By JIM JOHNSON ISL Correspondent There’s something about Chuck Pagano that makes him special. It isn’t that he’s a football coach in the most popular league in the world. It isn’t that he was cancer-stricken and able to overcome the illness. It’s about the way he lives, his thought process and the attitude he has […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts The NFL announced Wednesday that Indianapolis Colts cornerback Cassius Vaughn has been named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 14. This marks the first time Vaughn has earned the award in his career. Last week against Tennessee, Vaughn recorded a three-yard interception return for a touchdown in the […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Indianapolis Colts were taught a valuable lesson on Sunday: they’re not good enough to just show up and roll over teams, no matter how bad everybody thinks the other team is. The Colts are fortunate. Such lessons usually are taught during humbling, season-changing losses. These guys figured it out […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Scattered snickering accompanied my interview with Dwayne Allen today. I was chatting with the rookie tight end about how the young receivers were coming along when I heard it. I’ve been going to NFL locker rooms for about a decade now, and I know that laughter can come from anything for any reason. One […]
BY CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor After I left the interview scrum around Reggie Wayne in the Colts locker room on Sunday, I walked towards the exit and saw a tall, impressive physical specimen who looked like a linebacker. It was Andrew Luck. We will refer to this freak of nature as “The Prodigy” or “Hammer” for the […]
From the Indianapolis Colts The NFL today announced that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 9. This marks the first time Luck has earned the award in his career. Luck completed 30-of-48 passes for 433 yards and two touchdowns for a 105.6 quarterback rating […]
From the Indiana Fever INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Colts host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon, but by Sunday night you can be assured that Colts stars Antoine Bethea, Robert Mathis, Pat McAfee, Jerraud Powers and Reggie Wayne will once again be cheering the Indiana Fever toward a hopeful WNBA championship. Together, the Colts quintet […]
By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent Note: The writer is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan who offers perspective on categories ranging from his Steelers and Nebraska Cornhuskers to professional wrestling. In this piece, he examines why NFL teams need veteran leaders at key spots, and why the Steelers’ lack thereof is a problem. He also looks at how not having […]
The Indianapolis Colts have signed cornerback Darius Butler and released guard Trai Essex, the team said in a news release Tuesday. Butler, 5-10, 185 pounds, has appeared in 42 career games (14 starts) and has registered 89 tackles (81 solo), 21 passes defensed, three interceptions and one forced fumble. He was originally selected by the New […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Andrew Luck is ahead of Peyton Manning on points. Luck, the rookie prodigy, directed a game-winning drive in just his second game to lead the Indianapolis Colts past the Minnesota Vikings 23-20 on Sunday. Manning didn’t even win until Week 5 of his rookie year back in 1998. Luck threw for 309 […]
From the Indianapolis Colts: The Indianapolis Colts today waived the following players: WR-Jeremy Ross, RB-Darren Evans, TE-Andre Smith, T-Mike Tepper, C-Zane Taylor, T-Steven Baker, DT-Jason Shirley, ILB-Greg Lloyd, TE-Kyle Miller, G-Hayworth Hicks, OLB-Jerry Brown, S-Latarrius Thomas, DT-Chigbo Anunoby, WR-Kashif Moore and LS-Justin Snow. The Colts Waived-Injured RB-Deji Karim, DE-James Aiono, OLB-Tim Fugger, CB-Brandon King and […]
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