Colts' Offseason: Patching Holes, Weakening Key Spots

0:00It's March 28th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered football briefing. The Indianapolis Colts kicked off the 2026 offseason in a tough spot after collapsing with seven stray losses to end 2, 2025. They locked in quarterback Daniel Jones and wide receiver Alec Pierce with big deals, but trading away Michael Pittman Jr. to free up cap space. Left their roster looking thinner overall. At wide receiver, Pierce steps up as the top guy on a 4-year, $114 million contract, paired with Josh Downs and Nick, Westbrook Akeen, who never topped 500 yards in the season. Meanwhile, the interior defensive line got a boost with the forest buttoner sticking around for year 7. Grover steward holding strong and vets like. Jerry Tillery and Derek and Addy adding depth. Edge rushers took a hit, losing quality pay and Samson Evacom replaced by Arden Key and Michael Clemens, neither with more than 7 stacks ever.

1:01They're counting on Liyah 2, Latu, to break double digits for the first time since Justin Houston in 2019. The cornerback crew stays elite, with sauce gardener and mooney ward returning after his concussion scares, plus Cam Taylor Britt as insurance. But linebackers regressed hard, trading Zaire Franklin and losing Segun Alubi, now banking on a came Davis Gather and a draft pick to fix the middle. Overall, the Colts patch some holes on defense, but weakened key spots like the pass rush and coverage in the middle, setting up a rebuild that. Hinges on young talent stepping up big.