With the summer here and the NFL dying down in terms of news and activity, one development to keep an eye on this time of year will be contract extensions before the 2020 season arrives.
The Colts have a few players eligible for contract extensions given that their current deals expire at the end of the 2020 season. General manager Chris Ballard made it pretty clear last offseason that he doesn’t mind getting deals done before the current one expires.
ESPN listed over 50 players who could be considered candidates for a contract extension before the 2020 season arrives. The Colts have four players mentioned in the article.
Here are the Colts players listed in the article along with what ESPN said about them:
WR T.Y. Hilton: “The Bears’ Allen Robinson II and the Colts’ T.Y. Hilton are both veterans who are important enough to their teams to merit consideration.”
C Ryan Kelly: “Other guards/centers who could be candidates include Minnesota’s Pat Elflein, the Colts’ Ryan Kelly and maybe the Cowboys’ Joe Looney if he emerges as their starting center in camp.”
LB Anthony Walker Jr: “Anthony Walker Jr. is another 2017 fifth-rounder who has turned into a reliable starter. Walker is a part of the Colts’ plans moving forward and a candidate for a summer extension.”
S Malik Hooker: “The Colts declined Malik Hooker’s fifth-year option for 2021, but it wouldn’t be too shocking if they worked something out with him at a lower number.”
The article also mentioned Marlon Mack with the running backs but only that there are “No talks yet between the Colts and Marlon Mack as he heads into his final year,” which appears to be true at this stage.
It will be interesting to see how the Colts go about their extensions this offseason but one or all of these players could be up for a new deal, along with some other names such as Darius Leonard, Quenton Nelson and Grover Stewart.