The Indianapolis Colts are just a month out of free agency, which means they have some decisions to make when it comes to players they may want to re-sign.
The Colts have roughly 20 players set to hit the free-agent market and our friends over at Touchdown Wire conducted a ranking of the top-101 free agents in 2021.
The Colts had three players on the list in wide receiver T.Y. Hilton (No. 36), defensive end Denico Autry (No. 41) and safety Malik Hooker (No. 58). Neither Justin Houston or Xavier Rhodes made the list.
It will be interesting to see which pending free agents the Colts will look to re-sign. There is mutual interest with Hilton but it remains to be seen if the money will be right. It may also behoove the Colts to bring Autry back to provide some veteran stability on the edge.
The biggest question mark will be Rhodes. He showed out in a bounce-back year in 2020, which undoubtedly will raise his price. How heavily the Colts will pursue the veteran cornerback will determine if he’s wearing the horseshoe in 2021.
The Colts have among the most salary-cap space in the league. They would love to re-sign all of their free agents, but that’s not the world we live in. It will come down to money and with a few extensions to be handed out, the Colts won’t have the freedom to re-sign every player at their asking price.
With a month left to go until the legal tampering period begins, there will be plenty of eyes on the Colts and their crop of pending free agents.
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