Colts Fantasy News

Saturday, February 4, 2012, 1:10pm

Peyton Manning's agent said Friday his client will play again, but he couldn't give a timetable of when he will be at full strength throwing the football.

Friday, February 3, 2012, 11:21am

New England tight end Rob Gronkowski's return highlighted Thursday's Super Bowl XLVI practice at Indianapolis Colts headquarters.

Appearing in the second half of the nearly two-hour session, Gronkowski participated on a limited basis for the first time since suffering a sprained left ankle January 22 during New England's 23-20 AFC Championship game victory over Baltimore.

"He did some things. He didn't do everything," Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said. "We'll see how he is tomorrow. I think that will be the big key - how he responds to this today."

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 12:47pm

The Colts have hired Greg Manusky to be their Defensive Coordinator.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 1:45pm

For all the discussion over Peyton Manning’s future with the Indianapolis Colts, the underlying issue is that people close to him don’t believe he’ll resume his career.

Monday, January 30, 2012, 10:39am

SI's Peter King said that Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is struggling to get healthy. With barely more than a month to go before the March 8 trigger for payment of $28 million, that makes it even less likely that the Colts will pony up the cash.

Also, Peter said that Colts owner Jim Irsay strongly denied an NFL Network report that a decision was made “weeks ago.”

Still, if a decision hasn’t been made a decision is coming soon. Don’t expect it to be made, or at least announced, before the Super Bowl.

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 12:54pm

Not only do the Colts plan to add Bruce Arians, but Indianapolis also plans to hire former Steelers LB coach Keith Butler as its DC.

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 12:32pm

Former Steelers OC Bruce Arians has agreed to become the Colts new OC. He's flying to Indianapolis on Monday to review and sign contract.

Report: Colts planning to move on from Peyton Manning "weeks ago"
Sunday, January 29, 2012, 12:31pm

Pay no attention to the recent squabble between Colts owner Jim Irsay and QB Peyton Manning.

“According to sources who were involved in the Colts’ GM search, the organization was planning to move on from Manning weeks ago, well before this public squabble between the quarterback and his owner,” NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora said Friday on “NFL Total Access.”

“So Friday’s joint statement won’t be changing a thing.”

Irsay took to Twitter on Saturday night to respond, saying, “No he hasn’t been released nor was a decision reached weeks ago.”

La Canfora reported the Colts will make a move on Manning “almost certainly” before the start of the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine.

That means Irsay only will be able to avoid the distinction of being the owner who dumped Manning for a few more weeks. It’s difficult to blame Irsay for the circumstances, though, given Manning is owed a $28 million roster bonus and the owner has acknowledged his franchise is rebuilding with a new front office, new coaching staff and the likely choice of Stanford QB Andrew Luck with the top overall draft pick.

Friday, January 27, 2012, 4:24pm

The Baltimore Ravens have promoted linebackers coach Dean Pees to defensive coordinator and retained Cam Cameron as their offensive coordinator.

Pees replaced Chuck Pagano, who left to become head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

Colts owner calls Peyton Manning "a politician"
Thursday, January 26, 2012, 5:45pm

After introducing new head coach Chuck Pagano Thursday, Colts owner Jim Irsay met with reporters and took some subtle but clear shots at Peyton Manning, who said earlier in the week that the Colts complex with so many getting fired wasn't a healthy environment for his rehab from neck surgery.

"Look, I have so much affection and appreciation for Peyton," Irsay said. "We're family, you know, we always will be and we are."

But then the team owner added, "He's a politician," all the while admitting both he and Manning were ultra-competitive types.

That said, Irsay didn't care for the tenor of some of Manning's comments, which also made reference to not wanting to get into a war of words for public support.

"I don't think it's in a good interest to paint the horseshoe in a negative light, I really don't," Irsay said. "He's such a big part of that and everything else, but the horseshoe always comes first.

"I think one thing that he's always known, because he's been around it so long, is you keep it in the family. If you've got a problem, you talk to each other. It's not about campaigning or anything like that."

Thursday, January 26, 2012, 10:30am

A Dolphins team source e-mailed me this afternoon that the priority is Peyton Manning. This coincides with news out of Mobile, Ala., where the Senior Bowl is going to be played Saturday. A league source there tells The Herald's Barry Jackson that the Dolphins have shown no interest in Flynn as of yet -- not even informal interest.

Now, teams are not allowed to show formal interest in soon-to-be free agents at this time. But at those Senior Bowl practices, where agents and team personnel departments mingle on the sideline, it's common for preliminary signs of future interest to be displayed. In fact, it's almost expected.

The Dolphins have shown no such interest in Matt Flynn.

That combined with the e-mail tells me the Dolphins will wait until there is a clear course of action on Manning -- when they know if he's going to be in Indy or on the market, when they know his health - before they decide what other direction to take.

Ravens DC Chuck Pagano named new Colts head coach
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 7:11pm

The Indianapolis Colts have settled on Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano as their next head coach.

Pagano, 51, was the Ravens defensive coordinator in 2011 after serving as defensive backs coach the previous three seasons. This will be his first head coaching position at any level. He replaces Jim Caldwell, who was fired Jan. 17.

“It’s difficult to leave the Ravens but I couldn’t pass up on this great opportunity,” Pagano said. “I’m just thrilled and so excited.”

Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 12:32pm

Colts QB Peyton Manning isn't on the cusp of retirement. In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with The Star on Monday night, the Colts' future Hall of Fame quarterback addressed a number of pressing topics, including his health, his sadness over the firings of several coaches, his minimal relationship with new general manager Ryan Grigson and the future.

Friday, January 20, 2012, 12:54pm

Regarding Colts 2012 $: Peyton Manning option (28M) + salary (7.4M) = 35.4M. Andrew Luck bonus plus salary = approx 15.1M. Total = 50.5M

Colts Release Jim Caldwell
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 4:45am

The Indianapolis Colts have released Jim Caldwell of his duties as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.