2016 Indianapolis Colts season

2016 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Chuck Pagano
General manager	Ryan Grigson
Owner	Jim Irsay
Home field	Lucas Oil Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 Indianapolis Colts season will be the franchise's upcoming 64th season in the National Football League and the 33rd in Indianapolis. It will also be the fifth season under the trio of head coach Chuck Pagano, general manager Ryan Grigson and quarterback Andrew Luck.

Roster changes

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	2016 Team	Notes
TE	Coby Fleener	UFA	New Orleans Saints	Signed 5-year/$36 million deal
TE	Dwayne Allen	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	Signed 4-year/$29.4 million deal
TE	Jack Doyle	RFA	Indianapolis Colts	Signed 1-year/$1.67 million tender
QB	Charlie Whitehurst	UFA	TBA
QB	Matt Hasselbeck	UFA	Retired
RB	Ahmad Bradshaw	UFA	TBA
RB	Dan Herron	RFA	TBA
K	Adam Vinatieri	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	Signed 2-year/$6 million deal
G	Lance Louis	UFA	TBA
S	Akeem Davis	ERFA	Indianapolis Colts	Signed 1-year/$600,000 tender
S	Dwight Lowery	UFA	San Diego Chargers	Signed 3-year/$7.2 million deal
S	Colt Anderson	UFA	Buffalo Bills	Signed 1-year/$840,000 deal
CB	Greg Toler	UFA	Washington Redskins	Signed 1-year/$840,000 deal
DE	Billy Winn	UFA	TBA
ILB	Jerrell Freeman	UFA	Chicago Bears	Signed 3-year/$12 million deal

Player re-signed by the Colts

Player signed with a different team

Player retired

Undrafted free agents

Sources^[1][2]

Position	Player	College	Notes
Wide receiver	Danny Anthrop	Purdue
Defensive lineman	Sterling Bailey	Georgia
Kicker/Punter	Devon Bell	Mississippi State
Offensive tackle	Isiah Cage	Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Defensive lineman	Julian Campenni	Connecticut	Camp tryout
Cornerback	Daniel Davie	Nebraska
Long snapper	Harrison Elliott	Air Force	Camp tryout
Running back	Josh Ferguson	Illinois
Quarterback	Blake Frohnapfel	UMass	Camp tryout
Tight end	Darion Griswold	Arkansas
Offensive tackle	Davante Harris	Appalachian State
Safety	Tigi Hill	Hawaii
Wide receiver	Reece Horn	Indianapolis
Wide receiver	Marcus Leak	Maryland
Linebacker	Curt Maggitt	Tennessee
Safety	Stefan McClure	California, Berkeley
Wide receiver	Mekale McKay	Cincinnati
Punter	Brock Miller	Southern Utah
Tight end	Mike Miller	Taylor
Cornerback	Chris Milton	Georgia Tech
Offensive guard	Jamelle Naff	TCU
Quarterback	Ammon Olsen	Southern Utah
Cornerback	Leviticus Payne	Cincinnati	Camp tryout
Offensive tackle	Adam Redmond	Harvard
Wide receiver	Chester Rogers	Grambling State
Linebacker	Anthony Sarao	USC
Defensive lineman	Delvon Simmons	USC
Wide receiver	Tevaun Smith	Iowa
Defensive lineman	Ron Thompson	Syracuse	$15,000 bonus
Cornerback	Darius White	California, Berkeley
Safety	Andrew Williamson	Vanderbilt

Draft

2016 Indianapolis Colts Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	18	Ryan Kelly	Center	Alabama
2	57	T. J. Green	Free safety	Clemson
3	82	Le'Raven Clark	Offensive tackle	Texas Tech
4	116	Hassan Ridgeway	Nose tackle	Texas
4	125	Antonio Morrison	Inside linebacker	Florida
5	155	Joe Haeg	Offensive tackle	North Dakota State
7	239	Trevor Bates	Outside linebacker	Maine
7	248	Austin Blythe	Center	Iowa

Notes

• The Colts traded their sixth-round selection to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for linebacker Sio Moore.

Staff

Indianapolis Colts staff
	Front Office Owner/CEO – Jim Irsay General Manager – Ryan Grigson Vice President of Football Operations – Jimmy Raye III Director of College Scouting – T. J. McCreight Director of Football Administration – Mike Bluem Director of Pro Personnel – Kevin Rogers Jr. Assistant Director of College Scouting – Todd Vasvari Head Coach Head Coach – Chuck Pagano Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Joe Philbin Assistant to the Head Coach - Jeff Popovich Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Rob Chudzinski Quarterbacks – Brian Schottenheimer Running Backs – Jemal Singleton Wide Receivers – Lee Hull Tight Ends – Jim Hostler Assistant Offensive Line – Joe Gilbert Offensive Assistant/Assistant Quarterbacks Coach – Tim Berbenich Offensive Quality Control – Frank Giufre			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ted Monachino Defensive Line – Gary Emanuel Linebackers – Jim Herrmann Outside Linebackers – Brad White Secondary – Greg Williams Defensive Quality Control – Shawn Terlecky Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Tom McMahon Assistant Special Teams – Maurice Drayton Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Darren Krein Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Richard Howell Conditioning & Performance Analyst - Quadrian Banks → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Current roster

Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks 12 Andrew Luck  7 Stephen Morris 16 Scott Tolzien Running backs 34 Josh Ferguson 23 Frank Gore 28 Jordan Todman 33 Robert Turbin 38 Tyler Varga FB 40 Trey Williams Wide receivers  6 Danny Anthrop 17 Josh Boyce 11 Quan Bray RS 15 Phillip Dorsett 13 T. Y. Hilton  8 Marcus Leak  2 Mekale McKay 10 Donte Moncrief  3 Chester Rogers  5 Tevaun Smith 14 Joshua Stangby 81 Brian Tyms Tight ends 83 Dwayne Allen 84 Jack Doyle 85 Darion Griswold 49 Mike Miller 80 Mike McFarland 86 Erik Swoope		Offensive linemen 63 Austin Blythe C 60 Isiah Cage G 74 Anthony Castonzo T 79 Le'Raven Clark T 66 Kevin Graf T 71 Denzelle Good T 73 Joe Haeg T 62 Davante Harris T 72 Jonotthan Harrison C 78 Ryan Kelly C 75 Jack Mewhort G 64 Kitt O'Brien G 61 Adam Redmond G 76 Joe Reitz G 69 Hugh Thornton G Defensive linemen 96 Henry Anderson DE 62 Sterling Bailey DE 97 Arthur Jones DT 94 Zach Kerr NT 90 Kendall Langford DE 68 Ricky Lumpkin DT 99 T.Y. McGill DT 95 Earl Okine DE 54 David Parry NT 64 Kelcy Quarles DT 91 Hassan Ridgeway NT 65 Delvon Simmons DE		Linebackers 50 Trevor Bates ILB/OLB 58 Trent Cole OLB 49 Amarlo Herrera ILB 56 Nate Irving ILB 52 D'Qwell Jackson ILB 53 Edwin Jackson ILB 92 Curt Maggitt OLB 98 Robert Mathis OLB 57 Josh McNary ILB 51 Sio Moore ILB 44 Antonio Morrison ILB 59 Anthony Sarao ILB 48 Junior Sylvestre ILB 47 Ron Thompson OLB 93 Erik Walden OLB Defensive backs 29 Mike Adams SS 31 Jalil Brown CB 20 Darius Butler CB 34 Daniel Davie CB 35 Akeem Davis FS 21 Vontae Davis CB 26 Clayton Geathers FS 39 Tay Glover-Wright CB 32 T. J. Green FS 27 Winston Guy FS 42 Stefan McClure S 40 Chris Milton CB 43 Tevin Mitchel CB 25 Patrick Robinson CB 30 D'Joun Smith CB 41 Dezmen Southward FS 37 Darius White CB 36 Andrew Williamson SS Special teams  1 Pat McAfee P 45 Matt Overton LS  4 Adam Vinatieri K				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs -- Ahmad Bradshaw RB -- Dan Herron RB -- Lance Louis G -- Charlie Whitehurst QB -- Billy Winn DT Rookies in italics Roster updated May 4, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 90 Active, 0 Inactive, 5 FAs, 8 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

On February 16, the NFL announced that the Colts will play the Green Bay Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. The game will occur on Sunday, August 7, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, and will air at 8:00 p.m. EDT on the NFL Network. NBC, which usually carries the game, will be unable to do so due to their coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3] The two teams will also meet during the regular season in Green Bay.

The remainder of the Colts' preseason opponents and schedule were later announced on April 7.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
HOF	August 7	8:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Green Bay Packers			Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton, Ohio)	ESPN
1	August 13	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Buffalo Bills			Ralph Wilson Stadium	WXIN
2	August 20	7:00 p.m. EDT	Baltimore Ravens			Lucas Oil Stadium	WXIN
3	August 27	7:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Eagles			Lucas Oil Stadium	WTTV
4	September 1	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paul Brown Stadium	WXIN

Regular season

On November 25, 2015, the NFL announced that the Colts will play the Jacksonville Jaguars in the International Series at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The game will occur during Week 4 on Sunday, October 2, and will be aired by CBS in the United States. The kickoff time was announced on April 14, and the Jaguars will be the designated home team for this game.^[4]

The remainder of the Colts' 2016 schedule, with exact dates and times, was finalized and announced on April 14.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	4:25 p.m. EDT	Detroit Lions			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
2	September 18	4:25 p.m. EDT	at Denver Broncos			Sports Authority Field at Mile High	CBS
3	September 25	4:25 p.m. EDT	San Diego Chargers			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
4	October 2	9:30 a.m. EDT	at Jacksonville Jaguars			Wembley Stadium (London, England)	CBS
5	October 9	1:00 p.m. EDT	Chicago Bears			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
6	October 16	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	NBC
7	October 23	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium	CBS
8	October 30	1:00 p.m. EDT	Kansas City Chiefs			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
9	November 6	4:25 p.m. EST	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field	CBS
10	Bye
11	November 20	1:00 p.m. EST	Tennessee Titans			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
12	November 24	8:30 p.m. EST	Pittsburgh Steelers			Lucas Oil Stadium	NBC
13	December 5	8:30 p.m. EST	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	ESPN
14	December 11	1:00 p.m. EST	Houston Texans			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
15	December 18	1:00 p.m. EST	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	CBS
16	December 24	4:05 p.m. EST	at Oakland Raiders			Oakland Coliseum	CBS
17	January 1	1:00 p.m. EST	Jacksonville Jaguars			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

1. Wilson, Josh (May 1, 2016). "Colts undrafted free agent tracker". stampedeblue.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
2. "Indianapolis Colts agree to terms with 21 undrafted free agents". blogs.colts.com. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
3. Patra, Kevin (February 16, 2016). "Packers, Colts to play in 2016 Hall of Fame Game". NFL.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
4. "2016 UK International Series schedule announced". NFL.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

External links

• Official website