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The Indianapolis Colts encountered one of the strangest offseasons in recent memory. With franchise quarterback Andrew Luck suddenly retiring right before the start of the 2019-20 regular season, the AFC South franchise has gone from division favorites to the least likely to reach the playoffs in a matter of days. However, even in the absence […]

Just two weeks ago, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett received little interest in the fantasy football realm. He was the backup to Andrew Luck; that wasn’t expected to change. Then, Luck retired, boosting Brissett from backup status to starter. Should you be interested in him for your fantasy football team? Yes, but at the end […]

The Indianapolis Colts found their backup quarterback to Jacoby Brissett in Brian Hoyer. The New England Patriots released Hoyer on Saturday in favor of rookie Jarrett Stidham. Now, he’ll join a former Patriots backup to be his backup — when, originally, Brissett was the backup before Andrew Luck’s retirement. Indianapolis signed Hoyer to a three-year, […]

Following the unforeseen retirement of Andrew Luck last month, the Indianapolis Colts had no choice but to instill their confidence in Jacoby Brissett. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Brissett is signing a two-year extension with the Colts. The #Colts and QB Jacoby Brissett have agreed to terms on a 2-year extension worth $30M, source […]

The Los Angeles Chargers will kick off their regular season on Sunday when they play host to the Indianapolis Colts in a game that initially looked like a potential playoff preview, but Andrew Luck’s retirement obviously changed things. The Chargers won 12 games last year, earning a Wild Card berth in the AFC and making […]

There’s no turning back from the Andrew Luck retirement at this point for the Indianapolis Colts. There’s no way he’s coming back to the team and they have to live without him. However, team GM Chris Ballard is determined to know who was the man that leaked the news way before the team was ready […]

When Carson Palmer was in the NFL he dealt with a lot of injuries, so he knows the guilt and shame that the former Indianapolis Colts quarterback was playing with. In an interview with Peter King for Football Morning in America, Palmer talked about how when he was dealing with injuries, there was a lot […]

The Indianapolis Colts have been searching for a veteran quarterback to be their primary backup behind new starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett. Following Andrew Luck’s decision to retire, the team knew that they needed to bring in another arm that they can rely on if anything happens to Brissett. Thankfully, Chris Ballard and company were able […]

The Week 1 matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the Los Angeles Chargers was supposed to be one of the marquee quarterback battles of the opening weekend. Andrew Luck had just won the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award, while Philip Rivers was coming off of arguably the best season of his career. Of […]

Brian Hoyer is now a free agent. The former New England Patriots backup quarterback is free to choose where he goes next; likely in the same role as he had in Foxborough. It appears as if he already has a suitor, as the Indianapolis Colts are “very interested” in signing him, per ESPN’s Dianna Russini. […]

The fans of the Indianapolis Colts didn’t handle Andrew Luck’s retirement with class but that didn’t stop the now-retired quarterback from showing his appreciation for them. On Sunday morning, Luck thanked fans with a full-page ad in an Indianapolis newspaper. Andrew Luck takes out a full page ad in this morning’s @indystar to thank the […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 4 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 4 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 4 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan touch on the Jadeveon Clowney trade rumors and […]

The Indianapolis Colts may have been blindsided by Andrew Luck’s retirement last weekend, but the time has come for the Colts to come to grips with reality: Luck is no longer there, and Jacoby Brissett is stepping in. This isn’t the first time Brissett will start a season under center for Indianapolis. Remember: back in […]

The Indianapolis Colts were blindsided last weekend when Andrew Luck suddenly announced his retirement, a crushing blow to the Colts’ Super Bowl hopes for the 2019 NFL season. Yes, the Colts still have the entirely competent Jacoby Brissett to step in under center, but Brissett isn’t Luck, and, as a result, Indianapolis’ championship aspirations have […]

The Indianapolis Colts were able to end the preseason on a high note with a win over the Cincinnati Bengals. They were also able to get their first look at rookie wide receiver Parris Campbell handle some live action. Campbell made his preseason debut after recovering from a lingering hamstring injury he suffered early in […]

Indianapolis Colts tight end Ross Travis probably has a roster spot all but locked up, but he is still looking at Thursday night as a “statement game,” via The Athletic’s Zak Keefer on Twitter. Last year Travis also had a roster spot all but locked up but tore his ACL during the fourth preseason game […]

With the surprising retirement of Andrew Luck this past weekend, the Indianapolis Colts are ready to move forward with Jacoby Brissett as their starting quarterback. As for their backup quarterback position, the team worked out veterans Matt Cassel, Brandon Weeden, and Brock Osweiler, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Currently, the Colts have second-year quarterback […]

Andrew Luck stunned the Indianapolis Colts—and the entire NFL—when he announced his retirement last weekend, but the Colts seem to be maintaining a positive attitude. Indianapolis was getting set to enter 2019 as a trendy Super Bowl pick, but now, with Luck gone, the Colts’ stock has taken a nosedive. Still, head coach Frank Reich […]

The Indianapolis Colts haven’t really gotten all that much positive press lately. It’s not that they’ve done anything wrong, it’s just the whole situation surrounding them. If by some miracle you haven’t heard yet, quarterback Andrew Luck’s retirement was announced out of nowhere during their preseason Week 3 game. That’s left the team kind of […]

The Indianapolis Colts have gone from Super Bowl contenders to scrambling in a matter of less than a week, as franchise quarterback Andrew Luck announced his sudden retirement from the NFL last Saturday, pressing Jacoby Brissett into duty as the starter. The Colts seem perfectly content with going into the season with Brissett under center, […]

The Indianapolis Colts have brought in another quarterback in the wake of Andrew Luck’s shocking retirement from football. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, free-agent signal-caller Brock Osweiler visited the Colts on Tuesday as the team does diligence on the league’s available quarterbacks. Free agent QB Brock Osweiler visited the Colts yesterday, per source. Indy is […]

When former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced his retirement, it sent shockwaves throughout the NFL. Luck retiring suddenly in the prime of his career had massive implications for the Colts and the 2019 season, but it also greatly impacted a popular Twitter account called Capt. Andrew Luck. The account was created years ago and […]

The New York Jets have acquired cornerback Nate Hairston from the Indianapolis Colts in return for a sixth-round draft pick, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Trade: Jets dealing a 2020 6th-round pick to the Colts for CB Nate Hairston, per source. Hairston started 11 games the past two years. Still has two years left […]

The Indianapolis Colts now have an extra roster spot to fill with a talented player, thanks to the sudden retirement of franchise quarterback Andrew Luck. On the other hand, the Colts will now be forced to trudge forward under the direction of primary backup-turned-starter under center Jacoby Brissett in the absence of Luck, who would […]

Indianapolis Colts rookie Parris Campbell could make his much-anticipated preseason debut on Thursday. The wide receiver returned to practice earlier on Monday following the rehabilitation of a hamstring injury that pulled him out of action for nearly four weeks. On Tuesday, Colts head coach said “it’s looking like” Campbell will play in the team’s final […]

Despite four-time Pro-Bowl quarterback Andrew Luck shockingly stepping down from the NFL over the weekend, star wide receiver TY Hilton says the Indianapolis Colts have the same goals for the upcoming season. Per ESPN’s Ed Werder: “Goals remain the same,’’ he said. “We going out and we playing so anybody that takes us lightly or […]

Over the past couple of days, many people have given their take on Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement. On Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid reacted to Luck’s retirement. Andy Reid expanded a bit on Andrew Luck after today's practice: "He was great for the league, but at the same time, it’s important that […]

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Devin Funchess has been dealing with back spasms, but head coach Frank Reich seems pretty sure that Funchess will be available for Week 1: “He’s made good progress, and we fairly confident he’ll be ready,’’ said Reich, according to Ed Werder of ESPN. The Colts signed Funchess earlier this offseason, finally […]

In a special edition of the Establish the Pass Podcast, we discuss Andrew Luck’s shocking retirement, the true culprit in former general manager Ryan Grigson, and the future of the Indianapolis Colts without Luck. We started with their initial reactions to the news, which seemingly came out of nowhere on an otherwise calm Saturday evening. […]

The sudden retirement of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has left the team with some depth issues under center. It appears Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs could be on their radar. Dobbs is currently battling quarterback Mason Rudolph for the backup job in Pittsburgh. According to ESPN’s Mike Clay, the Colts could be interested in […]

Pittsburgh Steelers guard David DeCastro, who was a teammate with Andrew Luck was not happy to see how Indianapolis Colts fans treated him while he walked off the field after the teams third preseason game. Luck told Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he is disgusted by the way some people treat NFL players […]

Andrew Luck surprised everyone when he decided to retire from the NFL on Saturday night. As he made his way off of the field at Lucas Oil Stadium—for possibly the last time—there were some Indianapolis Colts fans who booed the quarterback. Unlike the Colts fans, former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter has “tremendous empathy” for […]

Andrew Luck rocked the NFL landscape this past weekend by suddenly announcing his retirement from the game of football, citing his nagging injuries stealing his passion for the game as the primary reason for his decision. Obviously, the news has hit a whole lot of people hard, with some taking the news worse than others. […]

When Andrew Luck suddenly retired on Saturday night, inevitably there were murmurs in the football community that he would make his return to the NFL at some point. Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee doesn’t believe that to be the case. “I don’t think he’ll play again, I think he’ll be doing incredible things. He […]

Over the weekend, the Indianapolis Colts lost franchise quarterback Andrew Luck to retirement. Although it appears the Colts knew about such a decision weeks ago, this news could not have hit the NFL world harder. It obviously came as a surprise to everyone outside the Indianapolis front office. With the Colts officially in the post-Luck […]

Some fans of the Indianapolis Colts didn’t appreciate Andrew Luck’s retirement on Saturday night. They booed him off the field. Somebody who knows all too well what Luck is going through is Barry Sanders. “It was tough,” Sanders told the New York Daily News today. “But I understood because I had been an avid fan before myself, so […]

Jacksonville Jaguars long snapper Matt Overton has an enticing offer for disgruntled Indianapolis Colts fans. The 34-year-old special teams player is offering Colts fans the ability to refund their season tickets in exchange to donate the money to Riley Children’s, an Indiana-based children’s hospital. Overton spent five seasons with the Colts from 2012-16 after a […]

The now-Jacoby Brissett Indianapolis Colts offense got a boost to their on-field product on Monday. Rookie wide receiver Parris Campbell is back at training camp, per FOX 59/CBS 4 Sports’ Mike Chappell. As Chappell puts it “that’s not a minor development.” Campbell had been absent from practice for nearly four weeks with a hamstring injury. […]

Andrew Luck’s shocking decision to retire drew reactions from across the NFL, and Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio is the latest to weigh in. Speaking to the media on Monday. Fangio made it clear he respects Luck’s choice, via Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic. Fangio and Luck got to spend a lot of time together, […]