Analysis: Boettcher's athleticism doesn't jump off the page, and he's a little undersized at 6-foot-1, 233 pounds. However, he has the speed to get to ball carriers and proved to have a nose for the football with Oregon, racking up 132 tackles and 1.0 sacks as a senior, adding five pass deflections and an interception to his resume. He'll join a revamped Colts linebacker room that added Akeem Davis-Gaither and John Bullock in the 2026 calendar year via free agency (Davis-Gaither) and waiver claim (Bullock) and CJ Allen as a second-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Boettcher likely faces an uphill battle to see regular playing time as a rookie and will presumably be asked to contribute on special teams, but he'll get a chance to prove his worth in camp. |
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Snagged by Colts
Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 11:58 AM
The Colts selected Farmer in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 113th overall.
Analysis: After two years at Florida, Farmer transferred to Kentucky and started all 24 games at right guard over his final two seasons. Farmer is a well-rounded lineman who is comfortable serving as a pulling guard and serviceable as a pass blocker. He's an impressive athlete, too, boasting a 4.93 40-yard dash after weighing in at 312 pounds. Still, the 21-year-old would need a fantastic training camp to wrestle the starting right guard role from incumbent Matt Goncalves, a 2024 third-round pick who started all 17 games last year. |
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Selected by Colts
Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 9:06 PM
The Colts selected Haulcy in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 78th overall.
Analysis: This looks like a good pick for the Colts, who could use the likely upgrade at safety. Haulcy (6-feet, 215 pounds) is a throwback safety who's built to both inflict and withstand collisions, yet at no expense to his speed (4.52-second 40-yard dash). Haulcy was a standout true freshman starter at New Mexico in 2022 before transferring to Houston (2023-2024) and finally LSU (2025), defining the defenses he played for at each step. Haulcy should be a quality player both for the Colts and IDP investors. |
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Selected by Indianapolis
Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 7:38 PM
The Colts selected Allen in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 53rd overall.
Analysis: Allen earned himself a starting role in Georgia's defense during his rookie years in 2023 and emerged as a leader for the Bulldogs over his last two college seasons. He was named to both the All-American First-Team and All-SEC First Team in 2025 after posting 88 total tackles, including 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and four pass defenses across 13 games. Allen missed just one game during that season despite undergoing meniscus clean-up surgery on his left knee, and that kind of drive to stay on the field, coupled with his athletic frame, above-average speed and versatility both as a run stopper and coverage guy could help him emerge as a reliable player in the Colts defense for years to come. Allen has a great chance to start right away as a rookie, considering his main competition at middle linebacker will come from Austin Ajiake. |
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Almost back to full health
Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 6:43 PM
General manager Chris Ballard said Monday that Wohler is at the end of his rehab for the foot injury he suffered during preseason last year, JJ Stankevitz of the Colts' official site reports.
Analysis: Wohler's rookie year was cut well short by a season-ending foot injury he sustained during Week 2 of the preseason, but the hope is that he won't have any limitations when Indianapolis kicks off training camp in July. After the Colts lost starting safety Nick Cross to the Commanders in free agency, they neglected to bring in any big names as replacement, meaning there could be room for Wohler to earn a spot on the 53-man roster this summer. |
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