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Game info for the 2020 Pro Bowl.
Before the NFL world turns its attention to the biggest event of the season in the Super Bowl, the 2020 Pro Bowl will be taking place as the All-Star game for the league.
AFC vs. NFC
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 — 3:00 p.m. ET
Camping World Stadium — Orlando, FL
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LG Quenton Nelson
LB Darius Leonard
C Ryan Kelly
TE Jack Doyle
AFC: John Harbaugh
NFC: Pete Carroll
Colts have a fourth player going to the Pro Bowl.
Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle has been named a replacement in the 2020 Pro Bowl and will be heading down to Orlando for this week’s All-Star Game.
Because the Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl, that means tight end Travis Kelce won’t be going to the Pro Bowl. Replacing him will be the ever consistent Doyle, who is now the fourth Colts player going.
Better pack one more suitcase for Orlando. ☀️
Jack Doyle has been selected to the #ProBowl! pic.twitter.com/4p9sy0izGB
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) January 20, 2020
This is the second time Doyle has been named to the Pro Bowl—his first came during the 2017 season. He will be joining center Ryan Kelly (also a replacement), left guard Quenton Nelson and linebacker Darius Leonard.
Doyle was a reliable asset for the Colts in 2019, per usual. He started all 16 games while recording 43 receptions for 448 yards and four touchdowns. He also averaged 10.4 yards per reception—a career-high.
The 2020 Pro Bowl takes place in Orlando, FL, at the Camping World Stadium. It will be at 3:00 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC.
How did Colts players fare in 2019?
With a disappointing 2019 campaign behind them, the Indianapolis Colts are looking to regroup and plan ahead for 2020. There are a lot of questions ahead of this young roster, but the Colts have some playmakers that can flat out ball.
From a fantasy football perspective, many Colts may have disappointed this season but that does not mean you should sell your stock on everyone just yet. Some key players may not have lived up to their potential, but that does not mean they can’t bounce back in 2020.
Here is the full, in-depth fantasy breakdown of the Indianapolis Colts:
WR T.Y. Hilton – WR57 in 2019
An injury-riddled 2019 made many fantasy owners frustrated with Hilton. He ranked 57th among receivers this season posting only 125.1 fantasy points through 10 games played. Hilton was thought to be a second or third-round draft pick heading into this season but ultimately let a lot of team owners down.
With a full offseason to get healthy, Hilton should bounce back and be a value pick at the receiver position next year. With more stability at the quarterback position for the Colts, Hilton should find his role once again and be able to catch many more deep balls than he did in 2019.
RB Marlon Mack – RB22 in 2019
If you paid attention to the Colts at the end of the 2018 season, you knew where this offense was heading and what kind of identity they wanted to develop. This year the Colts became one of the best rushing teams in the league behind a strong offensive line and Mack.
Mack finished 22nd among running backs but still totaled 181.3 fantasy points while only playing 14 games. As the Colts’ first 1,000 yard rusher since 2007, Mack has a bright future ahead of him with the Colts.
The only knock on Mack, which present and past owners have come to realize, is that he struggles to stay healthy throughout an entire season ad play all 16 games. He is a great running back, but he seems to get injured when the team needs him the most. Mack is a borderline RB1 heading into 2020.
WR Zach Pascal – WR52 in 2019
Pascal filled in as the Colts No. 1 receiver for the second half of the season. He had a breakout campaign, but inconsistent performances left him bouncing off and on the waiver wire. Pascal managed to stay healthy for the rest of the year after missing the first two games.
He ranked 52nd among fantasy receivers and had 135.3 fantasy points on the year in 14 games. Pascal is a hard worker and really fought to have a role in this offense all season. With changes being made on offense, Pascal should have a bigger role heading into 2020.
Look for him to be a steal in the later rounds of fantasy drafts and a reliable flex/WR2 option next season.
TE Jack Doyle – TE15 in 2019
As the tight end of the foreseeable future in Indy, Doyle has become a fan and organizational favorite. He inked a three year, $21 million contract extension in early December, solidifying his role as the Colts first option at tight end.
Doyle finished the season ranking 15th among other tight ends with 111.8 fantasy points on the year. He is a middle of the pack tight end whose importance isn’t always shown in the stat line, but that may change next year with the departure of Eric Ebron.
Doyle is a low risk, late-round draft pick that is not quite ready to be a higher graded tight end like Kittle or Kelce. He has tremendous upside and is worth a spot on your roster.
WR Parris Campbell – WR125 in 2019
It is too early to tell what kind of player Parris Campbell will become. The speedster out of Ohio State had his injury-filled rookie season cut short when he was placed on IR in Week 15. He missed nine games total with foot and hand injuries.
His identity in this offense has yet to be found and Frank Reich needs to figure out where to use Campbell in his play designs. Campbell may go undrafted in 2020 fantasy drafts, but keep an eye on him as the season starts to approach as he can be very valuable if he starts to produce.
Defense/Special Teams – D/ST13
The defense for the Colts was one of the keys to success early in the season, but this unit struggled immensely down the stretch. Their inability to stop the deep ball and issues with tight ends was a problem that never really got fixed over the course of the season.
The defense ranked 13th and totaled 113 fantasy points in 2019. If this team can stop big plays and do a better job of getting after opposing quarterbacks, this unit has a promising future. Defensive Coordinator Matt Eberflus knows he has a lot of work to do in the offseason, but expect this Colts D to be better than ever in 2020.
Jack Doyle has made quite the career since entering the league as a UDFA.
Though he didn’t initially sign with the Indianapolis Colts coming out of college, tight end Jack Doyle has spent the majority of his career with one team.
The consummate professional and leader, Doyle was an undrafted free agent out of Western Kentucky in 2013. He signed with the Tennessee Titans but was waived before the season started. The Colts scooped him up and signed him to the active roster.
It hasn’t been an illustrious career for Doyle, but he was named one of the top undrafted free agents of the decade by Luke Easterling of our friends over at Draft Wire.
Doyle has been solid since earning a starting job with the Colts in 2015. He’s an extremely reliable run blocker and while he might not be the most explosive receiver, he is a nuanced route runner and has been a consistent short/intermediate target for whoever is under center for the Colts.
Doyle’s consistency and leadership in the locker room earned him a three-year extension during the season. He’s now tied to the Colts through the 2022 season.
The Colts are likely to still add to the tight end room this season in a minor fashion, but Doyle will be the one leading the room for yet another campaign.
Carolina Panthers DT Vernon Butler was fined after being ejected against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16.
Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Vernon Butler was ejected from the Week 16 game against the Indianapolis Colts after he punched tight end Jack Doyle in the facemask.
Given that it was a cheap shot and completely unnecessary, Butler was fined $10,527 for the punch. He was also seen giving a gesture to the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium that ran him a fine over $14,000.
Landed in Chicago for my connecting flight to find out Carolina DT Vernon Butler was fined $10,527 for hitting Jack Doyle and $14,037 for flipping off the Lucas Oil fans last week, per source. So all told, close to $25K
— Joel A. Erickson (@JoelAErickson) December 28, 2019
Doyle, who was knocked over by Butler being blocked by guard Mark Glowinski, was a simple bystander that took a punch for nothing.
Regardless, there were repercussions for Butler’s act against the tight end during the 38-6 rout by the Colts.
To his credit, Butler apologized for his actions after the game.
The Panthers were dominated by the Colts in all three phases in today’s 38-6 loss, their seventh in a row. They also did plenty of damage to their own cause, including a tempter tantrum by defensive tackle Vernon Butler in the third quarter. Butler threw a bunch at tight end Jack Doyle and flipped fans off on his way out after getting ejected.
To his credit, Butler apologized for his actions after the game.
Vernon Butler apologizes, takes full responsibility for his punch and for flipping the bird at fans. pic.twitter.com/n6XbgNKZeG
— Scott Fowler (@scott_fowler) December 22, 2019
Butler is playing in the last year of his rookie contract. It will be difficult to justify giving him an extension given the way he’s conducted himself.
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It’s a bad look for Butler and not the first incident.
Panthers defensive tackle Vernon Butler was listed as questionable coming into this game after missing the last two days of practice with an illness. Perhaps he should have stayed on the bus. In the third quarter, Butler threw a punch at Colts tight end Jack Doyle after the whistle.
#Panthers DL Vernon Butler was ejected for this punch to the face of Jack Doyle. He gave fans the finger as he walked out. pic.twitter.com/rtJIusUCNH
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 22, 2019
As you might expect, Butler was immediately ejected from the game.
While he was on his way to the locker room, Butler flipped off the crowd.
Vernon Butler is all class. pic.twitter.com/TcDH2d5oz7
— Matt Glenesk (@MattGlenesk) December 22, 2019
It’s a bad look for Butler and not the first incident.
While he has played relatively well this season after Kawann Short and Dontari Poe wound up on injured reserve, intangibles will count against him a great deal when it comes time to sign a new deal this offseason, whether it’s with the Panthers or another team.
Indianapolis leads 24-3.
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Battles between playmakers like New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees and Indianapolis Colts FS Malik Hooker could define Monday Night Football.
The New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts entered the year with similar expectations: win the division, and then compete for Super Bowl LIV.
But things derailed quickly for Indianapolis, when franchise quarterback Andrew Luck abruptly retired before the season started, citing a series of years-long injuries that crushed his love of the game. More injuries struck at key positions, with star wideout T.Y. Hilton sidelined for weeks at a time. Now, the Colts are just looking to exit the regular season with grace and build some momentum going into next year.
But that doesn’t mean they’ll be a pushover. The Colts have enough impactful players at key positions to give the Saints trouble, especially if New Orleans underestimates them like they’ve done too often this year (their home loss to the Atlanta Falcons coming out of the bye week still stings). Here are six matchups where individual battles can make all the difference on “Monday Night Football.”
Apple started the year playing well, executing his responsibilities with penalty-free football. Then he ran into a buzzsaw in that first Falcons game, and still hasn’t really recovered. Whether Apple’s confidence has been shaken in recent weeks or if he’s simply been overmatched by better opponents can’t be said with any surety, but he has to win his matchup with Pascal on Monday.
Pascal has been the breakout star of the Colts this year, emerging out of nowhere to become the team’s big-play threat. He’s averaging 15.6 yards per reception and has snagged five touchdown passes, tying the team lead. While he’s a clear number-two option to Hilton (who Marshon Lattimore should be able to handle, with Hilton questionable to play after missing time with a calf injury), Apple is likely to draw this assignment, and he can’t afford to let Pascal get behind him in coverage.
Frank Reich has immense praise for Jack Doyle.
The Indianapolis Colts took care of some business before the offseason began by locking up tight end Jack Doyle to a three-year contract extension and head coach Frank Reich couldn’t be happier about it.
A reliable and trustworthy both on the field and in the locker room, Doyle has been a quiet centerpiece of the offense. Running the offense, Reich understands just what Doyle means to the unit.
“Yeah, it didn’t take long to realize how good of a player, leader – everything. I mean Jack (Doyle) is really the consummate pro in every way,” Reich said Thursday. “He works hard. He is a great teammate, great player and (has) great production. So I was really happy that Chris (Ballard) was able to get that done.”
Even after the retirement of Andrew Luck, the Colts were hoping the tight end room would be able to sustain a level of strong production. However, Eric Ebron didn’t find the same production or the same role as he did in 2018.
That said, Doyle continued to carry the offense from the tight end position. An elite blocker and an underrated pass catcher, Doyle quickly caught the eye of Reich when the latter first took the job with the Colts.
“You think maybe he is limited in the passing role because he doesn’t have ‘elite speed.’ I found out pretty fast that this guy is – when he had an 80-catch season before we got here, there was no accident to that,” said Reich. “That wasn’t just because Andrew (Luck) liked to throw him the ball. He is a very good receiver. I mean he is such an instinctive route runner. He understands everything about the game.”
The Colts have plenty of moves to make this offseason, but they already accomplished one in locking up Doyle for the next three seasons.
Jack Doyle gets a sweet deal on a 3-year extension.
The Indianapolis Colts announced some big news Friday, locking up veteran tight end Jack Doyle to a three-year extension.
The leader in the tight end room got a sweet deal thanks to producing on the field and being a valued leader in the locker room. The extension gives Doyle $21 million in new money while also having the chance to make a total of $24 million with incentives, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
The #Colts agreed to terms with TE Jack Doyle on a 3-year extension worth more than $21M in new money, source said. It can be worth up to almost $24M with attainable incentives. A priority for Indy.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 6, 2019
It wasn’t clear if the Colts were going to give Doyle an extension, but their intentions to keep him around couldn’t have been more clear. Despite being at the age of 29, the Colts believe Doyle has plenty left to contribute to the offense.
This is a solid deal for both sides. It isn’t clear what the incentives are for the Western Kentucky product, but the Colts don’t have to overpay for a valuable tight end that has produced as a receiver and run blocker. Doyle also gets a nice pay upgrade from his previous contract.
The tight end room now consists of Doyle, Mo Alie-Cox and Ross Travis on the active roster. Eric Ebron is currently on the injured reserve and is an impending free agent for the 2020 offseason. It isn’t clear if he, too, will get another contract from the Colts.
Regardless, this was a great move for the Colts both personnel-wise and in a fiscal sense.
