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Execs, coaches, scouts rank Indianapolis Colts Jonathan Taylor among NFL’s best RBs for 2025

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Jonathan Taylor drops out of the Top 5 but remains in the Top 10.

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Indianapolis Colts veteran running back Jonathan Taylor once again cracked the NFL’s top 10 running backs in an annual survey of league executives, coaches, and scouts—at the 7th overall spot:

7. Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts

Highest ranking: 2 | Lowest ranking: unranked

Age: 26 | Last year’s ranking: 5

Taylor’s dropping two spots from last season is a curious case. He pumped out 1,432 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2024 despite uneven quarterback play. His speed is still elite. He turned 26 in January. And he’s the first back since Adrian Peterson (2007-11) to produce 6,000 rushing yards and 50 rushing touchdowns through his first five NFL seasons.

While his contract dispute in 2023 stalled momentum, he has never underwhelmed when playing a full season.

“He’s underrated,” an AFC executive said. “Highly productive and can wear you down before breaking off a big run.”

Taylor’s 24 games of 100 rushing yards since 2020 trail only Henry’s 37.

Despite missing three games in 2024 due to a high ankle sprain early in the season, Jonathan Taylor returned to form à la his 2021 All-Pro first-team campaign.

In just 13 starts, Taylor totaled 1,567 yards from scrimmage (1,431 rushing yards, 136 receiving yards) and 12 touchdowns (11 rushing, 1 receiving).

Taylor missed out on an All-Pro nod but claimed his first Pro Bowl honor since the aforementioned career-high season a few years back. It was the second and only time since his sophomore season in the NFL when Taylor averaged 100+ rushing yards per game.

Staying healthy for at least the majority of this past season is what catapulted Taylor back into the mix of top running backs around the league. Given that each season since his illustrious 2021 season has been marred by contract disputes and injuries, imagining what Taylor could do in a full season is intriguing, to say the least.

Regardless, this collective nod from various executives, coaches, and scouts around the league is well-earned national recognition for the 26-year-old running back who is hungry for another All-Pro award.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7...-jonathan-taylor-among-nfls-best-rbs-for-2025

 

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Three reasons why the Colts will win the AFC South

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Here is how they get the job done.

The AFC south used to run through the Indianapolis Colts. Anyone who wanted it had to pry it from their hands. Sometimes it was so solidified that the crown already belonged to the Colts with a third of the season left. It was pure domination. Nowadays, that couldn’t be farther from the truth as the Colts haven’t won the division since 2014. It has been a horrific drought, but there are few ways the Colts can get back on top in 2025.

Quarterback Play​

Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones needs to step up in a major way for the Colts to have a chance. Whichever quarterback is given the keys, they need to excel. That means Richardson pulling his completion percentage out of the basement and maximizing his athleticism to reach new heights. If Jones is the man, it means a reclamation project akin to what the Vikings witnessed with Sam Darnold. A new situation for Jones could be enough to shine.

Anarumo’s Defense​

New coordinator, who dis? If Lou Anarumo can bring the defensive intensity and deceptiveness that he displayed in his greatest years with the Bengals, the Colts have a chance to be really good on that side of the ball. Deforest Buckner and the line return to strength, while the revamped secondary finds its legs by shutting down receivers and creating turnovers. Punishing quarterbacks and creating short fields for the offense is a recipe for success.

Shane Steichen​

Shane Steichen worked absolute magic with Jalen Hurts in Philadelphia. It seemed that pairing him with Richardson could be a perfect match. So far, Steichen has looked more equipped to prepare Gardner Minshew for success than Richardson. If he continues to work on finding Richardson opportunities to use his legs and develops his passing ability while creatively using weapons like Josh Downs and Tyler Warren, the offense could click. Steichen flexing his brilliance could be enough to secure several wins by itself.

The ingredients are there for the Colts to end the drought. Ingredients aren’t enough however. They need to be prepared and assembled with correct timing. All of these things need to come together at once to create the ultimate dish. Both sides of the ball need to improve to be at home to start the postseason. It won’t be easy, but follow this outline, and the Colts will be back on top.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7/11/24465485/three-reasons-why-the-colts-will-win-the-afc-south

 

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JuJu Brents and fans are hoping he can stay healthy for the Colts in 2025

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Injuries have been the story so far, but there is still time to write the ending.

What is better than a hometown kid playing for the city’s professional team? George Hill did it for the Pacers, and JuJu Brent is doing it for the Indianapolis Colts after being drafted in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. Expectations were high for the Warren Central product as the hope was he could be a missing piece to shore up the secondary. Hopes are still high but injuries are causing frustrations for fans and especially Brents. Everyone is wanting 2025 to be a fresh start and the beginning of a healthy stretch.

A healthy stretch would certainly buck a trend that has established itself over Brents’ first two seasons. Brents started his career with a wrist injury which made him miss valuable time as a rookie and later, suffered a hamstring injury that caused him to missed portions of training camp and the start of the season. After missing the first two games to start 2023, Brents flashed some potential. It was looking like the storm had passed. Unfortunately, a quadriceps injury caused him to miss additional action. To top it all off, another hamstring injury occurred in week 18.

It was a brutal start to a career, yet somehow his sophomore season went even worse. It only took a portion of one game to sustain a knee injury that cost him the rest of the season minus week 18. The hand wringing over his future is impossible to avoid, but if Brents can stay healthy he has a wonderful opportunity to earn a starting role opposite Ward. There will be competition, and Chris Ballard has said he openly welcomes just that this year. Any playing time will have to be earned. If Brents can get on and stay on the field, the feeling is he will shine and show why he was a second round pick.

Fans are in JuJu Brent’s corner. Hometown kid or not, watching a young player struggle through injuries makes for a story and player that anyone can get behind. Brents could be the key to things clicking in the secondary. Pairing him with the current slotted starters would make this secondary formidable. With so much time between now and the start of the season, all fans can do is wish Brents good health and good luck.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7...ing-he-can-stay-healthy-for-the-colts-in-2025

 

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Colts close out Top 10 of PFF’s best NFL secondaries ahead of 2025 season

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The Colts have a Top 10 secondary headed into the 2025 campaign—if you ask PFF.

According to PFF, the Indianapolis Colts have the NFL’s 10th best secondary headed into the 2025 league campaign:

10. Indianapolis Colts

The Colts are expecting bounce-back seasons from free-agent additions cornerback Charvarius Ward and safety Camryn Bynum. Ward had consistently graded as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks before a down year in 2024, while Bynum has proven capable of steady play at the pro level. Cornerbacks Jaylon Jones and Kenny Moore return as dependable contributors, and safety Nick Cross posted a 70.3 grade in his first season as a full-time starter.

With the arrival of new veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, the Colts wasted no time adding much needed talent to their depleted secondary. The Colts inked both safety Camryn Bynum and cornerback Charvarius Ward to lucrative multi-year deals within the first wave of this year’s free agency.

Bynum brings a high football IQ, ball skills, and dependability to the backend of the Colts secondary, while Ward brings a tenacious, sure tackling bona fide #1 cornerback, the likes which the Horseshoe hasn’t seen since the late great Vontae Davis—who was a Pro Bowler for Indianapolis from 2014-15.

Jaylon Jones has been a very pleasant find for the Colts, as the former 2023 7th round pick has developed into a solid outside starting caliber cornerback—with 2 interceptions and a forced fumble last year during his second pro season.

Samuel Womack III, who the Colts claimed off waivers last year, was a revelation this past season, keeping the Indy cornerback room afloat despite a number of key injuries at the position. He projects as the team’s top depth at cornerback—along with former 2023 2nd round pick, JuJu Brents, who remains talented, but has also been oft-injured to-date.

Lastly, Kenny Moore II remains one of the best veteran slot cornerbacks in all of football.

It’s not hard to see why the Colts secondary unit narrowly cracked PFF’s Top 10 best.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7...ffs-best-nfl-secondaries-ahead-of-2025-season

 

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CBS Sports projects Daniel Jones to best Anthony Richardson for Colts’ QB1 job

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This QB competition has barely begun, but there may be an early favorite per at least one national media member.

According to CBS Sports Jeff Kerr, Indianapolis Colts’ new veteran free agent addition Daniel Jones will eventually beat out 3rd-year pro Anthony Richardson for the team’s open starting quarterback job:

Jones will beat out Anthony Richardson for Colts QB job

Overreaction or reality: Reality

The AC joint injury Richardson suffered in minicamp is concerning, especially considering this injury is in the same shoulder that required surgery and sidelined Richardson for most of his rookie season in 2023. Richardson has been injured and inconsistent since entering the NFL, and will have to prove he’ll be healthy in training camp before winning a competition.

Jones usually flashes in minicamp and training camp, so he certainly could stampede ahead of Richardson in the quarterback competition. While Jones has a questionable track record regarding injuries as well, he’s more accurate than Richardson and gets a fresh start behind a significantly better offensive line than the one he had in New York.

Richardson needs to take command of the offense this summer, or he will be watching Jones start Week 1. His shoulder injury may give Jones the job, especially if Jones impresses with the first team while Richardson is on the mend.

With Richardson being shut down in this offseason’s OTAs, and subsequently not participating in veteran minicamp, as a result of resting a sore surgically repaired right throwing shoulder, Jones arguably has an early lead in the Colts’ open QB1 competition.

That being said, this will be Richardson’s third-year playing in offensive minded head coach Shane Steichen’s system and playbook, so he may have a leg up from that standpoint—as Jones has had a few months not years, to acclimate to his newest NFL offense.

Between the two challengers, one could make the case that Jones should theoretically shine in the Colts training camp practices and through simulated drills—as he’s arguably the more accurate of the two quarterbacks and more likely to checkdown for completions.

Richardson’s latest injury update is no doubt concerning, as he’s more than a year removed from the surgery—and this go around, prolonged soreness may not have been expected.

However, I also believe that his premature demise in this open quarterback competition may be initially exaggerated—if fully healthy again. Richardson made significant strides down last season’s stretch, both on and off the field, leading the Colts to a few game-winning drives—albeit against some of the league’s weaker competition.

If he can improve his accuracy a bit, he’s the more intriguing option of the two players.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7...-to-best-anthony-richardson-for-colts-qb1-job

 

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CBS Sports ranks Colts’ Shane Steichen in bottom third of NFL head coaches before 2025 season

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As a glass half full guy, that means there’s clear room for improvement for the Colts third-year head coach.

According to CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin, Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen is currently in the bottom third of NFL head coaches before the 2025 season, coming in at just 22nd overall:

22. Shane Steichen (Colts)

2024 Rank: 19

Season: 3rd with Colts, 3rd as coach

Career record: 17-17 | Playoffs: N/A

Is he to be blamed or credited for cycling through quarterbacks like plenty of his Colts predecessors? Steichen can call an offense, as he once proved beautifully with the Eagles, but leaning upon Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones spells trouble.

For what it’s worth, Steichen slid three spots from CBS Sports’ ranking last offseason.

Entering his third NFL season as Colts head coach, the 40-year-old head coach has compiled exactly a .500 career coaching record through his first two seasons in Indianapolis at 17-17. He has failed to make the playoffs both seasons.

Steichen looked like a rookie phenom his debut head coaching year in 2023, seemingly calling all the right plays and almost narrowly leading the Colts to a surprise playoff berth—despite opening day starter Anthony Richardson missing 13 games collectively.

His seemingly impressive ability to coach all kinds of quarterbacks, no matter their playing style, really showed, as under his tutelage, former Colts backup Gardner Minshew earned his first career Pro Bowl nod starting in extended relief of Richardson that season.

However, Steichen seemingly regressed a bit during his 2nd year for the Colts a season later.

Not only did Steichen surprisingly fail to initially deploy the offensive play-calling that best utilized his young dual-threat quarterback’s skill-set in 2024, but he seemed to struggle at times handling the accountability of the players in his locker room—and perhaps even worse, dealing publicly with those same issues regarding members of the the media.

That being said, Steichen still remains a gifted young offensive mind and playcaller in my eyes, but there are both internal clubhouse matters and public facing items that he needs to improve upon entering his third season as Colts head coach. A lot of times it’s those things like maintaining leadership, accountability, and how to properly handle the media that separate great coordinators from being potentially great head coaches.

It’s also fair to say that while Steichen assuredly played a role in the Colts selecting Richardson with the 4th overall pick back in the 2023 NFL Draft, he can’t be blamed for the 3rd-year quarterback’s so far lack of consistent availability as the starter—unless you count Steichen’s reportedly mandated two-game benching last year.

It’s hard to make the playoffs in the NFL when you don’t have a consistent starting quarterback—even for a talented offensive head coach like Steichen. It’s shown so far.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7...-third-of-nfl-head-coaches-before-2025-season

 

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Colts most revamped units listed among PFF’s top 10 position groups

Indianapolis Colts safety Camryn Bynum (0) walks up the field Tuesday, June 10, 2025, during NFL Colts mandatory mini camp at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center in Indianapolis. | Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Last season, the Colts ranked among the bottom five defenses in total yards allowed per game (361.2), pass yards per play (7.1), and opponent’s third down conversion rate (44%). Colts GM Chris Ballard confessed he needed to identify the right free agents to move the needle on a franchise that was “not close” to championship contention.

Pro Football Focus listed the Indianapolis Colts’ two most revamped units, including the offensive line and secondary, among the best position units in the league.

It all starts with the staple that defines the Colts identity, which is a bruising, relentless rushing attack behind the NFL’s fifth-best offensive line. The Colts’ o-line features five-time All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson, who graded among the top five guards across the board, according to PFF. Fourth-year left tackle Bernhard Raimann enters a pivotal contract season with intentions to make a statement and secure the long-term contract. Raimann’s 90.7 run block grade ranked fifth among all qualified tackles last season. One veteran NFL scout recently mentioned Raimann on a recent ESPN survey, anonymously stating “he started slowly but has continued to improve and was really good last year”, evidenced best by his 85.1 overall grade, which was the best score from any Colts player in 2024.

Some O-line for your timeline. pic.twitter.com/zgyt1d4cEq

— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) July 7, 2025​

Last season, the Colts ranked among the bottom five defenses in total yards allowed per game (361.2), pass yards allowed per play (7.1), and opponent’s third down conversion rate (44%). Colts GM Chris Ballard confessed he needed to identify the right free agents to move the needle on a franchise that was “not close” to championship contention.

Indianapolis sought a new direction and hired veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and vastly improved its No. 10 ranked secondary with the long-term signings of safety Camryn Bynum and cornerback Charvarius Ward. With three years of experience as a starter in Minnesota, Bynum was an essential upgrade after the Colts decided not to retain safety Julian Blackmon. Bynum played over 90% of the Vikings defensive snaps last season and has logged over 1,000 defensive snaps in each of the last three seasons. He is a durable, versatile, centerfielder to cover the deep zones for the Colts.

The most underrated secondary in the NFL going into 2025 is the Colts

CB1: Charvarius Ward
CB2: Jaylon Jones
Slot: Kenny Moore
FS: Cam Bynum
SS: Nick Cross
Depth: Sam Womack, Juju Brents, Justin Walley

Was already a solid young group, and now they get all-pro CB1 potential with… pic.twitter.com/cFfflWJuSK

— Nico (@elitetakes_) July 6, 2025​

The Colts made bold decisions this offseason to land a top-tier free agent and No. 1 outside cornerback when signing Ward, who brings a full season-length of playoff experience under his belt. Ward is an eighth-year veteran with 89 career starts and he’s just one year removed from earning Second-Team All-Pro honors after leading the NFL with 23 pass deflections in 2023. Kenny Moore II and Nick Cross are returning veterans who both led the Colts with three interceptions last season. Third-year cornerback Jaylon Jones has started each of the last 27 games through his first two seasons with the Colts.

Free agency departures, injuries and mental health scares often make depth a necessity. The Colts continued to bolster the depth after selecting cornerback Justin Walley out of Minnesota in the third round and massive tackle Jordan Travis out of Iowa State in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Walley will be one of the players to watch at training camp to discover how Anarumo utilizes him in his mix of different coverages. At 6-foot-7, 339-pounds, Travis is the heaviest player listed on the roster as a rookie.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7...units-listed-among-pff-top-10-position-groups

 

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Colts’ Zaire Franklin receives ‘honorable mention’ in ESPN’s annual league survey of top LBs

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Colts Zaire Franklin received a noteworthy tip of the helmet from ESPN’s annual league survey at linebacker.

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, while he wasn’t chosen among the top ten players at his position, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin received an honorable mention ahead of the 2025 campaign, per an annual league survey:

Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts: ”Blue collar, ultimate motor guy that can get a lot of tackles and set a good tone. Not dynamic as far as playmaking in the open field or the backfield.” — NFC executive

The results of the league survey are taken from NFL coaches, executives, and scouts alike and published by ESPN’s Fowler every offseason annually.

Having been named to an NFL 2nd-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler for the first time in his career during 2024, it’s a little surprising for Franklin to not crack the bottom of the Top 10.

Most notably, he led the league in combined tackles (173) last year.

That being said, he had a very slow start to begin this past season and racking up a bunch of tackles on a below average defense collectively doesn’t necessarily make you a star player out there.

It wasn’t that long ago that veteran linebacker D’Qwell Jackson was named a Pro Bowler for the Colts back in 2014 for similar reasons, despite clearly being a bit long in the tooth.

It’s nice to have a knack for finding the football, but it’s also not everything at the position.

However, Franklin did play better football down the 2024 season’s final stretch run, and the defensive team captain for Indianapolis is looking to salvage his public reputation a bit—having arguably spent too much time trash talking on his podcast, but not always backing it up out there on the field in proper order.

It’s fair to say that Franklin, when really going right, is one of the better off-the-ball starting linebackers in all of football—even if he lacks some of the dynamic playmaking of another former Indianapolis All-Pro linebacker (and ex-teammate) Darius ‘Shaquille’ Leonard.

For Franklin, he’s been a great story going from 7th round pick to special teams standout to starter to an All-Pro linebacker, but some of that success may have arguably gotten to his head this past season—and he may need to return to the ’grinding’ and ‘junkyard dog’ mentality that initially made him special and a fan favorite in Indianapolis.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7...tion-in-espns-annual-league-survey-of-top-lbs

 

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Colts earn ESPY’s 2025 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year for ‘Kicking the Stigma’

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The Colts organization earned an accolade to be proud of off-the field... making an impact in every day Hoosiers’ lives and society at-large for something that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough.

The Indianapolis Colts organization was awarded the ESPY’s 2025 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year for their ‘Kicking the Stigma’ initiative which raises awareness and fundraising for mental health disorders and combats the stigmas associated with them.

The award was presented to Colts’ owner and chief brand officer and president of the Indianapolis Colts foundation Kalen Jackson by former Horseshoe All-Pro punter, now turned mainstream ESPN media personality Pat McAfee:

Thank you so much for this recognition. My dad is smiling down thank you @PatMcAfeeShow for presenting our award tonight https://t.co/fOl8v5bHs0

— Kalen Jackson (@KalenIJackson) July 16, 2025​

Regarding ‘Kicking The Stigma’ and this recent award via Colts.com:

“Over the last five years, Kicking The Stigma has made a deep, targeted, positive impact on the mental health of countless Hoosiers and Americans. Since 2020, more than $31 million has been committed to these goals by the Colts and Irsay family through Kicking The Stigma, including over $6.4 million in Action Grants, which have funded critical research and treatments while breaking down barriers to access them for residents of Indiana and beyond.”

Among the Colts, the finalists were also the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Yankees. The Horseshoe had been a finalist for the past three years.

The Colts are the first professional sports franchise to earn this award for a mental health initiative and become the third NFL team to win the honor—joining the Denver Broncos (2022) and San Francisco 49ers (2017).

The award was created a decade ago and is given out annually. Congrats to the Colts!

Beyond honored to be the recipient of this year's Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award! #KickingTheStigma pic.twitter.com/CuwJNV4XX6

— Kicking The Stigma (@KickingStigma) July 16, 2025​

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/2025/7...arian-team-of-the-year-for-kicking-the-stigma

 

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Report: Colts work out former Colts Starting Linebacker

Could a reunion be brewing between the Colts and a veteran Linebacker?​

Chris Ballard has been active as of late in trying to find new players to add to the Colts roster deep into the offseason. On Tuesday reports emerged that the Colts scheduled a Thursday workout with one of their former starting Linebackers: Anthony Walker Jr.

Veteran LB Anthony Walker Jr., who played in Indianapolis from 2017-2020, is working out Thursday for the Colts.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 27, 2025

Walker Jr. was drafted by the Colts in Round 5 of the 2017 Draft, during General Manager Chris Ballard’s first draft with the Colts. From 2018-2020 he formed a dynamic duo with Shaquille Darius Leonard in the middle of the Colts Defense, and while Leonard cleaned up the awards, Walker Jr. made strong contributions as the MIKE LB quarterbacking the Defense.

Colts free-agent LB Anthony Walker is visiting the Browns today-Adam Schefter

Here’s some tape from 2020: pic.twitter.com/gaQp5XaPy8

— Tattoo Baker (@QB1TATT00) March 18, 2021

In his 3 seasons with the Colts as a full time starter, Anthony Walker Jr recorded:

• 322 Tackles
• 218 Solos
• 25 Tackles for a Loss
• 3.5 Sacks
• 22 Pressures
• 3 INTs
• 11 Pass Deflections

The former Northwestern Wildcat left the Colts following his rookie deal expiring and the emergence of Bobby Okereke as his successor, spending the 2021-2023 seasons with the Cleveland Browns and 2024 with the Miami Dolphins. He marks the 3rd member of the 2023-2025 Dolphins defenses to work out with the Colts, with former Dolphins Cornerback Xavien Howard signed mid August and recently released 2025 Dolphin Mike Hilton working out on Wednesday with the Colts.

Anthony Walker Jr. has been on a different level in 2022 pic.twitter.com/OIHxUf06m2

— Cory (@fakecorykinnan) September 20, 2022

Since departing the Colts, Walker made strong contributions for the Browns in 2021 with a team high 113 tackles in just 13 games. However injuries have cost him playing time afterwards, starting with the most severe injury in 2022 with a torn quad that ended his season and more alarmingly, also had a knee infection mid-2023 season that required hospitalization and surgery. Walker at the time feared it would cost him his football career, or worse. Thankfully the surgery was a success and he was able to return to football in 2024 with the Dolphins, starting 8 games last year.

Anthony Walker Jr. during his NFL career has been revered as a leader and as a green sticker player, serving as the on field communication hub of the defense. He earned the title of Browns defensive Captain in 2022-2023, and was even the team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award nominee and Ed Block courage nominee in 2023 for his leadership on and off the field as well as his commitment to the Cleveland community and work in the Browns social justice initiatives.

We are incredibly proud to announce that Anthony Walker Jr. is our Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee for this year!

Congrats, @__AWalkJr!@Nationwide | #WPMOY pic.twitter.com/RdDoBNYCMR

— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) December 5, 2023

The Colts have just 4 Linebackers on the roster: longtime captain Zaire Franklin who has been with the team since 2018, former Bengals LB Joe Batchie, special teams standouts Cameron McGrone and Segun Olubi. 2024 rookie LB Jaylon Carlies is out for at least the first 4 games on IR designated to return with a lingering ankle issue. Perhaps they will look to add Walker Jr as more veteran leadership and depth to the shorthanded position.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/indian...lts-work-out-former-colts-starting-linebacker