Indianapolis, IN
Colts ‘Can’t Afford to Lose’ This Free Agent
One of many philosophies of the Indianapolis Colts’ entrance workplace is to draft and develop their very own gamers. That usually means having added endurance with such prospects and seeing to it that they meet their potential.
The Colts drafted huge receiver Parris Campbell within the second spherical of the 2019 NFL Draft and caught with him by way of three injury-ravaged seasons earlier than he lastly stayed wholesome in 2022 and was a dependable playmaker for the crew in consequence.
Professional Soccer Focus lately produced a listing of gamers that every NFL can’t afford to lose this offseason, and the upcoming free agent Campbell was their submission for Indy.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: WR PARRIS CAMPBELL
Linebacker Bobby Okereke makes plenty of sense right here, as properly, however the Colts have a ton invested in Shaquille Leonard on the place already. On offense, Michael Pittman Jr. might be a part of the $20 million-plus per 12 months membership this offseason as an early extension candidate, which might make a less expensive pure slot receiving choice a sensible piece to maintain round.
Campbell’s manufacturing in 2022 outpaced his three-year cumulative totals from 2019-21 in practically each statistical class now that he was lastly wholesome, with 9 video games of a minimum of 40 receiving yards on the 12 months. A one-year flier the place Campbell can take yet one more step — an honest guess if the Colts’ offense doesn’t as soon as once more rank useless final in EPA per dropback — is smart for all events.
After lacking 34 video games in his first three seasons, Campbell was capable of keep accessible for every contest in 12 months 4, ending second on the crew in receptions, targets, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.
In 17 video games (16 begins), Campbell caught 63-of-91 targets for 623 yards (9.9 avg.), and three touchdowns. He additionally carried the ball 5 occasions for 58 yards (11.6 avg.). Every thing was a brand new career-best aside from the yards per reception.
“My number-one aim was simply to be about there and be accessible for all 17 (video games), and I did that,” Campbell stated after the Colts’ season ended. “All of the stuff in between, I used to be blessed to have the ability to make performs, and given the alternatives, I really feel like I made essentially the most of them. So, I am proud of, clearly individually — not as a crew — however individually, proud of what I used to be capable of placed on tape.”
The Colts are on the hunt for a brand new head coach and are anticipated to make use of their first-round decide (at present No. 4 general) on a quarterback. They’re going to want all of the ammo they will get on offense, so retaining Campbell makes all of the sense on the earth.
What may assist in Campbell’s return to the Colts is his price ticket. Spotrac tasks his market worth at $2.5 million on a one-year deal., which appears criminally low for a participant of his expertise, however comprehensible given his harm historical past.
“(I am going to) attempt to not stress out about it,” Campbell stated about his impending free company. “I am an impatient individual.”
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Indianapolis, IN
Two men arrested in Lasalle Street homicide investigation
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two men have been taken into custody for their roles in a fatal shooting that happened Friday on Indianapolis’ east side.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched around 7 a.m. Friday to the 3600 block of North Dearborn Street to investigate shots fired.
They found evidence of shots being fired, but couldn’t find a victim. They later located two men shot just a few blocks away in the 3500 block of North Lasalle Street.
The men were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. Police say one man was not shot and only had a laceration, but unfortunately, the other victim was pronounced shortly after arriving at the hospital.
IMPD identified the man on Monday as 25-year-old Jasper Dugan.
Officers continued their investigation and identified two suspects, Jesse Williams, 27, and Royeon Spells, 22. Both men were later arrested.
Police say the Marion Count Prosecutor’s Office will make the final charging decisions.
Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to contact Det. David Miller at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or by email at David.Miller2@indy.gov.
Indianapolis, IN
What Colts’ Shane Steichen said when asked if Joe Flacco will remain QB: ‘Right now, yes’
MINNEAPOLIS — The Colts made a seismic, difficult decision to bench young, developmental quarterback Anthony Richardson and start 39-year-old Joe Flacco at the game’s most important position.
Indianapolis head coach Shane Steichen cited one reason above all else for the move.
The Colts coach believed Flacco gave his team the best chance to win now.
Flacco’s first game in the starting role did not necessarily provide evidence to reinforce that belief. Indianapolis took a 21-13 loss at the hands of the Vikings on NBC’S “Sunday Night Football,” largely because the offense turned in arguably its worst performance of the season.
Indianapolis picked up a season-low 227 yards, failed to score a touchdown and could not capitalize despite a defense that forced three turnovers. Kenny Moore II provided the Colts’ lone touchdown on a 38-yard scoop-and-score of a Grover Stewart strip-sack in the first half.
In light of the team’s struggles, Steichen was asked if Flacco will still be the Indianapolis starting quarterback.
“Right now, yes,” Steichen said.
The Colts head coach was also asked if he still believes Flacco gives the team the best chance to win.
“Right now, yes,” Steichen said.
Flacco struggled against Minnesota’s defense.
Indianapolis largely handled the Vikings blitz-happy scheme, refusing to allow a sack until the final, last-ditch drive. Even with time to throw, Flacco completed just 16 of 27 passes for 179 yards, and he threw a back-breaking interception in the second half on a key third down.
The Colts have also struggled with Richardson at the helm. Richardson has completed a league-worst 44.4% of his passes, thrown seven interceptions and posted a league-worst quarterback rating of 57.2, but he has a penchant for the explosive play.
The move to Flacco was supposed to stabilize the Indianapolis offense.
Instead, it ground to a halt, leading to some of the same problems that have been there all season. Indianapolis could not keep drives going, leading to Minnesota holding the ball for 36:54, a time of possession that allowed the Vikings to take advantage of a tired Colts defense in the end.
With that in mind, Steichen was asked if the shifts back and forth from Richardson to Flacco to Richardson to Flacco have hampered the offense’s ability to build an identity.
“I don’t think so,” Steichen said. “You just go, it’s like with any position. You’ve got to roll and get the next guy up. Obviously, Joe went in there tonight for us.”
Steichen did not place much blame at Flacco’s feet after the game.
In typical fashion, Steichen put most of the blame on himself.
“We’ll go back and look at it,” Steichen said. “There might have been a few completions here and there that he could have had, but again, he’s a calm guy that’s been playing at a high level for a long time. Obviously, a lot of faith in him.”
Indianapolis, IN
Caitlin Clark sits near Travis Kelce at Taylor Swift concert in Indianapolis
Caitlin Clark had essentially the same view as Travis Kelce during Taylor Swift’s second “Eras Tour” show in Indianapolis on Saturday.
Clark, who just won the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year award after the Fever selected her No. 1 overall in this year’s draft, sat in the same box as Kelce — Swift’s boyfriend — and was one row behind the Chiefs’ star tight end, according to Fieldhouse Files.
It marked the second consecutive night Clark attended Swift’s concert, as she posted “IM FIRED UP!!!!!!!” from her seat on Friday.
Clark’s mother also attended the Saturday performance, according to Yahoo! Sports.
Photos from Lucas Oil Stadium captured Clark exchanging friendship bracelets with fans, and before the second show, she posted, “So back” on her Instagram story.
It was a fitting overlap between Swift and Clark, as basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman said in September that Clark is the “Taylor Swift of women’s basketball right now” — as the sellouts and ratings records that helped define her collegiate career with Iowa carried over into her first WNBA season.
“Her fans are like ‘Swifties,’” Lieberman said during a SiriusXM appearance. “They’re extraordinarily loyal. And in every arena you go into, half the people there are her fans wearing her jerseys. She’s a media superstar, but damn, she’s backed it up every step of the way.”
Clark averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game to help the Fever overcome a slow start to the season and earn the No. 6 seed in the playoffs, but that didn’t stop Indiana from making a coaching change in the offseason — firing Christie Sides and hiring former Sun coach Stephanie White.
She coached the Fever in 2015 and 2016, and when White played for Indiana during her WNBA career, she wore the No. 22 that Clark wore at Iowa and also donned during a 2024 campaign where she rewrote the record books for plenty of rookie and league marks.
Kelce had a break in his Chiefs schedule to attend with Kansas City hosting the Buccaneers on Monday in Week 9, attempting to remain undefeated in their quest for a third consecutive Super Bowl win.
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