REPORT: Colts ‘Really Motivated’ on Stephon Gilmore

In keeping with Zak Keefer of The Athletic, the Indianapolis Colts seem like turning up the warmth on signing 5-time Professional Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore.

“My sense is Colts are actually motivated to get one thing performed with Stephon Gilmore, who visited yesterday,” wrote Keefer on Twitter. “Not simply because it’s a place of want however as a result of they suppose he can nonetheless play at a excessive degree and would match properly. We’ll see if they will get a deal performed. Nothing but.”

That Gilmore continues to be able to enjoying at a excessive degree appears to be like to be a protected take. Gilmore made his fourth-consecutive Professional-Bowl look final 12 months with the Carolina Panthers on the age of 31, regardless of enjoying in simply 9 video games.

Gilmore was first-team All-Professional in 2019 and 2020, and was the AP Defensive Participant of the Yr in 2020.

He performed final 12 months with the Panthers on a one-year contract $6.2 million contract in line with Spotrac. 

The Colts’ comparatively gradual begin to free company may have been self induced with one report describing Indianapolis as ‘stingy.’

However Indianapolis continues to be in good place to herald a participant like Gilmore with the second most salary-salary cap house out there in line with Spotrac. With no first-round choose within the upcoming NFL Draft, the Colts can afford to spend more cash in free company than most of their friends.

Gilmore was initially the tenth general choose by the Buffalo Payments within the 2012 NFL Draft out of South Carolina. 

He performed 5 years in Buffalo earlier than signing with the New England Patriots in 2017. He performed 4 seasons with the Patriots earlier than turning into a salary-cap casualty final season and signing with the Panthers.