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Ranking the edge rushers the Colts will play in 2023

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1 year ago

July 30, 2023

Ranking the edge rushers the Colts will play in 2023

Braden Smith and Bernhard Raimann have their work cut out for them in the upcoming season. The Indianapolis Colts have a gauntlet of pass rushers that they will be facing. Their schedule features some of the elites at the position, proven veterans, and young players looking to take that next step.

For this list, I took the top two edge rushers from each team and cut the list in half. To get an idea of the talented pass rushers of the schedule, the 2022 No. 1 overall pick and the first defensive player selected in the 2023 NFL draft didn’t make the cut.

Let’s take a look at the top 14 edge rushers on Indy’s schedule:

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Sam Hubbard has been a consistent player for the Cincinnati Bengals since taking over a starting role in 2019. He had a career-high with 22 QB hits in 2022.

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Alex Highsmith is coming off his breakout season in his third year with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He had career-highs in sacks (14.5), QB hits (20), and forced fumbles (five).

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Josh Allen has 185 tackles (119 solo), 36 TFLs, 27.5 sacks, 70 QB Hits, seven pass deflections, one interception, four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in his first four seasons in the NFL. He’s entering the final year of his rookie contract.

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The last time we saw Harold Landry III on the field he was coming off the best season with career-highs in tackles (75), TFLs (14), sacks (12), and QB Hits (22). Despite missing 2022 due to a torn ACL, Landry III is tied for the seventh-most QB hurries (39) since 2020.

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Za’Darius Smith has been one of the most productive edge rushers in the last four years. He has double-digit sack seasons in three of the last four seasons and the one year he didn’t produce was due to an injury that caused him to only appear in one game. He joined the Cleveland Browns this offseason.

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Chandler Jones is entering his 11th season in the NFL. He’s been named an All-Pro player twice and has earned four Pro Bowl honors in his career. Jones is looking for a bounce-back year after a disappointing first season with the Las Vegas Raiders.

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Shaquil Barrett is returning from a torn Achilles that cut his 2022 season short. Despite only playing in eight games last year, he has the second-most QB hurries since 2020 (47).

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As he enters his fifth season, Brian Burns is on the cusp of developing into one of the elite pass rushers in the NFL. Since 2020 he’s tied for the eighth-most TFLs (38) and has the eighth-most sacks (30.5).

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Matt Judon has been a force since signing with the New England Patriots in 2021. In his two years with the franchise, he has collected 120 tackles (74 solo), 28 TFLs, 28 sacks, 53 QB hits, three pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.

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Cameron Jordan has been a staple of the New Orleans Saints and is entering his 13th season with the franchise. He’s been named an All-Pro player three times and has earned eight Pro Bowl honors during his career.

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Since 2020, Trey Hendrickson has the fourth-most sacks (35.5), fifth-most QB hits (76), he’s tied for the fifth-most QB knockdowns (41), and has the fifth-most pressures (113).

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Since 2020, Maxx Crosby has the most QB knockdowns (46), second-most TFLs (49), third-most QB hurries (44), third-most QB hits (79), and the fourth-most pressures (121).

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Since 2020, Myles Garrett has the most sacks (44), third-most pressures (122), third-most TFLs (45), fourth-most QB hits (77), and the sixth-most QB hurries (40).

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Since 2020, T.J. Watt leads the NFL with multiple sack games (10) in the regular season. In that time frame, he also finished nine games with at least three TFLs and a sack. The next closest player is Von Miller with four games.

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Indiana Grown: 8th Day Distillery

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August 3, 2024

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every Saturday, WISH-TV highlights a local company together with our partners at Indiana Grown.

This week, Jaime and Matt Lamping with 8th Day Distillery in Indianapolis joined News 8 at Daybreak.

The Lampings share with News 8 what started their passion for the distillery, and elaborate on how Indiana’s state laws at the time impacted their plans.

They also share more about their Bottle Shop & Cocktail Bar, which recently celebrated its sixth anniversary. They discuss their various workshops and show off new releases ready to hit your shelves this year.

Watch the full interview above to learn more.

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Report: Pirates Promote Top Pitching Prospect to Indianapolis

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August 3, 2024

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Report: Pirates Promote Top Pitching Prospect to Indianapolis

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly promoting one of their top pitching prospects in their minor league system, getting him closer to the MLB.

Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reported that the Pirates will promote right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler from Double-A Altoona Curve to Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.

Sources: Top Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler is being promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Chandler tossed seven innings of one run ball tonight for Altoona. He has pitched to a 2.61 ERA with 10.6 K/9 since the start of June.
Chandler is ranked as @MLBPipeline‘s No. 49 prospect.
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Chandler played for North Oconee High School in Bogart, Ga., 60 miles east of Atlanta. He starred in multiple sports, including basketball, golf, football and baseball. He originally committed to Georgia to play baseball, but then decommitted and committed to Clemson to play both football and baseball.

He had a fantastic senior season for North Oconee, going 8-1 with just a 1.25 ERA, plus 96 strikeouts in 44.2 innings pitched, while hitting .411 with eight home runs, 12 doubles and 35 RBI.

The Pirates would select Chandler with the No, 72 overall pick in the Third Round of the 2021 MLB Draft and signed him for $3 millon signing bonus, an over slot signing.

He pitched and also played shortstop for the Rookie-Level Florida Complex Pirates in 2021 and 2022 and then earned promotion to the Bradenton Marauders in the Single-A Florida State League.

Chandler chose to focus on pitching heading into the 2023 season, which would show his best talents. He started 24 games for the Greensboro Grasshoppers in High-A, with a 9-4 record, 4.75 ERA in 106.0 innings pitched, making 120 strikeouts to 51 walks and holding hitters to a .265 batting average.

He made it up to Altoona for just one game in 2023, allowing just one hit in five innings of work and getting the win.

Chandler has played all of 2024 in Double-A, starting 16 of 19 games, a 6-7 record, one save, one shutout. He also had a 3.70 ERA in 80.1 innings pitched, allowing 55 hits, 33 earned runs and 26 walks, while making 94 strikeouts and holding hitters to a .192 batting average, along with having a 1.01 WHIP.

His last start came Friday night against the Richmond Flying Squirrels, allowing just two hits and one run in 6.0 innings pitched, while making six strikeouts on 80 pitches.

Chandler has also pitched great since the start of June, with a 2.61 ERA and 10.6 K/9.

MLB Pipeline ranks Chandler as the No. 49 prospect in their top 100 across baseball, the No. 9 right-handed pitcher and No. 12 pitcher. They also rate him as the highest Pirates prospect.

Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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National discount retailer to make it's way to downtown Indianapolis

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August 2, 2024

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National discount retailer to make it's way to downtown Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — The downtown Indy building Claypool Court is getting a new retailer.

Officials hope major names like Burlington will bring more Hoosiers and visitors to Mile Square.

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“There’s definitely a lot of higher-end restaurants right around this area, so I think bringing in some retail stores isn’t a bad idea,” Wesley Slaughter, who lives downtown, said.

The store will sit at Washington and Illinois Streets, an area Slaughter says will be a good fit because it’s a heavily trafficked intersection.

“I could see it being beneficial to get more people in the area because otherwise you have to drive outside of 465 just to hit one of those stores,” Slaughter said.

TJ Maxx has been a big part of the downtown retail scene for many years, but now there is some competition with the Burlington that’s going to be a couple of doors down.

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“We’re excited anytime that there’s a new addition to the retail landscape here in downtown Indianapolis,” Taylor Schaffer, with Downtown Indy Inc., said.

Schaffer says this is just part of a pipeline of new projects and development coming to the area.