March 2017 - Indianapolis Colts Wiretap

Colts, Eagles Will Flip Coin For 14th Pick

Feb 28, 2017 8:54 AM

The Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts will engage in a coin flip on Friday at the NFL Combine that will decide who will pick fourteenth and fifteenth in the first round of the NFL Draft.

The coin flip will take place at 12:30 p.m. in the bench press area of the Indiana Convention Center.

The coin has a Minnesota Vikings logo on one side and Colts logo on the other -- the Eagles own Minnesota's first round pick as part of the Sam Bradford trade.

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Colts Release D'Qwell Jackson, Save $5.5M In Cap Space

Feb 9, 2017 5:56 PM

The Indianapolis Colts have released veteran linebacker D'Qwell Jackson.

Jackson led the Colts in tackles in two of his three seasons with the team.

The Colts will save $5.5 million in salary cap space as the 33-year-old Jackson was scheduled to make a $5 million base salary in 2017 as well as a $500,000 roster bonus due March 13.

"D'Qwell is a consummate professional," Chuck Pagano said in a statement. "The way he approaches the game is second to none. His leadership and mentorship provided a valuable example for the younger players on this team. We are grateful for all of his contributions to the organization and wish him the best."

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Dungy On Claims Of Stealing Signals: 'That's All Part Of The Game'

Feb 9, 2017 3:18 PM

Tony Dungy says the Indianapolis Colts never cheated during his years as coach of the team after Deion Sanders accused Indianapolis of doing so.

Sanders made the comments as an analyst for NFL Network after Sunday's Super Bowl about the Colts cheating when colleague LaDainian Tomlinson said some might question the New England Patriots' success because of Spygate.

"Those same critics, did they say anything about the wins that the Indianapolis Colts had? You want to talk about that, too? Because they were getting everybody's signals," Sanders said. "Come on, you don't walk up to the line and look over here and the man on the sideline giving you the defense that they've stolen the plays of. We all knew. LT knew. Everybody in the NFL knew. We just didn't let the fans know. That was real and that was happening in Indy."

Dungy was on "Pro Football Talk Live" on Wednesday to explain that the Colts, like all other teams, did steal signals, but never cheated.

"I think we have to go back to what is cheating," Dungy said. "People accusing us of cheating? I don't think that's the case. Stealing signals? You can go back to the 1800s in baseball, you can go anywhere there were signals done, and people were looking and watching and trying to get signals."

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Pat McAfee Retires After Eight Seasons To Join Barstool Sports

Feb 2, 2017 12:48 PM

Pat McAfee has announced his retirement from football at the age of 29.

McAfee made the announcement on Comedy Central and said he plans to work for Barstool Sports.

The punter has done stand-up comedy in Indiana the past couple of offseasons.

McAfee met with Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay for 45 minutes Monday to tell him about the decision. He still had two years remaining on his five-year, $14.5 million contract.

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