Colts Lock in Pierce, Trade Pittman

0:00On March 10th, the Indianapolis Colts made waves in their wide receivers room this week with two huge moves. They locked in young star Alec Pierce to a four-year deal, worth up to $116 million. The biggest ever for a free agent wide, receiver. That includes $60 million guaranteed right away and 84 million fully guaranteed overall. Pierce, a 25-year-old deep thread, has grown into a complete playmaker over the last two seasons. This extension keeps him in Indy as their go-to guy in the passing game moving forward. To make room under the cap, the Colts traded veteran Michael Pittman Jr., their top receiver from 2021 to 2024, to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was just a swap of late-round draft picks, but it frees up $24 million in cap space for 2026. Wide receiver's coach Reggie Wayne shared mixed feelings online, thrilled for Pierce, but bummed about losing Pittman, who set the daily tone for the group. This comes after recent trades of linebackers Ziya Franklin and Rookie Adonai Mitchell to the jets for cornerback soft-scarredner.

1:06These changes reshape the Colts' offense around Pierce's upside, giving the team flexibility to build while saying goodbye to Keyvets who defined recent years.