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Regular Season Week 1 Indianapolis Colts (0-0) at Houston Texans (0-0) 1 p.m. (EST), Sunday, September 11, 2011, Reliant Stadium Colts.com COLTS OPEN REGULAR SEASON WITH ROAD MEETING AT HOUSTON 2011 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS Team W L T Pct. PF PA Div. Conf. Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 The Indianapolis Colts will travel to Houston to battle the Texans in the 2011 regular season opener at Re- liant Stadium. Game time is slated for 1 p.m. EST. The Colts hold a 16- 2 all-time series record over their AFC South Division foe and have claimed victory in seven of the last eight contests dating back to 2007. Indianapolis has posted a 34-32-1 franchise record in season openers and a 10-5 mark in openers over the last 15 years. Dating back to the NFL realignment in 2002, the Colts have opened the sea- son against a division opponent on three occasions, having registered a 2-1 record. The Houston Texans are looking to rebound from a 6-10 campaign last season and have reloaded with an eight- player draft class, which includes defensive end J.J. Watt. Last year the Colts and Texans split the regular season se- ries, with Houston claiming the season opener at Reliant Stadium. Entering the year, the Colts continue to hold the NFL’s longest playoff streak, which now sits at nine seasons. Fol- lowing last year’s 10-6 record, Indianapolis has also pro- duced nine consecutive double-digit victory campaigns. Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell enters his third season at the helm. In his first two years directing the team, Indi- anapolis has produced a 24-8 record, which included a 14- 2 mark and a Super Bowl XLIV appearance in 2009. THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Monday, September 5 - Players available Noon - Coach Caldwell 12:45 p.m. - Practice 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 6 - Players’ Day Off - No availability Wednesday, September 7 - Players available: Noon - Coach Caldwell 12:45 p.m. - Houston Conference Calls Kubiak (10 a.m.), Schaub (TBD) - Practice: 1:45 p.m. Thursday, September 8 - Players available Noon - Coach Caldwell 12:45 p.m. - Practice 1:45 p.m. Friday, September 9 - Coach Caldwell 10:45 a.m. - Practice 11:20 a.m. - Players available 1:15 p.m. Avis Roper - Senior Director of Communications [email protected] Matt Taylor - Assistant Director of Communications [email protected] Matt Conti - Football Communications Manager [email protected] Pam Humphrey - Public Relations Coordinator [email protected] Head Coach Jim Caldwell 40TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE IRSAY FAMILY This season will mark the 40th anniversary of the Irsay family owning the Colts. In July, 1972, the Colts came under new ownership as Robert Irsay acquired the club from Car- roll Rosenbloom in exchange for the Los An- geles Rams. In 1997, Jim Irsay became the team’s Owner & CEO. Since the Irsay family acquired the Colts, the team has recorded 297 victories while logging 17 playoff appearances, two Super Bowls and one Super Bowl win (XLI) in 2006. Colts Owner & CEO Jim Irsay Saturday, September 10 - No availability Travel to Houston INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center P.O. Box 535000 Indianapolis, IN 46253 www.colts.com BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION RADIO Coverage Provided By CBS Play-by-Play: Greg Gumbel Color Analyst: Dan Dierdorf Coverage Provided By WFNI & WLHK Play-by-Play: Bob Lamey Color Analyst: Will Wolford Sideline: Kevin Lee

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Regular Season Week 1Indianapolis Colts (0-0)

atHouston Texans (0-0)

1 p.m. (EST), Sunday, September 11, 2011, Reliant StadiumColts.com

COLTS OPEN REGULAR SEASON WITH ROAD MEETING AT HOUSTON

2011 AFC SOUTH STANDINGSTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Div. Conf.Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0

The Indianapolis Colts will travel toHouston to battle the Texans in the2011 regular season opener at Re-liant Stadium. Game time is slatedfor 1 p.m. EST. The Colts hold a 16-2 all-time series record over theirAFC South Division foe and haveclaimed victory in seven of the lasteight contests dating back to 2007.Indianapolis has posted a 34-32-1franchise record in season openersand a 10-5 mark in openers overthe last 15 years. Dating back to the

NFL realignment in 2002, the Colts have opened the sea-son against a division opponent on three occasions, havingregistered a 2-1 record.The Houston Texans are looking to rebound from a 6-10campaign last season and have reloaded with an eight-player draft class, which includes defensive end J.J. Watt.Last year the Colts and Texans split the regular season se-ries, with Houston claiming the season opener at ReliantStadium.Entering the year, the Colts continue to hold the NFL’slongest playoff streak, which now sits at nine seasons. Fol-lowing last year’s 10-6 record, Indianapolis has also pro-duced nine consecutive double-digit victory campaigns.Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell enters his third season atthe helm. In his first two years directing the team, Indi-anapolis has produced a 24-8 record, which included a 14-2 mark and a Super Bowl XLIV appearance in 2009.

THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)Monday, September 5- Players available Noon- Coach Caldwell 12:45 p.m.

- Practice3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 6- Players’ Day Off- No availability

Wednesday, September 7- Players available: Noon- Coach Caldwell 12:45 p.m.

- Houston Conference CallsKubiak (10 a.m.), Schaub (TBD)- Practice: 1:45 p.m.

Thursday, September 8- Players available Noon- Coach Caldwell 12:45 p.m.

- Practice1:45 p.m.

Friday, September 9- Coach Caldwell 10:45 a.m.

- Practice11:20 a.m.- Players available 1:15 p.m.

Avis Roper - Senior Director of [email protected]

Matt Taylor - Assistant Director of [email protected]

Matt Conti - Football Communications [email protected]

Pam Humphrey - Public Relations [email protected]

Head Coach Jim Caldwell

40TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE IRSAY FAMILY

This season will mark the 40th anniversaryof the Irsay family owning the Colts. In July,1972, the Colts came under new ownershipas Robert Irsay acquired the club from Car-roll Rosenbloom in exchange for the Los An-geles Rams. In 1997, Jim Irsay became theteam’s Owner & CEO. Since the Irsay familyacquired the Colts, the team has recorded297 victories while logging 17 playoff appearances, twoSuper Bowls and one Super Bowl win (XLI) in 2006.

Colts Owner &CEO Jim Irsay

Saturday, September 10- No availabilityTravel to Houston

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASEIndiana Farm Bureau Football Center • P.O. Box 535000 • Indianapolis, IN 46253 • www.colts.com

BROADCAST INFORMATIONTELEVISION RADIO

Coverage Provided By CBSPlay-by-Play: Greg GumbelColor Analyst: Dan Dierdorf

Coverage Provided ByWFNI & WLHK

Play-by-Play: Bob LameyColor Analyst: Will WolfordSideline: Kevin Lee

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2011 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Preseason (1-3)Date Opponent Time Result/Network8/13 at St. Louis 8 p.m. L, 10-338/19 WASHINGTON 7 p.m. L, 3-168/26 GREEN BAY 8 p.m. L, 21-249/1 at Cincinnati 7 p.m. W, 17-13Regular Season (0-0)Date Opponent Time Result/Network9/11 at Houston 1 p.m. CBS9/18 CLEVELAND 1 p.m. CBS9/25 PITTSBURGH 8:20 p.m. NBC10/3 at Tampa Bay 8:30 p.m. ESPN10/9 KANSAS CITY 1 p.m. CBS10/16 at Cincinnati 1 p.m. CBS10/23 at New Orleans 8:20 p.m. NBC10/30 at Tennessee 1 p.m. CBS11/6 ATLANTA 1 p.m. FOX11/13 JACKSONVILLE 1 p.m. CBS11/20 BYE11/27 CAROLINA 1 p.m. FOX*12/4 at New England 8:20 p.m. NBC*12/11 at Baltimore 1 p.m. CBS*12/18 TENNESSEE 1 p.m. CBS*12/22 HOUSTON 8:20 p.m. NFL Network1/1 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. CBS** Denotes Flexible Scheduling

COLTS REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1GAMEDAY STORYLINE

For the second consecutive year, the Indianapolis Colts willopen the regular season on the road against AFC South Di-vision rival, Houston. Although the Colts lost the seasonopener last year, the team enters the 2011 campaign witha 6-2 record in road season openers dating back to 2000.Indianapolis holds a 16-2 all-time record against the Texansand have won seven of the last eight meetings dating backto 2007.

TALE OF THE TAPEVS. HOUSTON

2010 Final Regular Season StatisticsColts (rank) Texans (rank)27.2 (4) Points Per Game 24.4 (9)380.8 (4) Total Offense Per Game 386.6 (3)92.7 (29) Net Rushing Yards Per Game 127.6 (7)288.1 (1) Net Passing Yards Per Game 259.0 (4)29:41 Possession Average 29:0624.3 (23) Opponent Points Per Game 26.7 (29)341.6 (20) Opponent Total Offense Per Game 376.9 (30)127.0 (25) Opponent Net Rushing Yards Per Game 109.4 (13)214.6 (13) Opponent Net Passing Yards Per Game 267.5 (32)-4 (T19) Turnover Differential 0 (T13)

ALL-TIME RESULTSVS. HOUSTON

All-time regular season results: Colts lead, 16-2All-time postseason results: No meetingsColts regular season home record vs. Texans: 9-0Colts regular season road record vs. Texans: 7-2Current regular season streak: Colts - one game (2010)Last regular season meeting: Colts 30 - Texans 17 (2010)

Regular Season ResultsColts lead series, 16-2

Year Result Location2002 Colts 23 - Texans 3 Houston2002 Colts 19 - Texans 3 Indianapolis2003 Colts 30 - Texans 21 Indianapolis2003 Colts 20 - Texans 17 Houston2004 Colts 49 - Texans 14 Indianapolis2004 Colts 23 - Texans 14 Houston2005 Colts 38 - Texans 20 Houston2005 Colts 31 - Texans 17 Indianapolis2006 Colts 43 - Texans 24 Indianapolis2006 Texans 27 - Colts 24 Houston2007 Colts 30 - Texans 24 Houston2007 Colts 38 - Texans 15 Indianapolis2008 Colts 31 - Texans 27 Houston2008 Colts 20 - Texans 17 Indianapolis2009 Colts 20 - Texans 17 Indianapolis2009 Colts 35 - Texans 27 Houston2010 Texans 34 - Colts 24 Houston2010 Colts 30 - Texans 17 Indianapolis

HEAD COACH JIM CALDWELL

On preparing his team for the 2011 season (9/5/11) - “You approach each season a little differently, because somany different things happen. But what I focus mainly on,is our objective. What do we have to do? My job is to getour team ready to function and play, regardless of the cir-cumstances. Not only just to function and play, but to win.If we don’t win there’s a problem. So that’s the thing thatwe talk about.”

2010 REGULAR SEASONTEAM LEADERS

Leading Passers: Comp. Att. Yards TDs INTs RatingPeyton Manning 450 679 4,700 33 17 91.9Matt Schaub 365 574 4,370 24 12 92.0Leading Rushers: Att. Yards Avg. Long TDsDonald Brown 129 497 3.9 49 2Arian Foster 327 1,616 4.9 74t 16Leading Receivers Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDsReggie Wayne 111 1,355 12.2 50 6Andre Johnson 86 1,216 14.1 60 8

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NOTABLECONNECTIONS

Indiana/Texas Connections:Colts RB Joseph Addai is a native of Houston, Texas; Indianapolis DB Melvin Bullitt is from Bryan, Texas, and played collegiately atTexas A&M; Colts DE Jerry Hughes grew up in Sugar Land, Texas, and played at TCU; Indianapolis DB Jacob Lacey is a native ofGarland, Texas; Colts LS Justin Snow is from Abilene, Texas, and played college football at Baylor University; Indianapolis QuarterbacksCoach Ron Turner coached at Texas A&M in 1998; Texans P Brad Maynard is a native of Sheridan, Indiana, and played collegiatelyat Ball State University; Houston Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach Bill Kollar was the Defensive Line/Special Teams Coachat Purdue University from 1988-89.NFL Connections:Colts LB Ernie Sims was teammates with Texans DL Shaun Cody and WR Bryant Johnson on the Detroit Lions; Indianapolis DLTyler Brayton competed with Houston DT Damione Lewis on the Carolina Panthers.College Connections:Colts OL Jeff Linkenbach and Texans LB Connor Barwin played collegiately together at the University of Cincinnati; Indianapolis RBDarren Evans was teammates with Houston CB Roc Carmichael at Virginia Tech; Colts DT Fili Moala and DB Kevin Thomas com-peted together with Texans LB Brian Cushing and QB Matt Leinart at USC; Indianapolis OL Mike Pollak played with Houston S TroyNolan at Arizona State University; Colts P Pat McAfee and Texans RB Steve Slaton were teammates at West Virginia University; In-dianapolis DB Jerraud Powers competed with Houston RB Ben Tate at Auburn University; Colts DL Tyler Brayton played collegiatelywith Texans FB Lawrence Vickers at Colorado University. Coaching Connections:Colts Defensive Coordinator Larry Coyer and Defensive Line Coach John Teerlinck were members of the Denver Broncos coachingstaff with Texans Head Coach Gary Kubiak, Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison, Tight Ends Coach Brian Pariani, Offensive As-sistant Jim Ryan, and Strength and Conditioning Coach Cedric Smith; Indianapolis Head Coach Jim Caldwell, Offensive CoordinatorClyde Christensen, Defensive Backs Coach Alan Williams and Tight Ends Coach Ricky Thomas were members of the Tampa Baycoaching staff with Houston Special Teams Coordinator Joe Marciano; Colts Wide Receivers Coach Frank Reich and Offensive LineCoach Pete Metzelaars played for the Carolina Panthers while Texans Running Backs Coach Chick Harris was a member of thecoaching staff.

JIM CALDWELLCoaching Years in NFL: 11th Year

Colts Head Coach: 3rd YearRegular Season: 24-8 (.750)

Postseason: 2-2 (.500)Third-year head coach Jim Caldwell is offto one of the fastest starts in NFL history

with a 24-8 record in his first two seasons at the helm. Inleading the Colts to Super Bowl XLIV, Caldwell became thefifth rookie coach in NFL history to take his team to theSuper Bowl. Prior to taking the helm as head coach, Cald-well helped guide Peyton Manning to three of his four MVPswhen he served as quarterbacks coach from 2002-2008.Caldwell’s first headcoaching experiencecame at Wake Forestwhere he was the firstAfrican American headcoach in Atlantic CoastConference history. Healso has a vastamount of assistantcoaching experiencewith the Tampa BayBuccaneers, PennState, Louisville, Col-orado, Northwestern,Southern Illinois andIowa.

GARY KUBIAKCoaching Years in NFL: 18th YearTexans Head Coach: 6th YearRegular Season: 37-43 (.463)

Postseason: 0-0 (.000)Heading into his sixth season as headcoach of the Houston Texans, Gary Kubiak

has turned the 2002 expansion team into a contender inone of the NFL’s most competitive divisions. Kubiak is thesecond coach in franchise history and holds a 37-43 recordduring his tenure. Despite making only two other stops inthe league before becoming an NFL head coach, his re-sume speaks for itself. In his only season (1994) as quar-terbacks’ coach with the San Francisco 49ers, Kubiakguided Steve Young to his second MVP award while the49ers won Super Bowl XXIX, 49-26, over the San DiegoChargers. The following season he left the Bay Area andspent the next 11 seasons as the offensive coordinator forthe Denver Broncos. Arguably the most prolific offense inthe NFL during Kubiak’s 11 seasons, the Broncos won twoSuper Bowls during that span along with running back Ter-rell Davis capturing the1998 MVP. Kubiakalso holds collegiatecoahcing experiencewith Texas A&M from1992-93.

Coaching Background1992-93 Texas A&M RBs Coach1994 49ers QBs Coach1995-2002 Broncos Off. Coord./QBs2003-05 Broncos Off. Coord.2006-11 Texans Head Coach

Coaching Background1978-79 Southern Ill. DBs Coach1980 Southern Ill. Def Coord.1981 Northwestern DBs Coach1982-83 Colorado OLBs Coach1984 Colorado QBs&WRs Coach1985 Louisville DBs Coach1986 Penn State WRs Coach1987-90 Penn State QBs&WRs Coach1991-92 Penn State QBs./Pass. Coord.1993-00 Wake Forest Head Coach2001 Buccaneers QBs Coach2002-06 Colts QBs Coach2006-08 Colts QBs/Asst. Head Coach2008 Colts Associate Head Coach2009-11 Colts Head Coach

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTSPROBABLE STARTERS

OFFENSEWR Reggie Wayne - A five-time Pro Bowl selection whosurpassed 10,000 career receiving yards. Wayne hascaught 787 career passes for 10,748 yards and 69 TDs.LT Anthony Castonzo - The Colts’ first round choice in the2011 NFL Draft. Started a school record 54 career games.LG Joe Reitz - Has spent significant time in the Colts sys-tem, which includes the team’s practice squad last year.C Jeff Saturday - A five-time Pro Bowl selection who hasstarted under center since 2000. In total, has started 172of 183 career games, all with the Colts.RT Ryan Diem - Has spent his entire 10-year career withthe Colts and has totaled 139 starts in 146 career games.RG Jeff Linkenbach - In his first year with the Colts in2010, started four of 16 contests.TE Dallas Clark - Ranks second in franchise history amongtight ends with 4,535 receiving yards and has contributedwith 44 touchdowns.WR Pierre Garcon - In three seasons with the Colts, hastotaled 118 receptions for 1,572 yards and 10 touchdowns.QB Peyton Manning - Owns franchise records for comple-tions (4,682), attempts (7,210), yards (54,828) and touch-downs (399).H-B Austin Collie - In two seasons has totaled 118 recep-tions for 1,325 yards and 15 touchdowns.RB Joseph Addai - A 2007 Pro Bowl selection who hasnotched two 1,000-yard seasons. In his career, has regis-tered 4,020 yards and 47 touchdowns.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTSPROBABLE STARTERS

DEFENSELE Robert Mathis - In eight seasons with the Colts, hasrecorded 394 career tackles while ranking second in clubhistory with 74 sacks. A three-time Pro Bowler (2008-2010).LDT Fili Moala - In two years with Indy (2009-2010), hasposted 43 tackles and returned a fumble for a TD in ‘09.RDT Antonio Johnson - Has totaled 114 tackles (78 solo),1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery in three seasons.RE Dwight Freeney - The franchise sack leader (94) andsix-time Pro Bowl selection, has also contributed with 339career tackles (289 solo), 41 FF, three FR and five PD.SLB Pat Angerer - In his rookie season last year, totaled75 stops, one sack, two passes defensed and one FF.MLB Gary Brackett - In eight seasons with the Colts, hasstarted 85 of 115 contests while adding 748 tackles, foursacks, five FF, three FR, 11 interceptions and 21 PD.WLB Kavell Conner - Totaled 47 tackles, two forced fum-bles and one fumble recovery as a rookie last year.LCB Jacob Lacey - In two years with the Colts, has tallied139 tackles (111 solo), 15 PD and four interceptions.RCB Jerraud Powers - Has started every game he hasparticipated in (2009 and 2010) and has contributed with124 tackles, three INTs, 18 PD, one FF and one FR.SS Melvin Bullitt - A four-year veteran, all with the Colts,has recorded 178 tackles, six INTs, six PD and two FF.FS Antoine Bethea- Has been voted to the Pro Bowl twiceas he has contributed with 552 tackles, 12 INT, 17 PD, threeFF and two FR in five seasons.

LAST GAME AT A GLANCE 2010 PRESEASON GAME 4 VS. CINCINNATI

Colts - 17 Bengals - 13Wide receiver Taj Smith led the team with 11 receptions for140 yards and the game-winning touchdown with 1:08 leftin the fourth quarter as Indianapolis recorded its first pre-season victory. Quarterback Kerry Collins started the con-test and completed 5-of-10 passes for 45 yards while DanOrlovsky entered the game in the second quarter and fin-ished with 178 yards and one touchdown on 10 comple-tions. Running back Darren Evans led the team in rushingand added his first touchdown of the preseason in thefourth quarter while the defensive unit contributed withthree sacks on the night for a total of 12 this preseason.

NOTABLE COLTS BEST GAMES VS. THE HOUSTON TEXANS

RB Joseph Addai2008 - Totaled 22 rushes for 105 yards and one touchdown.LB Gary Brackett2007 - Posted 15 tackles one INT, one FF and one PD.TE Dallas Clark2010 - Recorded 11 catches for 80 yards and one touchdown.WR Austin Collie2010 - Finished with 11 receptions for 163 yards and one TD.QB Peyton Manning2010 - Tallied 40 completions for 433 yards and three TDs.DE Robert Mathis2004 - Notched three sacks and three forced fumbles.WR Reggie Wayne2007 - Compiled 10 catches for 143 yards and one touchdown.

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COLTS NOTESCOLTS MAKE ROSTER MOVES TO REACH LEAGUE-MANDATED 53-MAN ROSTER

The Indianapolis Colts waived 27 players to reach the league-mandated 53-man roster for the start of the regular season.Those waived include: DB-Al Afalava, P-Travis Baltz, WR-Chris Brooks, DE-John Chick, LB-Chris Colasanti, OG-Kyle DeVan, TE-Tyson DeVree, DT-John Gill, WR-David Gilreath, DB-Michael Hamlin, DT-Tommie Harris, RB-Javar-ris James, DB-Brandon King, OL-Jake Kirkpatrick, DT-Ricardo Mathews, TE-Michael Matthews, OG-JacquesMcClendon, WR-Larrone Moore, LB-Kerry Neal, DT-Ollie Ogbu, QB-Dan Orlovsky, WR-Taj Smith (Waived/Injured),OT-Mike Tepper, OT-Michael Toudouze, LB-Nate Triplett, LB-Vuna Tuihalamaka, and WR-Marshall Williams. TheColts also activated wide receiver Blair White from the physically unable to perform list, claimed fullback ChrisGronkowski off waivers from Dallas and placed running back Chad Spann on injured reserve.Included in the Colts 53-man roster to open the season are quarterback Kerry Collins (17), kicker Adam Vinatieri (16)and quarterback Peyton Manning (14) who represent the most years of NFL experience. Also on the active roster arerookie running back Darren Evans (Warren Central) and offensive lineman Joe Reitz (Hamilton Southeastern) who bothhail from the Indianaplis area.This season, excluding rookies, the Colts are welcoming six new players who werenot on the 2010 roster. Those players include: Defensive ends Jamaal Andersonand Tyler Brayton, quarterback Kerry Collins, fullback Chris Gronkowski, de-fensive back Terrence Johnson and linebacker Ernie Sims.Indianapolis has also signed seven players to its practice squad including: WR-Chris Brooks, QB-Mike Hartline, WR-David Gilreath, DT-Ricardo Mathews,DT-Ollie Ogbu, OT-Mike Tepper and WR-Marshall Williams.

Darren EvansWarren Central

Joe ReitzHamilton Southeastern

QuarterbacksIn three preseason games, quarterback Curtis Painter completed 19-of-37 passes for 266 yards, two touchdowns andone interception for an 81.6 quarterback rating. He had his best outing against Green Bay where he finished with 171yards, two touchdowns and a 111.4 QB rating. Kerry Collins started the preseason finale against Cincinnati and completed5-of-10 passes for 45 yards.Running BacksRookie running backs Darren Evans (25-96) and Delone Carter (22-92) led the Colts in rushingthis preseason. Joseph Addai posted his highest rushing total against Green Bay (44 yards)and compiled 52 yards in three preseason games. Others contributing included Chad Spann (8-31) and Donald Brown (14-27).Wide ReceiversReggie Wayne topped the 100-yard mark against Green Bay and totaled six receptions for 105yards and one touchdown this preseason. Pierre Garcon finished the preseason with threecatches for 88 yards (29.3 avg.) and a long reception of 41 yards. Tight ends Mike McNeill (33yards) and Dallas Clark (20 yards) registered three catches each.DefenseDefensive back David Caldwell led the Colts with 23 tackles this preseason while adding onetackle for loss. Linebacker Philip Wheeler and defensive back Kevin Thomas each led the team with 15 solo stopsapiece. Indianapolis recorded 12 sacks from 10 different players this preseason led by defensive end Dwight Freeney(2.5). The Colts also witnessed multiple sacks coming from Wheeler and Jerry Hughes. Defensive backs Mike Newtonand Thomas and linebacker Adrian Moten were responsible for Indianapolis’ three interceptions this preseason.Special TeamsPunter, Pat McAfee averaged 51.5 yards per punt, which includes a long kick of 60 yards against the Redskins. Onkickoffs, Joe Lefeged led the team with four returns for 103 yards (25.8 avg.) and Chad Spann contributed with fourreturns for 67 yards. David Gilreath paced the Colts with nine punt returns for 64 yards. Kicker Adam Vinatieri split theuprights on three of four field goal attempts while adding three extra points.

RB-Darren Evans

2011 PRESEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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COLTS NOTESGRAND OPENING

Indianapolis has recorded a franchise record of 34-32-1 inseason openers, which includes a 9-3 mark in their last 12Week 1 matchups. The Colts have 34 wins in road openers,the most in NFL annals among AFC teams. Indianapolis will open its 2011 home schedule with an AFCmeeting against the Cleveland Browns in Week 2. TheColts have won seven of their past eight home openers andtheir last five games against the Browns dating back to1999.

FAST AND THE FURIOUSGetting off to a fast start is im-portant and over the last 10years, the Colts have led theNFL in wins in the first month ofthe season. In the past 10years, 15 teams have a winningrecord through the season’sfirst month. Those 15 clubshave combined for 71 playoffappearances in that span andhave won eight of the 10 SuperBowl championships. Below is a breakdown of the top fiveteams with winning opening-month records over the last 10years (2001-2010).

Team Record Pct.Indianapolis 26-6-0 .813Denver 24-10-0 .706New England 21-10-0 .677New York Giants 20-12-0 .625Seattle 20-12-0 .625

COLTS LEADING THE WAY

In nine seasons since the NFL realignment in 2002, 29 ofthe 32 teams have qualified for the playoffs at least once.In that time, 26 different teams have won division titles. En-tering the season, the Colts lead the league in playoffberths (nine) and are tied for the most division titles (seven)since the realignment.

Most Playoff Berths in the NFL Since 2002Team Playoff Berths Division TitlesIndianapolis 9 7New England 7 7Philadelphia 7 5

CONSISTENCY IS KEYAlong with their run of nine con-secutive postseason berths, theColts hold the best regular sea-son record from 1999-2010,138-54, echoing the success ofthe team over the past decade.Indianapolis also has the secondbest home winning percentage(.792) and the best road winningpercentage (.722) from 2002-10.Consistency and longevity haveallowed Indianapolis to reach10-plus victories for nine consecutive seasons (2002-10),trailing only the San Francisco 49ers’ streak of 16 seasons(1983-98).

IT’S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE

The AFC and AFC South Division always present challeng-ing matchups for not only the Colts, but all teams acrossthe league. This season is no different as the Colts enterthe 2011 campaign tied for the third hardest schedule. Lastseason, Indy’s opponents compiled a 133-123 record for a.520 winning percentage. They play against nine teamswho were .500 or better last year and six teams thatreached the 2010 playoffs. Below is a look at the top teamsin terms of strength of schedule.

Opp. 2010 Games vs. teams Games vs.Team Pct. & Record .500 or better Playoff teamsCarolina .555, 142-114-0 10 7Buffalo .535, 137-119-0 9 6Colts .520, 133-123-0 9 6Denver .520, 133-123-0 10 6Detroit .520, 133-123-0 10 7J-Ville .520, 133-123-0 9 7K.C. .520, 133-123-0 10 6N.Y. Jets .520, 133-123-0 9 5S.D. .520, 133-123-0 10 7

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

The Indianapolis Colts have awelcomed sight in terms of theteam’s travel this season. Withthe total air distance that allteams have to travel during theregular season totaling 506,054miles, the Colts rank second tolast in the most amount of milesa team in the league has to travelfor road contests (9,554) thisseason. Only the Tennessee hasa shorter total route with 7,060 miles. Teams in the NFCWest have the highest combined mileage for all divisions(95,346) as the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawksrank first and second on the list.

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COLTS NOTESLOOKING TO HIT DOUBLE-DIGITS

Head Coach Jim Caldwell has beenpart of the Colts organization since2002 and in every season since, theteam has posted double-digit vic-tory campaigns, including 12 wins in2009 and 10 wins in 2010 (Cald-well’s first two years as headcoach). Currently, the Colts only trailthe 1983-98 San Francisco 49ers(16) for the longest streak in leagueannals.

Colts Double-Digit Victory Seasons Since 2002 Year Record Playoff Result2002 10-6 Lost AFC Wild Card at NYJ, 41-0

(Head Coach: Tony Dungy)2003 12-4 Lost AFC Championship at NE, 24-14

(Head Coach: Tony Dungy)2004 12-4 Lost AFC Divisional Game at NE, 20-3

(Head Coach: Tony Dungy)2005 14-2 Lost AFC Divisional Game to PIT, 21-18

(Head Coach: Tony Dungy)2006 12-4 Won Super Bowl XLI vs. CHI, 29-17

(Head Coach: Tony Dungy)2007 13-3 Lost AFC Divisional Game vs. SD, 28-24

(Head Coach: Tony Dungy)2008 12-4 Lost AFC Wild Card at SD, 23-17 (OT)

(Head Coach: Tony Dungy)2009 14-2 Lost Super Bowl XLIV to NO, 31-17

(Head Coach: Jim Caldwell)2010 10-6 Lost AFC Wild Card vs. NYJ, 17-16

(Head Coach: Jim Caldwell)

A PERFECT 10

Head Coach Jim Caldwell hasalways been a coach with a phi-losophy that achieving smallergoals will lead to larger ones. Itis this coaching style that hasled Indianapolis to two consecu-tive AFC South Division Cham-pionships and two playoffappearances in Caldwell’s firsttwo years at the helm.The Colts’ focus on winning their division has yielded anAFC South title in seven of the last nine seasons as theteam has earned playoff appearances in nine straight cam-paigns (2002-10). If Indianapolis can reach the postseasonthis year, the club will become the first in NFL history to ad-vance to the playoffs in 10 consecutive seasons. The Coltsand the Dallas Cowboys (1975-1983) are the only teamswith nine consecutive playoff appearances.

Consecutive Postseason AppearancesTeam Years StreakDallas Cowboys 1975-1983 9Indianapolis Colts 2002-2011 9Dallas Cowboys 1966-1973 8Pittsburgh Steelers 1972-1979 8Los Angeles Rams 1973-1980 8San Francisco 49ers 1983-1990 8

PLAY THE PERCENTAGES

Over the past 10 years, five NFL teams haveposted a winning percentage of .600 or better.The Colts rank second in the NFL with a 115-45-0 record, which includes a .719 winningpercetage, nine playoff berths, two Super Bowlappearances and one Super Bowl victory. Tothe right are the top five teams in terms of win-ning percentage over the last 10 seasons.

Team W L T Pct.New England 121 39 0 .756Indianapolis 115 45 0 .719Pittsburgh 106 53 1 .666Philadelphia 102 57 1 .641Green Bay 96 64 0 .600

HOLDING DOWN THE AFC

Indianapolis Head Coach Jim Caldwell enters his third sea-son at the helm. In his first two years directing the team,the Colts have produced a 24-8 record, which included a14-2 mark and a Super Bowl XLIV appearance in 2009. Heis one of 30 coaches to ever produce 24-plus regular sea-son wins and a Super Bowl berth in any two-year careerspan.

AIR ATTACKLed by a potent passing attack, the Colts have finished inthe top 10 of the NFL in offensive production in 11 of thepast 12 seasons. In net passing alone, Indianapolis hasclaimed the league’s top spot on three occasions since2003, which includes ‘03 (261.2), 2004 (288.9) and 2010(288.1). The Colts organization has grown accustomed tobuilding one of the premier passing offenses in the NFL, asthey are currently tied for second all-time with the Min-nesota Vikings with 16 seasons of top five passing of-fenses.

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PEYTON AIRS IT OUT VS. HOUSTONLast season, quarterback Peyton Manning tallied thefourth-highest season-opening passing yardage total inNFL history in Week 1 against the Houston Texans. Man-ning completed 40-of-57 attempts for 433 yards, threetouchdowns and no interceptions for a 109.8 rating. Thecompletions and attempts are both single-game careerhighs for the 14-year NFL veteran. Below is a look at thetop four passing yardage performances in season openers.Name Att. Comp.Yards TD INTNorm Van Brocklin (9/28/51) 41 27 554 5 2L.A. Rams vs. N.Y. Yanks Dan Marino (9/4/94) 42 23 473 5 1Miami vs. New EnglandKurt Warner (9/4/00) 35 25 441 3 3St. Louis vs. DenverPeyton Manning (9/12/10) 57 40 433 3 0Indianapolis vs. Houston

OFFENSE IS ROLLING

Dating back to the NFL’s realign-ment in 2002, the IndianapolisColts have led the league in totaloffense per game with a 367.0average. The majority of successon the offensive side of the ballcan be credited to the air attackas quarterback Peyton Manningand other Colt QBs have totaleda 267.4 passing yards per gameaverage, which also leads theNFL during that time frame.

NFL Top Offenses Since 2002Rank Team Total YPG1. Indianapolis 367.02. New Orleans 360.43. Denver 358.74. Green Bay 358.65. New England 357.3

SCARY ENDINGS

Indianapolis defensive endsDwight Freeney and RobertMathis have registered verysuccessful careers with theColts dating back to theirrookie campaigns. Each cur-rently ranks first and second onthe team’s all-time sack recordlist as Freeney has accumu-lated 94 while Mathis has to-taled 74. The two have alsocombined for nine Pro Bowlselections, which makes for an

intimidating sight for opposing offenses on gameday. Withthe quarterback pressure from both Freeney and Mathis,the Colts defense ranks third in the NFL in opponents netpassing yardage per game dating back to 2002 (Freeney’sfirst year).Opp. Net Passing Yards Per Game Avg. (Since 2002)

Rank Team Net Avg.1. Tampa Bay 182.82. Buffalo 193.13. Indianapolis 193.9

GETTING DEFENSIVEFrom 2002-10, the Colts have finished in the top 10 in scor-ing defense five times, which is tied for fourth best amongall teams during that period. The Colts turnover ratio (+63)from 2004-10, has also played a key role in placing this de-fensive unit among the most dangerous in the league. Indianapolis’ success on the defensive side of the ball hasnot been limited to the regular season. Since the streak ofnine consecutive postseason berths began in 2002, theColts have worked their way near the top of a number ofstatistical categories. During that time frame, the Colts rankfourth in postseason sacks (27) and second in postseasoninterceptions (18).

UNDER PRESSUREThe Colts have flourished in pressure downs, and haveshown a knack for coming out on top in the turnover battle.Since 2002, Indianapolis’ offense has recorded the bestthird-down conversion percentage, completing 846-of-1,783 (.474), and the second best fourth-down conversionpercentage, completing 63-of-103 (.612). Coupled with theirability to capitalize on down and distance, the Colts havesurrendered the fewest turnovers (140), and recorded thebest turnover margin (+63) in the NFL from 2004-10.

HISTORICAL RELEVANCEOn August 25, 2011, the Colts signed quarterback KerryCollins, a 17-year NFL veteran. Collins and Peyton Man-ning have intersected before, and they are two of the 12quarterbacks ever to top the 40,000-yard career passingmark. Manning has thrown for 54,828 yards, while Collinshas 40,441 yards. When the pair met in the 2010 regular-season finale in Indianapolis, it marked the first time in NFLhistory two quarterbacks shared the field together after hav-ing passed the 40,000-yard plateau.

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QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNINGPEYTON MANNING6-5, 230 pounds, Tennessee• 10-time Pro Bowl Selection

• Four-time Associated Press NFL MVP• Super Bowl XLI MVP

MANNING’S CAREER BEST GAMESCompletions Attempts40, at Houston (9/12/10) 57, at Houston (9/12/10)38, at New England (11/21/10) 56, at San Diego (11/11/07)37, vs. Tennessee (11/3/02) 54, (two times)

Last at New England (10/8/00)Yards Touchdowns472 at Kansas City (10/31/04) 6, (two times)440 vs. Jacksonville (9/25/00) Last at Detroit (11/24/04)433 at Houston (9/12/10) 5, (four times)

Last at Houston (11/14/04)Passer Rating158.3, (three times)Last at New Orleans (9/28/03)

REACHING THE TOP

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning continues to rise in theleague record books with every passing season. Now intohis 14th year, Manning has a chance to continue his streak.His first touchdown of the 2011 season will be the 400th ofhis career as he will join only Dan Marino (420) and BrettFavre (508) as the only quarterbacks to surpass 400. Man-ning, who averages 30 touchdowns a season, can topMarino for second on the list with 22 scores this year.Manning also ranks third in the league with 4,682 comple-tions and is 286 shy of surpassing Dan Marino for the sec-ond spot on the league’s all-time completions list as well.One of the biggest jumps Manning can make this year cancome from the most career starting wins in NFL history. TheNew Orleans, Louisiana native has started the first 208games of his career, the longest career-opening streak ofany quarterback in NFL history. Currently he ranks fourthon the list with a 141-67-0 (.678) mark and with nine winsthis season, can jump John Elway for second place. Belowis a look at the list.Rank Name Record Pct.1. Brett Favre 186-112-0 .6242. John Elway 148-82-1 .6433. Dan Marino 147-93-0 .6134. Peyton Manning 141-67-0 .6785. Fran Tarkenton 124-109-6 .531

Manning has won 10-plus games in a season 11 times (1999-2000,2002-2010), the most among quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era.

SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST

In his 13th NFL season, quarterback Peyton Manning setfranchise seasonal records in completions (450), attempts(679) and yards (4,700) in 2010. His completions were anNFL record while his passing yardage ranked 11th all-timein league history. Manning also recorded his sixth 30-plustouchdown campaign after totaling 33 last season.

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Rank Player Yards1. Brett Favre 71,8382. Dan Marino 61,3613. Peyton Manning 54,8284. John Elway 51,4755. Warren Moon 49,325

NFL’S ALL-TIME LEADERS PASSING YARDS

Rank Player Completions1. Brett Favre 6,3002. Dan Marino 4,9673. Peyton Manning 4,6824. John Elway 4,1235. Warren Moon 3,988

NFL’S ALL-TIME LEADERS COMPLETIONS

Rank Player Touchdowns1. Brett Favre 5082. Dan Marino 4203. Peyton Manning 3994. Fran Tarkenton 3425. John Elway 300

NFL’S ALL-TIME LEADERS TOUCHDOWNS

Rank Player Percentage1. Chad Pennington 66.02. Kurt Warner 65.53. Drew Brees 65.24. Peyton Manning 64.95. Matt Schaub 64.8

NFL’S ALL-TIME LEADERS COMPLETION %

Rank Player Record1. Brett Favre 186-112-02. John Elway 148-82-13. Dan Marino 147-93-04. Peyton Manning 141-67-05. Fran Tarkenton 124-109-6

NFL’S ALL-TIME LEADERS MOST STARTING WINS

STARTING STRONG

Peyton Manning hasstarted the first 208games of his NFL ca-reer, the longest-careeropening streak of anyquarterback and playerin NFL history. Hepassed Gene Upshaw(207) for the title lastseason. The streak in-cludes a stretch of 1,590snaps to open his careerand his career-beststretch of 1,631 snapsended at New Orleanson September 28, 2003.Manning has won 10-plus games in a season on 11 occasions (1999-2000, 2002-2010), the most among quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era.Among quarterbacks, his 208-game starting streak is thesecond longest in league history to Brett Favre (297) andis currently the longest active streak.

FINDING THE ENDZONE

Throwing touchdown passes has never been a weaknessfor Peyton Manning throughout his career. He has foundhis target in the endzone on 399 occasions, which ranksthird all-time in the NFL. In every season he has competedin, Manning has thrown more than 25 touchdown passes,which is currently the longest streak in the NFL. Last year,Manning also surpassed Brett Favre (12) with his 13th con-secutive year with 20 or more TDs.

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning hastaken snaps from center Jeff Saturday

dating back to the 2000 season.

INTO THE THOUSANDS

Peyton Manning, an 11-time Pro Bowler (1999-2000, 2002-2010) is the only player in NFL history with 3,000 passingyards in each of his first 13 seasons and he owns 13 of the19 3,000-plus passing seasons in Colts history (three, Uni-tas; three, Bert Jones). Manning extended his NFL-recordstreak of 4,000-plus seasons to six in 2004, tying DanMarino’s all-time NFL mark. He now holds the league ca-reer record for 4,000-plus passing seasons with 11.Seasons Player Years

11 Peyton Manning, Colts 1999-04, 06-106 Brett Favre, Green Bay 1995, 98-99, 04, 07, 096 Dan Marino, Miami 1984-86, 88, 92, 945 Drew Brees, N.O. 2006-104 Warren Moon, Hou/Min. 1990-91, 94-953 Six Players

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Rank Player Yards1. Peyton Manning 54,8282. Johnny Unitas 39,7683. Bert Jones 17,663

COLTS ALL-TIME LEADERSPASSING YARDS

Rank Player Completions1. Peyton Manning 4,6822. Johnny Unitas 2,7963. Bert Jones 1,382

COLTS ALL-TIME LEADERSCOMPLETIONS

Rank Player Touchdowns1. Peyton Manning 3992. Johnny Unitas 2873. Bert Jones 122

COLTS ALL-TIME LEADERSTOUCHDOWNS

Rank Player Percentage1. Peyton Manning 64.92. Jeff George 57.03. Bert Jones 56.1

COLTS ALL-TIME LEADERSCOMPLETION %

Rank Player Con. Seasons1. Peyton Manning 13 (1998-present)2. Brett Favre 5 (1994-98)3. Dan Marino 5 (1984-88)

NFL’S MOST CONSECUTIVESEASONS WITH 25+ TDs

Seasons Player Years11 Peyton Manning 1999-04, 06-106 Brett Favre 1995, 98-99, 04, 07, 096 Dan Marino 1984-86, 88, 92, 945 Drew Brees 2006-104 Warren Moon 1990-91, 1994-95

NFL’S QB WITH MULTIPLE4,000+ PASSING SEASONS

DYNAMIC DUO

The connection and timing between Peyton Manning andwide receiver Reggie Wayne over the last 10 seasons hasbeen solid. The two, who have connected for 67 touch-downs heading into the 2011 season, lead all active TD duocombinations in the league. Manning and Wayne are eye-ing records that Manning set with another stellar Colts re-ceiver, Marvin Harrison. Manning and Harrison top the NFLrecord books with 112 touchdown combinations. That’s 27more touchdowns than the second best unit of Steve Youngand Jerry Rice with San Francisco. Manning and Wayne’s67 TDs currently rank as the fourth-best mark all-time. Man-ning and Wayne have also connected for 779completion/receptions and 10,602 yards, both of which ranksecond to Manning and Harrison’s 953 completion/recep-tions and 12,766 yards. Below is a breakdown of the duorecords.

Most Prolific QB-WR TD Duos in NFL HistoryCombination TDsPeyton Manning - Marvin Harrison, Colts: 98-08 112Steve Young - Jerry Rice, 49ers: 87-99 85Dan Marino - Mark Clayton, Dolphins: 83-92 79Peyton Manning - Reggie Wayne, Colts: 01-10 67Most Prolific QB-WR Completion Duos in NFL HistoryCombination Comp.Peyton Manning - Marvin Harrison, Colts: 98-08 953Peyton Manning - Reggie Wayne, Colts: 01-10 779Most Prolific QB-WR Yardage Duos in NFL History

Combination YardsPeyton Manning - Marvin Harrison, Colts: 98-0812,766Peyton Manning - Reggie Wayne, Colts: 01-10 10,602

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning with wide receiver Reggie Wayne.

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QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNINGPEYTON MANNING

AFTER 208 CAREER GAMESCATEGORY NO. OF TIMES2+ Touchdown Passes 1233+ Touchdown Passes 644+ Touchdown Passes 225+ Touchdown Passes 6300+ Passing Yards 63400+ Passing Yards 8100+ Rating Games (min. 15 atts.) 8020+ Completion Games 153Games with TD pass 18250+ Completion Percentage 20055+ Completion Percentage 18060+ Completion Percentage 152Colts scored 30+ Points 78Produced 100+ Receiver 126Red Zone TD: Int Ratio 252:23

PEYTON MANNINGBY THE YARDS

PASSING YARDS (208 games) TOTAL OFFENSE (208 games)200+ yards 170 games 300+ yards 173 games250+ yards 122 games 350+ yards 119 games300+ yards 63 games 400+ yards 54 games350+ yards 24 games 500+ yards 9 games

IN ELITE COMPANY

Peyton Manning has reached several key milestones for aquarterback in 13 career seasons. Here is a look at wherehe ranks in NFL history and how many games it took.

100 TD Passes GamesDan Marino 44Kurt Warner 50Johnny Unitas 53Peyton Manning 56200 TD Passes GamesDan Marino 89Peyton Manning 106Brett Favre 107Tom Brady 116300 TD Passes GamesPeyton Manning 157Dan Marino 157Brett Favre 167Fran Tarkenton 217400 TD Passes GamesDan Marino 227Brett Favre 228Peyton Manning (one TD shy)30,000 Yards GamesDan Marino 114Kurt Warner 114Peyton Manning 115Warren Moon 12540,000 Yards GamesDan Marino 153Peyton Manning 154Warren Moon 165Brett Favre 16650,000 Yards GamesPeyton Manning 191Dan Marino 193Brett Favre 211John Elway 229

PEYTON MANNINGTD PASSES BY QUARTER

QUARTER TD PASSES1st 902nd 1193rd 974th 93

COLTS SCORING UNDERPEYTON MANNING

YEAR PTS./GAME AFC/NFL RANK2011 0.0 0/02010 27.2 3/42009 26.0 3/72008 23.6 6/162007 28.1 2/32006 26.7 2/2T2005 27.4 1/22004 32.6 1/12003 27.9 1/2T2002 21.8 10/172001 25.8 1/22000 26.8 3/41999 26.4 1/31998 19.4 10/19

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QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNINGPEYTON MANNING: WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2011

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will havethe opportunity to improve on his already stellar NFL careeras he approaches more milestones,now in his 14th season. Manninghas already compiled a Hall ofFame resume with recordsthat lead both the NFL andthe Colts organization. Belowis a look at what fans canwatch for throughout the2011 season.• Manning has registered 11seasons with 4,000-plus pass-ing yards, which includes his ca-reer-high of 4,700 yards lastseason. With another 4,000-plusyard passing season, he will becomethe first player in NFL history with 124,000-plus yard seasons. Manning isthe only quarterback to accomplish thefeat in 11 seasons.• With his first touchdown pass of the 2011season, Manning will reach 400 for his ca-reer, becoming only the third player to reachthe plateau in league history along with BrettFavre and Dan Marino. He needs 22 touchdownpasses to surpass Marino (420) for secondplace all-time. Over the course of his 13 previ-ous seasons, Manning has averaged just over30 touchdown passes.• Manning has 22 career games with fouror more touchdown passes and needstwo such games to surpass Brett Favre(23) for the most games with fourtouchdown passes in NFL history.Last year, he threw for four touch-downs at New England (11/21)while contributing with 396 pass-ing yards.• Manning has led the NFL intouchdown passes on three oc-casions (2000, 2004 and 2006)and can tie Len Dawson, BrettFavre, Johnny Unitas andSteve Young for the most sea-sons leading the league intouchdown passes with four.• Manning needs 286 passcompletions to surpass DanMarino (4,967) for second

place all-time. In 13 seasons, Manning has 4,682 comple-tions on 7,210 attempts for a 64.9 completion percentage. • Manning has passed for 300 yards in a game 63 times inhis career, which is tied with Dan Marino for the most all-time. Manning needs one 300-yard passing game to attainsole possession of first place. Over the span of his career,Manning has averaged just under four 300-plus passinggames per season. • With 25 touchdown passes in 2011, Manning will becomethe first player in the NFL to throw for 25 TDs in 14 consec-utive seasons. He is the only player to record 13 consecu-tive seasons.

• Manning has passed for 3,000yards in each of the past 13seasons and owns the sec-ond-longest streak of con-secutive 3,000-yard sea-sons (Brett Favre owns thecurrent record with 18).Manning is the only player inleague history to start a ca-reer with 13 consecutive3,000-yard passing seasons.

• Manning, who is enter-ing his 14th NFL sea-son, ranks third all-timein career passing yards(54,828), completions(4,682) and touchdownpasses (399). With 286completions and 22touchdown passes in2011, he will surpassPro Football Hall ofFamer Dan Marino(4,967 completions, 420TDs) for second place

all-time in each category.• Since taking over the reins in 1998, PeytonManning and the Colts have finished in the topsix in NFL passing offense for 13 consecutiveseasons. The Colts are the only team in NFLhistory to accomplish this feat, and will look to

build upon that number this season. If theColts are able to repeat last season’s rankas the number one passing offense in theleague, then they will be just the third teamin NFL history (Dolphins, Chargers) to leadthe league in passing four times over anine year span (2003-11).

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QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING

Quarterback Peyton Manning has 80 career 100-plus rating games (minimum 15 attempts), including three perfect rating games of 158.3. The Colts are72-8 in those 80 games.

PEYTON MANNING RANKS IN AFC & NFLCategory 1998 AFC/NFL 1999 AFC/NFL 2000 AFC/NFL 2001 AFC/NFL 2002 AFC/NFL 2003 AFC/NFL 2004 AFC/NFLComp. 326 1/2 331 1/3 357 1/1 343 2/3 392 2/2 379 1/1 336 2/4Attempts 575 1/1 533 2/4 571 2/3 547 2/5 591 4/4 566 1/2 497 4/8Comp. Pct. 56.7 9/19 62.1 1/2 62.5 2/5 62.7 3/6 66.3 4/4 67.0 1/1 67.6 1/3Yards 3,739 1/3 4,135 1/3 4,413 1/1 4,131 1/2 4,200 3/3 4,267 1/1 4,557 2/3Yds./Att. 6.50 10/20 7.76 /4 7.73 2/5 7.55 2/5 7.11 7/10 7.53 3/4 9.2 1/1TDs 26 2/5 26 1/3 33 1/1* 26 2/5 27 2/2* 29 1/2 49 1/1Rating 71.2 12/23 90.7 1/4 94.7 2/6 84.1 4/8* 88.8 4/6 99.0 2/2 121.1 1/1Category 2005 AFC/NFL 2006 AFC/NFL 2007 AFC/NFL 2008 AFC/NFL 2009 AFC/NFL 2010 AFC/NFLComp. 305 5/6 362 1/3 337 3/7 371 2/4 393 2/2 450 1/1Attempts 453 9/13 557 1/4 515 4/10 555 2/5 571 2/2 679 1/1Comp. Pct. 67.3 3/3 65.0 2/3 65.4 4/6 66.8 2/3 68.8 1/2 66.3 1/2Yards 3,747 5/7 4,397 1/2 4,040 3/7 4,002 3/6 4,500 2/2 4,700 2/2Yds./Att. 8.3 2/2 7.89 1/4 7.84 2/3 7.21 6/13 7.88 4/10 6.92 10/20TDs 28 2/2 31 1/1 31 3/4 27 2/5 33 1/2* 33 2/2*Rating 104.1 1/1 101.0 1/1 98.0 4/4 95.0 3/5 99.9 3/6 91.9 7/10

PEYTON MANNING PASSING BREAKDOWN vs. AFC (Regular Season Only)TEAMS W-L ATTS COMP PCT. YDS. TD INT LG SACKS RATINGAFC EAST 25-25 1,719 1,069 62.2 12,388 80 62 80t 58-424 84.4AFC NORTH 20-3 789 509 64.5 6,006 42 18 80t 25-154 95.8AFC SOUTH 43-12 1,889 1,295 68.6 14,924 111 34 76 52-337 104.2AFC WEST 19-9 1,032 631 61.1 7,303 50 35 63 37-229 84.5AFC TOTALS 107-49 5,429 3,504 64.5 40,621 283 149 80t 175-1,144 93.0NFC TOTALS 34-18 1,781 1,178 66.1 14,207 116 49 86t 56-339 100.7NFL TOTALS 141-67 7,210 4,682 64.9 54,828 399 198 86t 231-1,483 94.9

COLTS RECORD WHEN MANNING...

RECORD WITH MANNING UNDER CENTER

Games Started: 208Overall: 141-67Home: 76-28Away: 65-39On Grass: 46-28On Turf: 95-39Indoor: 78-33Outdoor: 63-33vs. AFC: 107-49vs. NFC: 34-18Overtime: 3-2

PASS ATTEMPTSLess than 20: 4-420-29 attempts: 37-1330-39 attempts: 73-1840-49 attempts: 25-2250 or More 2-10

PASSING YARDSLess than 200: 23-15200-299 yards: 80-27300-399 yards: 32-23400 or more: 6-2

COMPLETIONSLess than 10: 2-210-19 attempts: 32-1920-29 attempts: 98-3130 or more: 9-15

TOUCHDOWNSNone: 14-121 touchdown: 36-232 touchdowns: 41-183 or more: 50-14

INTERCEPTIONSNone: 72-131 interception: 50-192 interceptions: 17-223 or more: 1-14

SACKSNone: 56-241 sack: 51-122 sacks: 22-183 or more sacks: 12-13

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WIDE RECEIVER REGGIE WAYNE

WAYNE’S CAREER BEST GAMESReceptions Receiving Yards15, at Jacksonville (10/3/10) 200 vs. Dallas (12/5/10)14, vs. Dallas (12/5/10) 196 at Jacksonville (10/3/10)12, two times 184 vs. Green Bay (9/26/04)Last vs. San Francisco (11/1/09)Long Reception Receiving Touchdowns71t, at Denver (1/2/05) 3 at Denver (10/29/06)66t, at Cincinnati (11/20/05) 2, seven times65t, two times Last vs. New England Last at Jacksonville (12/17/09) (11/15/09)Receiving Avg. (Min. five receptions)26.4 (five rec.) at Jacksonville (12/17/09)24.0 (seven rec.) at Carolina (10/28/07)23.4 (five rec.) at Cincinnati (11/20/05)

LEADING THE PACK

Wide receiver ReggieWayne contributed with hissecond-highest receivingyardage total last season(1,355), his best since 2007when he logged his career-high 1,510 yards. Datingback to 2004, Wayne hascompiled 1,000-plus receiv-ing yards in each seasonand leads all active wide re-ceivers for most consecutive1,000-plus yard campaignswith seven.Since 2004, Wayne leads allNFL receivers in receptionsand receiving yards whileranking fifth in touchdowns. Below are the totals since ‘04.

Most Receptions in the NFL since 2004Player ReceptionsReggie Wayne 643Larry Fitzgerald 613Andre Johnson 607

Most Receiving Yards in the NFL since 2004Player YardsReggie Wayne 8,849Larry Fitzgerald 8,204Andre Johnson 8,188

Most Touchdowns in the NFL since 2004Player TouchdownsRandy Moss 76Terrell Owens 72Antonio Gates 67Larry Fitzgerald 65Reggie Wayne 58

Reggie Wayne ranks second in thefranchise in receptions, yards andtouchdowns by a wide receiver.

CHASING MARVIN

Wide receiver Reggie Wayneis one of eight different Coltreceivers to have posted atleast one 1,000-yard receiv-ing season in franchise his-tory. With his seventhconsecutive 1,000-yard cam-paign in 2010, Wayne rankssecond only to Marvin Harri-son (eight) in 1,000-yardseasons and can tie theteam record by reaching the plateau this year. Below is thelist of Colts receivers who have topped the mark.

Seasons Player Years8 Marvin Harrison 1999-20067 Reggie Wayne 2004-20101 Raymond Berry 19601 Bill Brooks 19861 Roger Carr 19761 Dallas Clark 20091 Brandon Stokley 20041 Reggie Langhorne 1993

TWO FOR ‘10

Reggie Wayne set two career bests last season, one ofwhich also served as a franchise record. In a Week 13game against Dallas, he set a new career-high with 200 re-ceiving yards, which was only the fourth 200-plus yard con-test by a Colts receiver. Wayne also set a personal bestand team record with 15 receptions in a Week 4 meeting atJacksonville. Nine weeks later, Wayne fell one catch shy ofmatching his season and career-high, totaling 14 againstDallas. Only two other receivers in Colts history havereached 14 catches in a single game (Marvin Harrison -12/26/99 & 11/17/02 and Dallas Clark - 11/8/09).

CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT

Last season, Reggie Wayne was named to his fifth ProBowl and became the 34th NFL player to surpass 10,000career receiving yards. He also became the seventh NFLreceiver with three or more 100-plus catch seasons and the11th player to post back-to-back 100-plus catch campaigns.

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RUNNING BACK JOSEPH ADDAI

ADDAI’S CAREER BEST GAMESRushes Rushing Yards26 vs. New England (11/4/07) 171 vs. Philadelphia (11/26/06)24 vs. Philadelphia (11/26/06) 136 vs. Denver (9/30/07)23, two times 128 at Washington (10/17/10)Last at Carolina (10/28/07)Long Rush Rushing Touchdowns46 at Washington (10/17/10) 4 vs. Philadelphia (11/26/06)41 vs. Cincinnati (12/18/06) 2, six times29 at Houston (12/24/06) Last at Jacksonville (9/21/08)Rushing Avg. (Min. 10 rushes)7.7 on 11 att. vs. Washington (10/22/06)7.5 on 17 att. at Washington (10/17/10)7.2 on 19 att. vs. Denver (9/30/07)

MOVING UP THE CHARTS

Running back Joseph Addai has compiled 4,020 rushing yards in his career, which rankseighth among Colts rushers in team history. Addai’s 38 rushing touchdowns rank seventhin franchise history and he owns two of the 14 double-digit rushing TD seasons in franchisehistory (12 in 2007 and 10 in 2009). Addai has 47 career touchdowns (38 rushing and ninereceiving). He also threw one touchdown pass in 2009.In his career, Addai has also contributed with eight 100-plus rushing games, seven multi-ple-rushing touchdown games and five contests with a rushing and receiving touchdowneach. In 2011, Addai has a chance to move up the franchise charts significantly. Below is a lookat where he sits entering the year.

Colts All-Time Rushing Yardage LeadersRank Player Yards1. Edgerrin James 9,2262. Lydell Mitchell 5,4873. Marshall Faulk 5,3204. Eric Dickerson 5,1945. Lenny Moore 5,1746. Tom Matte 4,6467. Alan Ameche 4,0458. Joseph Addai 4,020

Colts All-Time Rushing Touchdown LeadersRank Player TDs1. Edgerrin James 642. Lenny Moore 633. Tom Matte 454. Marshall Faulk 425. Alan Ameche 40

Don McCauley 407. Joseph Addai 38

Colts All-Time Total Touchdown LeadersRank Player TDs1. Marvin Harrison 1282. Lenny Moore 1133. Edgerrin James 754. Reggie Wayne 695. Raymond Berry 686. Don McCauley 587. Tom Matte 578. Marshall Faulk 519. Jimmy Orr 5010. Joseph Addai 47

RUNNING IN STYLE

Running back Joseph Addai wasted no time showing Coltsfans he was an asset in the backfield. The Houston, Texasnative competed in all 16 games during his rookie season(2006) and accumulated 1,081 yards while adding seventouchdowns. The following season, Addai again topped the1,000-yard mark (1,072) while posting a career-high 12TDs. With back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns in his firsttwo years as a pro, Addai joins only Edgerrin James andMarshall Faulk as the only two Colts running backs to se-cure back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons as a pro.

Player Years (Yardage)Marshall Faulk 1994 (1,282), 1995 (1,078)Edgerrin James 1999 (1,553), 2000 (1,709)Joseph Addai 2006 (1,081), 2007 (1,072)

HONORS AND ACCOLADES

2007 Pro BowlIn 15 games, 261 carries for 1,072 yards and

12 touchdowns2006 AFC Offensive POW (11/26)

24 carries for 171 yards and four TDs vs.Philadelphia

2006 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (Nov.)68 carries for 342 yards and six touchdowns

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DEFENSIVE ENDS DWIGHT FREENEY & ROBERT MATHIS

FREENEY’S CAREER BEST GAMESSacks Forced Fumbles3.0, three times 3, two timesLast vs. Cincinnati (12/18/06) Last vs. Cincinnati (12/18/06)Fumble Recoveries Passes Defensed1, three times 2 vs. Jacksonville (9/18/05)Last vs. Atlanta (12/14/03)

SACKING THE TOP

Colts defensive end DwightFreeney enters the 2011 sea-son as the team’s all-timeleader in sacks with 94.0. He isthe only player in franchise his-tory with seven double-digitsack seasons (2002-05, 08-10),which includes the 10 henotched last year. Freeney is sixsacks shy of 100 for his careeras he looks to improve on his

total of 22 multiple-sack games. In 2004, he posted 16sacks to become the first Colts player to lead the NFL inthe category. Freeney earned a Pro Bowl berth for his per-formance in ‘04 and has nabbed the honor on five other oc-casions (‘03, ‘05, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10).

Indianapolis Colts All-Time Sack LeadersRank Player Sacks1. Dwight Freeney 94.02. Robert Mathis 74.03. Duane Bickett 50.0

FREENEY PRODUCES WINS

The Indianapolis Colts have witnessed much success whenDwight Freeney is at his best on the defensive line. Theteam holds an impressive 56-14 record when Freeney tal-lies at least one sack and a 26-6 mark when he forces afumble. The records date back to his rookie season in 2002.Currently, Freeney’s 94 sacks and 41 career forced fum-bles, both rank first in the NFL since 2002. TeammateRobert Mathis sits in the third spot on the league’s list with34 forced fumbles in his career.

Most Sacks in NFL Since 2002Rank Player Sacks1. Dwight Freeney 942. Jason Taylor 933. Julius Peppers 89

Most Forced Fumbles in NFL Since 2002Rank Player FF1. Dwight Freeney 412. Jason Taylor 363. Robert Mathis 34

DOUBLE TROUBLE

The Indianapolis defensive line has shown much produc-tion with Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis in the lineup.Dating back to 1982 when sacks became an official stat inthe NFL, the two defensive ends have totaled 11 seasonswith 10-plus sacks combined. In four of those years (2004,‘05, ‘08 and ‘10) Freeney and Mathis each recorded 10-plus sacks.Indianapolis Colts 10-Plus Sack Seasons (since 1982)

Player Sack Total YearDwight Freeney, DE 16.0 2004Dwight Freeney, DE 13.5 2009Dwight Freeney, DE 13.0 2002Chad Bratzke, DE 12.0 1999Robert Mathis, DE 11.5 2008Robert Mathis, DE 11.5 2005Johnie Cooks, LB 11.5 1984Dwight Freeney, DE 11.0 2003Dwight Freeney, DE 11.0 2005Vernon Maxwell, LB 11.0 1983Robert Mathis, DE 11.0 2010Robert Mathis, DE 10.5 2004Tony Bennett, LB 10.5 1995Dan Footman, DE 10.5 1997Dwight Freeney, DE 10.5 2008Jon Hand, DE 10.0 1989Dwight Freeney, DE 10.0 2010

THE SCOOP ON MATHIS

Robert Mathis has totaled 74.0career sacks in his eight-year ca-reer with the Colts, which rankssecond in club history behindDwight Freeney’s 94. In 2005, heregistered a sack in 11 of 13games and set an NFL recordwith sacks in eight consecutivecontests to start a season.Mathis has 18 multiple-sackgames in his career and threethree-plus sack games. He had a streak of three consecu-tive multiple-sack games in 2008 at San Diego (11/23), atCleveland (11/30) and vs. Cincinnati (12/7).

MATHIS’ CAREER BEST GAMESSacks Forced Fumbles3.0, two times 3 vs. Houston (11/14/04)Last vs. Baltimore (10/12/08) 2, two times

Last vs. Seattle (10/4/09)Fumble Recoveries Passes Defensed1, 11 times 2 at New England (11/5/06)Last vs. Tennessee (1/2/11)

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LINEBACKER GARY BRACKETT

DEFENSIVE BACK ANTOINE BETHEA

BACKING BRACKETT

Linebacker Gary Brackett has been a normal starter for the Colts defense dating back to 2005,just his third year since being acquired by Indianapolis as a free agent in 2003. In 115 careergames (85 starts), Brackett has totaled 748 tackles (443 solo), four sacks, 21 passes defensed,five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 11 interceptions and three touchdowns. Bracketthad a standout season in 2007 as the Glassboro, N.J. native set a career-high 149 tackles, sixpasses defensed, four interceptions and tied his career-best with two forced fumbles. He wasalso named AFC Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions. The first came on Sept. 11,2005 at Baltimore when he recorded nine tackles and intercepted two passes. The secondhonor was awarded on Oct. 5, 2008 at Houston when Brackett posted six tackles and addeda 68-yard touchdown on a fumble recovery.

PICKING HIS PASSES

Gary Brackett has intercepted 11 passes in his Coltstenure, which includes a career-high four picks in 2007. Hisfirst career INT in 2003 was returned 31 yards for his firsttouchdown as an NFL pro. With his 11 interceptions, Brack-ett ranks tied for fifth in club history among linebackers.

1. Don Shinnick - 37 (1957-69)2. Stan White - 25 (1972-79)3. Mike Curtis - 21 (1965-75)Bill Pellington - 21 (1953-64)

5. Gary Brackett - 11 (2003-10)Ted Hendricks - 11 (1969-73)

WHEN BRACKETT SCORES...

Linebacker Gary Brackett has tallied three career touch-downs with the Colts. Below is a breakdown of each.2008 (68-yard fumble return) - With 3:36 remaining thereturn TD led the Colts to a 31-27 comeback win at HOU.2007 (fumble recovery in endzone) - The TD brought theColts within two points in the fourth quarter, but SD held onfor a 23-21 win.2003 (31-yard INT return) - His first career INT and TDgave the Colts a 7-0 lead in the first quarter vs. DEN.

MR. DEPENDABLE

As a sixth-round draft pick in2006 by the Colts, AntoineBethea was quickly inserted intothe lineup and has started all 59games he has participated indating back to his rookie cam-paign. The Savannah, Georgianative has totaled 552 tackles,12 interceptions, 17 passes de-fensed, three forced fumbles,two fumble recoveries and halfof a sack. Bethea has alsoearned two Pro Bowl nominations (2007, ‘09) in his tenurewith the team.

In each of the last three seasons, Betheahas led the Colts defensive unit in tackles,posting over 100 in each of those cam-paigns. In 2008, he logged a career-high126 stops and in 2009, fell six tackles shyof his career-best.2007 & 2009

PACING THE DEFENSE

Safety Antoine Bethea has been a leader in the defensivebackfield for the Colts since his rookie season in 2006.Along with leading the team and topping the 100-plus tacklemark for the last three seasons, Bethea has also paced theColts in interceptions over the last five seasons since hetook over the starting role. Below is a look at Bethea’s lead-ing numbers.

Bethea’s Team-Leading Tackle Totals2010 - 106 (77 solo)2009 - 120 (75 solo)2008 - 126 (83 solo): Career-High

Colts Interception Leaders (2006-10)1. Antoine Bethea 122. Kelvin Hayden 93. Melvin Bullitt 64. Gary Brackett 5

Bob Sanders 5

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KICKER ADAM VINATIERI

VINATIERI’S CAREER BEST GAMESField Goals Made Field Goal Attempts5, Two Times 6 vs. Jacksonville (9/22/96)Last vs. Buffalo (11/14/04) 5, Four Times

Last vs. Buffalo (11/14/04)Extra Points Made Extra Points Attempted6, Five Times 6, Five TimesLast at Baltimore (12/9/07) Last at Baltimore (12/9/07)Longest Field Goal57 at Chicago (11/10/02)55 at St. Louis (12/13/98)54 vs. Cleveland (12/9/01)

SECOND FASTEST TO 300

Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri logged his 300th field goal dur-ing the 2007 season and became the second-fastest NFLkicker to reach the 300 field goal plateau.

Fewest Games to 300 Career Made Field GoalsGames Player177 Jason Elam179 Adam Vinatieri188 John Carney

AMONG THE BEST

Adam Vinatieri enters his 16th season in the NFL with an82.7 career field goal percentage having converted 364-of-440 kicks. He will look to improve on that percetage thisyear as he currently ranks 11th all-time in the NFL in thecategory.NFL’S Most Accurate Kickers in the Regular Season

(Minimum 100 FGM)Pct. Name Team FGM FGA86.5 Nate Kaeding San Diego 173 20086.5 Mike Vanderjagt Dallas 230 26686.0 Shayne Graham New England 208 24285.6 Rob Bironas Tennessee 160 18785.5 Robbie Gould Chicago 159 18684.3 Stephen Gostkowski New England 113 13483.7 Matt Stover Colts 471 56383.5 Ryan Longwell Minnesota 339 40683.2 Phil Dawson Cleveland 252 30382.8 Matt Bryant Atlanta 173 20982.7 Adam Vinatieri Colts 364 440Vinatieri has totaled 1,657 ca-reer points, which ranks 12thin the NFL and his 364 totalfield goals converted currentlyare 11th-best in the league. Ifthe Yankton, South Dakotanative reaches his average of24 field goals per season, hehas a chance to move intoeighth place on the league’sall-time list.

AT THE BUZZER...

Below is a look at the 23 victories in which Adam Vinatierihas kicked game-winning field goals in the final minute ofthe fourth quarter or overtime.Opponent Date Yards Time Scorevs. Jacksonville 9/22/96 40 12:24 28-25 OTvs. NY Jets 9/14/97 34 06:57 27-24 OTat New Orleans 10/4/98 27 00:03 30-27vs. San Francisco 12/20/98 35 00:03 24-21at NY Jets 9/12/99 23 00:03 30-28vs. Indianapolis 9/19/99 26 00:35 31-28vs. Cincinnat 11/19/00 22 00:03 16-13at Buffalo 12/17/00 24 00:19 13-10 OTvs. San Diego 10/14/01 44 10:55 29-26 OTat Buffalo 12/16/01 23 09:15 12- 9 OTvs. Oakland 1/19/02 23 06:31 16-13 OTvs. St. Louis 2/ 3/02 48 00:00 20-17+vs. Kansas City 9/22/02 35 10:20 41-38 OTvs. Miami 12/29/02 35 12:57 27-24 OTat Houston 11/23/03 28 00:40 23-20 OTvs. Carolina 2/1/04 41 00:04 32-29#at Pittsburgh 9/25/05 43 00:01 23-20vs. Atlanta 10/ 9/05 29 00:17 31-28at Denver 10/29/06 37 00:02 34-31vs. Kansas City 11/18/07 24 00:03 13-10at Minnesota 9/14/08 47 00:03 18-15at San Diego 11/23/08 51 00:00 23-20 vs. Tennessee 1/ 2/11 43 00:00 23-20*All FGs 1996-2005 came while with New England+Super Bowl XXXVI#Super Bowl XXXVIII

POST POSITION

Adam Vinatieri holds numerous playoff records with 24postseason games under his belt. He ranks first in mostFGs attempted (54), most FGs made (45), most FGs in agame (five), most playoff points by a kicker (187), most con-secutive playoff games scoring (24) and ranks second inmost consecutive playoff games converting at least onefield goal (12).

RIGHT ON TARGET

Kicker Adam Vinatieri has converted his last 19 regular sea-son field goal attempts at Lucas Oil Stadium dating back tothe 2009 campaign. In 2010, Vinatieri was perfect at home,splitting the uprights on all 16 of his attempts.

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KICKER ADAM VINATIERIADAM VINATIERI VS. NFL

Opponents Home (With Patriots) Home (With Colts) Home (Total) Road TotalFG-FGA FG-FGA FG-FGA FG-FGA FG-FGA

Buffalo 18-28 1-1 19-29 11-19 30-48Miami 20-23 2-2 22-25 14-16 36-41New England 0-0 3-4 3-4 2-4 5-8New York Jets 16-17 1-1 17-18 18-20 35-38Baltimore 5-5 1-1 6-6 3-3 9-9Cincinnati 3-3 5-5 8-8 1-1 9-9Cleveland 5-8 0-0 5-8 4-6 9-14Pittsburgh 3-3 0-0 3-3 9-10 12-13Houston 0-0 11-11 11-11 9-12 20-23Indianapolis 14-15 0-0 14-15 11-11 25-26Jacksonville 7-8 2-3 9-11 8-10 17-21Tennessee 3-5 7-7 10-12 8-10 18-22Denver 2-3 1-1 3-4 15-18 16-20Kansas City 9-10 6-8 15-18 3-5 18-23Oakland 1-1 0-0 1-1 5-6 6-7San Diego 6-8 0-0 6-8 4-7 10-15Dallas 4-4 0-0 4-4 2-2 6-6New York Giants 4-5 1-1 5-6 5-5 10-11Philadelphia 0-0 1-1 1-1 5-6 6-7Washington 3-4 3-3 6-7 3-6 9-13Chicago 1-1 2-2 3-3 5-5 8-8Detroit 0-0 1-1 1-1 5-5 6-6Green Bay 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-1 2-3Minnesota 1-2 0-0 1-2 3-4 4-6Atlanta 1-1 0-0 1-1 3-3 4-4Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 3-3New Orleans 1-2 2-2 3-4 3-3 6-7Tampa Bay 1-2 2-2 3-4 0-0 3-4Arizona 1-2 0-0 1-2 4-5 5-7St. Louis 1-1 0-0 1-1 8-8 9-9San Francisco 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2Seattle 3-3 2-2 3-3 0-0 3-3Totals 136-168 54-58 190-226 174-214 364-440Percentage 81.0 93.1 84.1 81.3 82.7

Opponents 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals Pct.Home (w/ Patriots) 3-3 53-54 39-47 36-56 5-8 136-168 81.0Home (w/ Colts) 2-2 15-15 23-24 13-14 1-3 54-58 93.1Away 4-4 66-70 55-69 45-60 4-11 174-214 81.3Totals 9-9 134-139 117-140 94-130 10-22 364-440 82.7

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COLTS NOTES

NEW YORK LIFE PROTECTION INDEX

The New York Life ProtectionIndex is an innovative weekly rat-

ing that measures how well each team’s offensive line pro-tects its quarterback. In today’s football, the ‘golden age’ ofpassing, a pro football team’s ability to protect the quarter-back is a key attribute to winning games. The New York LifeProtection Index was created by sports information leaderSTATS, and is calculated using a formula comprised of thelength of a team’s pass attempts combined with penaltiesby offensive linemen, sacks allowed and quarterback hur-ries and knockdowns. The Indianapolis Colts finished No.1 in the final standings of the 2010 season.Final 2010 New York Life Protection Index Standings

(Top 3)Rank Team Games Index1. Indianapolis 16 90.72. New Orleans 16 81.03. New York Giants 16 80.3

A NOTEWORTHY RESUME

Colts quarterback KerryCollins is entering his 17thNFL season and his first withthe Colts. He leads the teamsin seasons played toppingkicker Adam Vinatieri (16) andquarterback Peyton Manning(14).Collins, 6-5, 247 pounds, hasspent time with the CarolinaPanthers (1995-98), New Or-leans Saints (1998), NewYork Giants (1999-2003),

Oakland Raiders (2004-05) and Tennessee Titans (2006-10). In 195 career NFL games (177 starts), he has com-pleted 3,439-of-6,163 passes for 40,441 yards, 206touchdowns, 195 interceptions and a 73.9 quarterback rat-ing. Collins’ attempts and completions both rank ninth inNFL annals while his passing yardage ranks 11th in theleague. He also ranks second among NFL active quarter-backs in attempts, completions and passing yards behindPeyton Manning.“Kerry is a veteran quarterback who has started manygames and he brings dimension and depth to the quarter-back position, which will be helpful,” said Colts HeadCoach Jim Caldwell. “He is familiar with our division andmakes a great addition to our roster.”Collins was originally selected by Carolina in the first round(fifth overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first player everchosen by the Panthers. In his second season with theteam, he led Carolina to the NFC Championship Game,throwing for 2,454 yards and 14 touchdowns that season.In 2000, Collins guided the New York Giants to Super BowlXXXV, losing to the Baltimore Ravens. He has also started28 games in two years with the Raiders and 32 games infive seasons with the Titans.Collins was selected to the Pro Bowl on two occasions(1996 and 2008) and still holds the Giants’ single-seasonrecord for passing yards with 4,073 in 2002.At Penn State University, Collins completed 370-of-657passes for 5,304 yards and 39 touchdowns in four sea-sons. During his senior campaign (1994), he led the Nit-tany Lions to an undefeated season, which was capped bya Rose Bowl victory over the Oregon Ducks. That year,Collins received the Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Awardand Sammy Baugh Award while being named the CollegeQuarterback of the Year. He also finished fourth in theHeisman Trophy balloting that year.

COLLINS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Collins has been named to two Pro Bowls (1996, 2008)and has passed for more than 2,500 yards in eight NFLseasons. He has led his teams to the playoffs four times asa starter, including an appearance in the NFC Champi-onship Game with the Carolina Panthers (1996) and theSuper Bowl with the New York Giants (2000).• He ranks second among active quarterbacks (PeytonManning) with 3,439 completions, 6,163 attempts and40,441 yards.• Has engineered 30 career game-winning performances,leading his team to victory after a fourth quarter deficit ortie.

What To Watch ForKerry Collins ranks 11th on the NFL’s all-time passingyardage list and with 111 more yards, will surpass Joe Mon-tana for 10th place. Below is a breakdown of the top 11 NFLquarterbacks in terms of passing yardage.Name Years Comp. Att. YardsBrett Favre 1991-2010 6,300 10,169 71,838Dan Marino 1983-1999 4,967 8,358 61,361Peyton Manning1998-Present 4,682 7,210 54,828John Elway 1983-1998 4,123 7,250 51,475Warren Moon 1984-2000 3,988 6,823 49,325Fran Tarkenton 1961-1978 3,686 6,467 47,003Vinny Testaverde 1987-2007 3,787 6,701 46,233Drew Bledsoe 1993-2006 3,839 6,717 44,611Dan Fouts 1973-1987 3,297 5,604 43,040Joe Montana 1979-1994 3,409 5,391 40,551Kerry Collins 1995-2010 3,439 6,163 40,441

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COLTS NOTES2011 NFL RANKINGS

OFFENSIVE RANKINGS - WEEK BY WEEKTotal Rush Pass AFC NFL

Week 1 (after Hou.)Week 2 (after Cle.)Week 3 (after Pit.)Week 4 (after T.B.)Week 5 (after K.C.)Week 6 (after Cin.)Week 7 (after N.O.)Week 8 (after Ten.)Week 9 (after Atl.)Week 10 (after Jax.)Week 11 (after Bye)Week 12 (after Car.)Week 13 (after N.E.)Week 14 (after Bal.)Week 15 (after Ten.)Week 16 (after Hou.)Week 17 (after Jax.)DEFENSIVE RANKINGS - WEEK BY WEEK

Total Rush Pass AFC NFLWeek 1 (after Hou.)Week 2 (after Cle.)Week 3 (after Pit.)Week 4 (after T.B.)Week 5 (after K.C.)Week 6 (after Cin.)Week 7 (after N.O.)Week 8 (after Ten.)Week 9 (after Atl.)Week 10 (after Jax.)Week 11 (after Bye)Week 12 (after Car.)Week 13 (after N.E.)Week 14 (after Bal.)Week 15 (after Ten.)Week 16 (after Hou.)Week 17 (after Jax.)

INDY TO HOST SUPER BOWL

For the first time in NFL history,America’s biggest game will behosted in Indianapolis. SuperBowl XLVI wil be showcased atLucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 5,2012. The city was awarded the bid in

May of 2008 and it will be tacked on to a long list ofpremier events the city has hosted in the past suchas the 1982 National Sports Festival, the 1987 PanAm Games, the Indianapolis 500, the Brickyard 400and numerous NCAA Final Fours.Indianapolis has invested more than $3 billion in threeyears in its hospitality industry, including a new sta-dium, an expanded convention center, a new airport,a 1,600-room hotel complex and major investmentsto existing downtown hotels.The 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committeewas able to quickly secure 8,000 volunteers to helpexecute the Super Bowl surroundings, including theSuper Bowl village. The village will transform down-town Indy into a 10-day, three-block interactive festi-val of football.

Super Bowl I-XLVI Host Cities Host City Super BowlsSouth Florida 10 New Orleans 9 Los Angeles 7 Tampa Bay 4 San Diego 3 Arizona 2 Atlanta 2 Detroit 2 Houston 2 Indianapolis 1 Jacksonville 1 Minneapolis 1 North Texas 1 Stanford 1

CREDENTIAL DEADLINE NOTICEAll requests for Colts single-game regular season creden-tials can be applied for by submitting an email to PamelaHumphrey of the Colts Communications Department at:[email protected] Please be sure to inlcude your media outlet information inthe email. Requests are due the Tuesday before eachgame, but no later than Thursday. Below is the deadline forthe Colts home opener (Week 2).Game 2, Sunday, September 18 vs. ClevelandCredential requests are due: Tuesday, September 13 - Noon

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COLTS NOTES2011 FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL TOUR

The Indianapolis Colts 2011 Friday Night Football Tourkicks off in Evansville on Friday, September 2 at the Evans-ville Central vs. Evansville Reitz football game. The FridayNight Football Tour will continue through the state tourna-ment and is part of the Colts Make It Personal campaign. “The 2011 Friday Night Football Tour will collaborate withMYINDIANAFOOTBALL.COM in an effort to strengthenyouth and high school football across the state,” said TomZupancic, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing forthe Colts. “This website allows every high school in thestate of Indiana to have their own web page devoted exclu-sively to their team. These programs are only a couple ex-amples of how supportive and committed the IndianapolisColts are to every level of football.” The Indianapolis Colts will highlight seven regular seasonand five state tournament football games this fall in their2011 Friday Night Football Tour. The Tour will be open oneand a half hours prior to kickoff and will feature the Coltstraveling museum, Colts In Motion. Colts In Motion is a 42-foot trailer equipped with interactive videos, a chance to feelthe field turf, and a behind-the-scenes look at the team.Other Friday Night Football Tour elements include ColtsCheerleader autographs, quarterback challenge footballtoss, Colts giveaways, and fans may also register to winColts tickets and prizes.As a part of the 2011 Friday Night Football Tour, the Indi-anapolis Colts will make a $500 donation to each of thehome team’s football and cheerleading programs on behalfof the Friday Night Football Tour sponsors. The Friday NightFootball Tour is presented by Herff Jones, Ivy Tech, Farm-ers Insurance Group, and Indiana Education Savings Au-thority.Date Game City TimeSept. 2 Evansville Cen. vs. Evansville Reitz Evansville 7 p.m. CTSept. 9 Bremen vs. Triton Bremen 7 p.m.Sept. 16 Westfield vs. Zionsville Westfield 7 p.m.Sept. 23 Noblesville vs. Avon Noblesville 7 p.m.Sept. 30 Lafayette Cen. Catholic vs. Herit. ChristianLafayette 7 p.m.Oct. 7 Danville vs. Lebanon Danville 7 p.m.Oct. 14 Western vs. Lewis Cass Russiaville 7 p.m.

IRSAY PLEDGES ATTENDANCE TOTAL

Colts Owner and CEO Jim Irsay pledged his support to helpthe victims of the tragic accident at the Indiana State Fairon August 13. For each ticket distributed at the Colts pre-season contest against the Washington Redskins, Irsay do-nated $1 to the Indiana State Fair Remembrance Fund.This fund was created through the Central Indiana Com-munity Foundation to help the families of those who losttheir lives at the Indiana State Fair, as well as the injuredand their families. Attendance at the game totaled 64,753. The team has used their statewide gameday media to en-courage fans both in-stadium and across the state to textFAIR to 27722* to make a $10 donation to the Indiana StateFair Remembrance Fund. This text-to-give message will bepromoted by the Colts on the big screens at Lucas Oil Sta-dium, during the pre-game radio and TV shows, as a partof the statewide radio game broadcast, during the livegameday TV broadcast on MyINDY-TV, and via Colts.com,Facebook and Twitter.“(On August 13) our community was shaken to the core aswe witnessed a tragedy that claimed five lives and left manyinjured. Through this heartbreaking accident, we have seenthe strength, courage and compassion of Hoosiers acrossthis great state,” said Irsay. “As we remember those we lostand offer our thoughts and prayers, I invite our fans to joinus in lending a hand to help these families through this dif-ficult time.”

SATURDAY MAKES DONATION

Shortly before Tuesday night’s(Aug. 16) training camp practiceTire Barn partnered with Jeff Satur-day and made a $10,000 donationto the Susan G. Komen BreastCancer Awareness Fund. Saturdayis an avid supporter of breast can-cer awareness, and Tuesdayevening’s presentation was just oneof many contributions he has made.“It (breast cancer awareness) was one of the things my wifeand I picked even before we knew anybody who had breastcancer, just knowing how many women and some men it af-fected,” Saturday said. “It’s been amazing throughout our lifewe have known more and more people who have gotten thedisease and we realize what a big deal this thing really is.” The $10,000 raised is just the beginning of what Saturdayhopes will be a profitable 2011 season. “We are going to do every home game,” Saturday said inregard to raising money. “Tire Barn has been fabulous ingetting people out, raising awareness and helping raisemoney to fund and try and find a cure.”

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Underlined = Rookie in 2011

WR 87 Reggie Wayne 17 Austin Collie

LT 74 Anthony Castonzo

LG 76 Joe Reitz

C 63 Jeff Saturday 78 Mike Pollak 61 Jamey Richard

RG 71 Ryan Diem

RT 72 Jeff Linkenbach 79 Ben Ijalana

TE 44 Dallas Clark 81 Brody Eldridge 84 Jacob Tamme

80 Mike McNeil

WR 85 Pierre Garcon 11 Anthony Gonzalez 15 Blair White

QB 18 Peyton Manning 5 Kerry Collins 7 Curtis Painter

H-B 17 Austin Collie 84 Jacob Tamme 49 Chris Gronkowski

RB 29 Joseph Addai 34 Delone Carter 31 Donald Brown

32 Darren Evans

LE 98 Robert Mathis 90 Jamaal Anderson

LDT 95 Fili Moala 94 Drake Nevis

RDT 99 Antonio Johnson 68 Eric Foster

RE 93 Dwight Freeney 96 Tyler Brayton 92 Jerry Hughes

SLB 51 Pat Angerer 50 Phillip Wheeler

MLB 58 Gary Brackett

WLB 53 Kavell Conner 57 Adrian Moten 55 Ernie Sims

LCB 27 Jacob Lacey 23 Terrence Johnson 36 Chris Rucker

RCB 25 Jerraud Powers 20 Justin Tryon 21 Kevin Thomas

SS 33 Melvin Bullitt 35 Joe Lefeged

FS 41 Antoine Bethea 30 David Caldwell

P 1 Pat McAfee

PK 4 Adam Vinatieri 1 Pat McAfee

H 1 Pat McAfee 84 Jacob Tamme

KC 48 Justin Snow 84 Jacob Tamme

PC 48 Justin Snow 84 Jacob Tamme

KR 35 Joe Lefeged

PR 35 Joe Lefeged 25 Jerraud Powers 23 Terrence Johnson

* Indicates PUP

Colts Pronunciations

RB - Joseph Addai (uh-DIE) DB - Jerraud Powers (juh-ROD)

DB - Antoine Bethea (buh-THAY) OT - Joe Reitz (RIGHTS)

RB - Delone Carter (deh-LON) TE - Jacob Tamme (Tammy)

OT - Ryan Diem (DEEM) K - Adam Vinatieri (vin-a-TERRY)

OG - Ben Ijalana (eye-juh-lah-nuh)

DB - Joe Lefeged (lah-FEJ)

DT - Fili Moala (FEE-lee) (Muh-wa-luh)

2011 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART

BASE OFFENSE

BASE DEFENSE

SPECIALISTS

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QUARTERBACKS (3) DEFENSIVE LINE (9)

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College No Name Pos HT WT Exp College

5 Collins, Kerry QB 6-5 247 17 Penn State 90 Anderson, Jamaal DE 6-6 272 4 Arkansas

7 Painter, Curtis QB 6-4 230 3 Purdue 96 Brayton, Tyler DE 6-6 280 9 Colorado

18 Manning, Peyton QB 6-5 230 14 Tennessee 68 Foster, Eric DT 6-2 265 4 Rutgers

93 Freeney, Dwight DE 6-1 268 10 Syracuse

RUNNING BACKS (5) 92 Hughes, Jerry DE 6-2 255 2 TCU

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College 99 Johnson, Antonio DT 6-3 310 5 Mississippi State

29 Addai, Joseph RB 5-11 214 6 LSU 98 Mathis, Robert DE 6-2 245 9 Alabama A&M

31 Brown, Donald RB 5-10 210 3 Connecticut 95 Moala, Fili DT 6-4 303 3 USC

34 Carter, Delone RB 5-9 225 R Syracuse 94 Nevis, Drake DT 6-1 294 R LSU

32 Evans, Darren RB 6-0 220 R Virginia Tech

49 Gronkowski, Chris RB 6-2 245 2 Arizona LINEBACKERS (6)

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College

WIDE RECEIVERS (5) 51 Angerer, Pat LB 6-0 235 2 Iowa

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College 58 Brackett, Gary LB 5-11 235 9 Rutgers

17 Collie, Austin WR 6-0 200 3 Brigham Young 53 Conner, Kavell LB 6-0 242 2 Clemson

85 Garcon, Pierre WR 6-0 210 4 Mount Union 57 Moten, Adrian LB 6-2 230 R Maryland

11 Gonzalez, Anthony WR 6-0 193 5 Ohio State 55 Sims, Ernie LB 6-0 230 6 Florida State

87 Wayne, Reggie WR 6-0 198 11 Miami (FL) 50 Wheeler, Philip LB 6-2 240 4 Georgia Tech

15 White, Blair WR 6-2 205 2 Michigan State

DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)

TIGHT ENDS (5) No Name Pos HT WT Exp College

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College 41 Bethea, Antoine DB 5-11 203 6 Howard

44 Clark, Dallas TE 6-3 252 9 Iowa 33 Bullitt, Melvin DB 6-1 201 5 Texas A&M

81 Eldridge, Brody TE 6-5 265 2 Oklahoma 30 Caldwell, David DB 5-11 212 1 William & Mary

80 McNeill, Mike TE 6-4 235 R Nebraska 23 Johnson, Terrence DB 5-9 190 1 California (PA)

48 Snow, Justin TE 6-3 240 12 Baylor 27 Lacey, Jacob DB 5-10 177 3 Oklahoma State

84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6-3 236 4 Kentucky 35 Lefeged, Joe DB 6-0 205 R Rutgers

25 Powers, Jerraud DB 5-10 192 3 Auburn

OFFENSIVE LINE (8) 36 Rucker, Chris DB 6-1 195 R Michigan State

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College 21 Thomas, Kevin DB 6-0 192 2 USC

74 Castonzo, Anthony OT 6-7 305 R Boston College 20 Tryon, Justin DB 5-9 183 4 Arizona State

71 Diem, Ryan OT 6-6 320 11 N. Illinois

79 Ijalana, Ben OG 6-4 317 R Villianova SPECIALISTS (2)

72 Linkenbach, Jeff OT 6-6 311 2 Cincinnati No Name Pos HT WT Exp College

78 Pollak, Mike OG 6-3 301 4 Arizona State 1 McAfee, Pat P 6-1 220 3 West Virginia

76 Reitz, Joe OT 6-7 320 1 W. Michigan 4 Vinatieri, Adam K 6-0 202 16 S. Dakota State

61 Richard, Jamey OG 6-5 295 4 Buffalo

63 Saturday, Jeff C 6-2 295 13 North Carolina

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Jim CaldwellClyde Christensen (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Ray Raychleski (Special Teams Coordinator), Jim Bob Cooter (Assistant to the Offensive Coordinator), Devin Fitzsimmons (Coaching Assistant), Richard Howell (Assistant Strength & Conditioning),

Pete Metzelaars (Offensive Line Coach), Mike Murphy (Linebackers Coach), Rod Perry (Special Assistant to the Defense), Ron Prince (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Frank Reich (Wide Receivers Coach), Bill Teerlinck (Defensive Assistant),

John Teerlinck (Defensive Line Coach), Ricky Thomas (Tight Ends Coach), Jon Torine (Strength & Conditioning), Ron Turner (Quarterbacks Coach),

David Walker (Running Backs Coach), Alan Williams (Defensive Backs Coach)

2011 COLTS PLAYERS BY POSITION

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DATE POS. PLAYER TRANSACTION

1/5 OT Mike Tepper Signed Reserve/Future contract

1/8 DB Kelvin Hayden Placed on Reserve/Injured list

OT Joe Reitz Signed contract

1/10 WR Chris Brooks Signed Reserve/Future contract

DE John Chick Signed Reserve/Future contract

DB Terrence Johnson Signed Reserve/Future contract

WR Kole Heckendort Signed Reserve/Future contract

1/12 TE Rob Myers Signed Reserve/Future contract

1/14 OT Casey Bender Signed Reserve/Future contract

1/17 OT James Williams Signed Reserve/Future contract

2/9 David Walker Named Running Backs Coach

Devin Fitzsimmons Named Coaching Assistant

2/15 QB Peyton Manning Designate franchise tag

2/18 DB Bob Sanders Released

2/22 DT DeMario Pressley Claimed off waivers (HOU)

4/28 OT Anthony Castonzo Drafted with the 22nd pick

4/29 OG Ben Ijalana Drafted with the 49th pick

4/30 RB Delone Carter Drafted with the 119th pick

DB Chris Rucker Drafted with the 188th pict

7/29 K Adam Vinatieri Re-signed with the Colts

DB Melvin Bullitt Re-signed with the Colts

K Brett Swenson Released

DB Jordan Hemby Released

P Travis Baltz Signed as rookie free agent

DE David Beford Signed as rookie free agent

LB Chris Colasanti Signed as rookie free agent

RB Darren Evans Signed as rookie free agent

WR David Gilreath Signed as rookie free agent

QB Mike Hartline Signed as rookie free agent

WR Joe Horn Signed as rookie free agent

OL Jake Kirkpatrick Signed as rookie free agent

DB Joe Lefeged Signed as rookie free agent

TE Mike McNeal Signed as rookie free agent

WR Larrone Moore Signed as rookie free agent

LB Adrian Moten Signed as rookie free agent

LB Kerry Neal Signed as rookie free agent

DT Ollie Ogbu Signed as rookie free agent

RB Chad Spann Signed as rookie free agent

7/30 QB Peyton Manning Placed on PUP

OG Ben Ijalana Signed rookie contract

QB Dan Orlovsky Singed as an unrestricted free agent

7/31 WR Blair White Placed on PUP

8/1 RB Joseph Addai Re-signed by the Colts

DT Drake Nevis Signed rookie contract

DT Eric Foster Signed as free agent

OG Kyle DeVan Signed as free agent

OT Michael Toudouze Signed as free agent

QB Nate Davis Signed as an unrestricted free agent

RB Delone Carter Signed rookie contract

DB Chris Rucker Signed rookie contract

DT Antonio Johnson Re-signed by the Colts

TE Tyson DeVree Claimed off of waivers (CLE)

DB Kelvin Hayden Released

8/2 OT Anthony Castonzo Signed rookie contract

LB Sims, Ernie Signed as an unrestricted free agent

DE Jamaal Anderson Signed as an unrestricted free agent

LB Darry Beckwith Waived

8/4 DT Tommie Harris Signed as an unrestricted free agent

8/8 TE Rob Myers Waived/Injured

2011 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TRANSACTIONS

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8/9 WR Kole Heckendort Waived/Injured

OT James Williams Waived/Injured

LB Vuna Tuihalamaka Signed with the Colts

TE Michael Matthews Claimed off waivers (BUF)

8/11 OG Josh Beekman Signed with the Colts

WR Marshall Williams Signed with the Colts

8/15 QB Nate Davis Waived

8/16 DE Tyler Brayton Signed as an unrestricted free agent

DT DeMario Pressley Waived

8/19 OG Jaimie Thomas Waived/Injured

8/22 DE David Beford Waived/Injured

8/25 QB Kerry Collins Signed with the Colts

8/28 OG Josh Beekman Waived

OT Casey Bender Waived

WR Joe Horn Waived

RB Devin Moore Waived

DB Chip Vaughn Waived

QB Mike Hartline Waived

LB Cody Glenn Waived/Injured

DB Mike Newton Waived/Injured

8/29 QB Peyton Manning Activated from the PUP list

DB Cornelius Brown Waived/Injured

DB Michael Hamlin Signed as an unrestricted free agent

9/3 DB Al Afalava Waived

P Travis Baltz Waived

WR Chris Brooks Waived

DE John Chick Waived

LB Chris Colasanti Waived

OG Kyle DeVan Waived

TE Tyson DeVree Waived

DT John Gill Waived

WR David Gilreath Waived

DB Michael Hamlin Waived

DT Tommie Harris Waived

RB Javarris James Waived

DB Brandon King Waived

OL Jake Kirkpatrick Waived

DT Ricardo Mathews Waived

TE Michael Matthews Waived

OG Jacques McClendon Waived

WR Larrone Moore Waived

LB Kerry Neal Waived

DT Ollie Ogbu Waived

QB Dan Orlovsky Waived

WR Taj Smith Waived/Injured

OT Mike Tepper Waived

OT Michael Toudouze Waived

LB Nate Triplett Waived

LB Vuna Tuihalamaka Waived

WR Marshall Williams Waived

WR Blair White Activated from the PUP list

9/4 RB Chris Gronkowski Claimed off waivers (DAL)

WR David Gilreath Signed to practice squad

DT Ricardo Mathews Signed to practice squad

DT Ollie Ogbu Signed to practice squad

OT Mike Tepper Signed to practice squad

WR Marshall Williams Signed to practice squad

WR Chris Brooks Signed to practice squad

QB Mike Hartline Signed to practice squad

RB Chad Spann Place on Injured Reserve

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YEAR DRAFTEES FREE AGENTS TRADES/WAIVERS

1998 Peyton Manning (1)

1999 Jeff Saturday

2000 Justin Snow

2001 Reggie Wayne (1)

Ryan Diem (4)

2002 Dwight Freeney (1)

2003 Dallas Clark (1) Gary Brackett

Robert Mathis (5)

2006 Joseph Addai (1) Adam Vinatieri (UFA-NE)

Antoine Bethea

2007 Anthony Gonzalez Melvin Bullitt

2008 Mike Pllak (2) Eric Foster

Phillip Wheeler (3) Antonio Johnson

Jacob Tamme (4)

Pierre Garcon (6)

Jamey Richard (7)

2009 Donald Brown (1) Jacob Lacey

Fili Moala (2)

Jerraud Powers (3)

Austin Collie (4)

Curtis Painter (6)

Pat McAfee (7)

2010 Jerry Hughes (1) David Caldwell Justin Tryon (Trade - WSH)

Pat Angerer (2) Jeff Linenbach

Kevin Thomas (3) Joe Reitz

Brody Eldridge (5) Blair White

Ricardo Mathews (7)*

Kavell Conner (7)

2011 Anthony Castonzo (1) Jamaal Anderson (UFA - ATL) Chris Gronkowski (W - DAL)

Ben Ijalana (2) Darren Evans

Drake Nevis (3) Terrence Johnson

Delone Carter (4) Joe Lefeged

Chris Rucker (6) Mike McNeil

Adrian Moten

Ernie Sims (UFA - PHI)

Chad Spann+

Tyler Brayton (UFA - CAR)

Kerry Collins

David Gilreath*

Ollie Ogbu*

Mike Tepper*

Marshall Williams*

Chris Brooks*

Mike Hartline*

* practice squad, + injured reserve, & reserve non-football injury

HOW THE 2011 COLTS WERE BUILT

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NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. GP/GS/DNP/IA29 Addai, Joseph RB 5-11 214 5/3/1983 28 6 LSU Houston, TX D1-06 0/0/0/090 Anderson, Jamaal DE 6-6 272 2/6/1986 25 5 Arkansas Little Rock, AR UFA-11 (ATL) 0/0/0/0

51 Angerer, Pat LB 6-0 235 1/31/1987 24 2 Iowa Bettendorf, IA D2-10 0/0/0/0

41 Bethea, Antoine DB 5-11 203 7/27/1984 27 6 Howard Newport News, VA D6-06 0/0/0/058 Brackett, Gary LB 5-11 235 5/23/1980 31 9 Rutgers Glassboro, NJ FA-03 0/0/0/096 Brayton, Tyler DE 6-6 280 11/20/1979 31 9 Colorado Pasco, WA UFA-11 (CAR) 0/0/0/031 Brown, Donald RB 5-10 210 4/11/1987 24 3 Connecticut Atlantic Highlands, NJ D1-09 0/0/0/033 Bullitt, Melvin DB 6-1 201 11/13/1984 26 5 Texas A&M Bryan, TX FA-07 0/0/0/030 Caldwell, David DB 5-11 212 5/19/1987 24 1 William & Mary Montclair, NJ FA-10 0/0/0/034 Carter, Delone RB 5-9 225 6/22/1987 24 R Syracuse Copley, OH D4-11 0/0/0/074 Castonzo, Anthony OT 6-7 305 8/9/1988 23 R Boston College Hawthorn Woods, IL D1-11 0/0/0/044 Clark, Dallas TE 6-3 252 6/12/1979 32 9 Iowa Livermore, IA D1-03 0/0/0/017 Collie, Austin WR 6-0 200 11/11/1985 25 3 Brigham Young El Dorado Hills, CA D4-09 0/0/0/05 Collins, Kerry QB 6-5 247 12/30/1972 38 17 Penn State Lebanon, PA FA-11 0/0/0/053 Conner, Kavell LB 6-0 242 2/23/1987 24 2 Clemson Richmond, VA D7-10 0/0/0/0

71 Diem, Ryan OT 6-6 320 7/1/1979 32 11 N. Illinois Carol Stream, IL D4-01 0/0/0/081 Eldridge, Brody TE 6-5 265 3/31/1987 24 2 Oklahoma La Cygne, KS D5-10 0/0/0/032 Evans, Darren RB 6-0 220 11/9/1988 22 R Virginia Tech Indianapolis, IN FA-11 0/0/0/0

68 Foster, Eric DT 6-2 265 4/5/1985 26 4 Rutgers Homestead, FL FA-08 0/0/0/093 Freeney, Dwight DE 6-1 268 2/19/1980 31 10 Syracuse Hartford, CT D1-02 0/0/0/085 Garcon, Pierre WR 6-0 210 8/8/1986 25 4 Mount Union West Palm Beach, FL D6-08 0/0/0/011 Gonzalez, Anthony WR 6-0 193 9/18/1984 26 5 Ohio State Cleveland, OH D1-07 0/0/0/049 Gronkowski, Chris RB 6-2 245 12/26/1986 24 2 Arizona Amherst, NY W-11 (DAL) 0/0/0/092 Hughes, Jerry DE 6-2 255 8/13/1988 23 2 TCU Sugar Land, TX D1-10 0/0/0/079 Ijalana, Ben OG 6-4 317 8/6/1989 22 R Villianova Hainesport, NJ D2-11 0/0/0/0

99 Johnson, Antonio DT 6-3 310 12/8/1984 26 5 Mississippi State Leland, MS FA-08 0/0/0/023 Johnson, Terrence DB 5-9 190 7/5/1986 25 1 California (PA) Braddock, PA FA-11 0/0/0/0

27 Lacey, Jacob DB 5-10 177 5/28/1987 24 3 Oklahoma State Garland, TX FA-09 0/0/0/035 Lefeged, Joe DB 6-0 205 6/2/1988 23 R Rutgers Germantown, MD FA-11 0/0/0/072 Linkenbach, Jeff OT 6-6 311 6/9/1987 24 2 Cincinnati Sandusky, OH FA-10 0/0/0/018 Manning, Peyton QB 6-5 230 3/24/1976 35 14 Tennessee New Orleans, LA D1-98 0/0/0/098 Mathis, Robert DE 6-2 245 2/26/1981 30 9 Alabama A&M Atlanta, GA D5-03 0/0/0/01 McAfee, Pat P 6-1 220 5/2/1987 24 3 West Virginia Plum, PA D7-09 0/0/0/0

80 McNeill, Mike TE 6-4 235 3/7/1988 23 R Nebraska Kirkwood, MS FA-11 0/0/0/095 Moala, Fili DT 6-4 303 6/23/1985 26 3 USC Buena Park, CA D2-09 0/0/0/057 Moten, Adrian LB 6-2 230 4/22/1988 23 R Maryland Suitland, MD FA-11 0/0/0/094 Nevis, Drake DT 6-1 294 5/8/1989 22 R LSU Harvey, LA D3-11 0/0/0/07 Painter, Curtis QB 6-4 230 6/24/1985 26 3 Purdue Yorktown, IN D6-09 0/0/0/078 Pollak, Mike OG 6-3 301 2/16/1985 26 4 Arizona State Scottsdale, AZ D2-08 0/0/0/025 Powers, Jerraud DB 5-10 192 7/19/1987 24 3 Auburn Decatur, AL D3-09 0/0/0/076 Reitz, Joe OT 6-7 320 6/9/1987 24 1 W. Michigan Indianapolis, IN FA-10 0/0/0/061 Richard, Jamey OG 6-5 295 10/9/1984 26 4 Buffalo Weston, CT D7-08 0/0/0/036 Rucker, Chris DB 6-1 195 10/12/1988 22 R Michigan State Warren, OH D6-11 0/0/0/063 Saturday, Jeff C 6-2 295 6/18/1975 36 13 North Carolina Tucker, GA FA-99 0/0/0/0

55 Sims, Ernie LB 6-0 230 12/23/1984 26 6 Florida State Tallahassee, FL UFA-11 (PHI) 0/0/0/048 Snow, Justin TE 6-3 240 12/21/1976 34 12 Baylor Abilene, TX FA-00 0/0/0/084 Tamme, Jacob TE 6-3 236 3/15/1985 26 4 Kentucky Danville, KY D4-08 0/0/0/021 Thomas, Kevin DB 6-0 192 9/20/1986 24 2 USC Oxnard, CA D3-10 0/0/0/020 Tryon, Justin DB 5-9 183 5/29/1984 27 4 Arizona State Palmdale, CA TR-10 (WSH) 0/0/0/04 Vinatieri, Adam K 6-0 202 12/28/1972 38 16 S. Dakota State Rapid City, SD UFA-06 (NE) 0/0/0/087 Wayne, Reggie WR 6-0 198 11/17/1978 32 11 Miami (FL) New Orleans, LA D1-01 0/0/0/050 Wheeler, Philip LB 6-2 240 12/12/1984 26 4 Georgia Tech Columbus, GA D3-08 0/0/0/015 White, Blair WR 6-2 205 2/20/1987 24 2 Michigan State Saginaw, MI FA-10 0/0/0/0

Practice Squad

83 Brooks, Chris WR 6-2 210 2/5/1987 24 1 Nebraska St. Louis, MO FA-11 0/0/0/012 Gilreath, David WR 5-11 169 12/11/1988 22 R Wisconsin Minneapolis, MN FA-11 0/0/0/09 Hartline, Mike QB 6-6 210 6/13/1988 23 R Kentucky Canton, OH FA-11 0/0/0/091 Mathews, Ricardo DT 6-3 294 7/30/1987 24 2 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL D7-10 0/0/0/064 Ogbu, Ollie DT 6-1 283 5/18/1987 24 R Penn State Staten Island, NY FA-11 0/0/0/067 Tepper, Mike OT 6-6 323 12/11/1985 25 1 California Cypress, CA FA-11 0/0/0/014 Williams, Marshall WR 6-1 188 2/15/1988 23 R Wake Forest Durham, NC FA-11 0/0/0/0

Injured Reserve Injury Date Placed on IR

28 Spann, Chad RB 5-9 198 8/8/1988 23 R Northern Illinois Indianapolis, IN Hamstring 9/4/2011

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Jim CaldwellClyde Christensen (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Ray Rychleski (Special Teams Coordinator), Jim Bob Cooter (Assistant to the Offensive Coordinator),Devin Fitzsimmons (Coaching Assistant), Richard Howell (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Pete Metzelaars (Offensive Line Coach), Mike Murphy (Linebackers Coach), Rod Perry (Special Assistant to the Defense), Ron Prince (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Frank Reich (Wide Receivers Coach), Bill Teerlinck (Defensive Assistant),John Teerlinck (Defensive Line Coach), Ricky Thomas (Tight Ends Coach), Jon Torine (Strength & Conditioning), Ron Turner (Quarterbacks Coach), David Walker (Running Backs Coach),Alan Williams (Defensive Backs Coach)

2011 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

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NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. GP/GS/DNP/IA1 Pat McAfee P 6-1 220 5/2/1987 24 3 West Virginia Plum, PA D7-09 0/0/0/04 Adam Vinatieri K 6-0 202 12/28/1972 38 16 South Dakota State Rapid City, SD UFA-06 (NE) 0/0/0/05 Kerry Collins QB 6-5 247 12/30/1972 38 17 Penn State Lebanon, PA FA-11 0/0/0/07 Curtis Painter QB 6-4 230 6/24/1985 26 3 Purdue Yorktown, PA D6-09 0/0/0/011 Anthony Gonzalez WR 6-0 193 9/18/1984 26 5 Ohio State Cleveland, OH D1-07 0/0/0/015 Blair White WR 6-2 205 2/20/1987 24 2 Michigan State Saginaw, MI FA-10 0/0/0/017 Austin Collie WR 6-0 200 11/11/1985 25 3 Brigham Young El Dorado Hills, CA D4-09 0/0/0/018 Peyton Manning QB 6-5 230 3/24/1976 35 14 Tennessee New Orleans, LA D1-98 0/0/0/020 Justin Tryon DB 5-9 183 5/29/1984 27 4 Arizona State Palmdale, CA TR-10 (WSH) 0/0/0/021 Kevin Thomas DB 6-0 192 9/20/1986 24 2 USC Oxnard, CA D3-10 0/0/0/023 Terrence Johnson DB 5-9 190 7/5/1986 25 1 California (PA) Braddock, PA FA-11 0/0/0/025 Jerraud Powers DB 5-10 192 7/19/1987 24 3 Auburn Decatur, AL D3-09 0/0/0/027 Jacob Lacey DB 5-10 177 5/28/1987 24 3 Oklahoma State Garland, TX FA-09 0/0/0/029 Joseph Addai RB 5-11 214 5/3/1983 28 6 LSU Houston, TX D1-06 0/0/0/030 David Caldwell DB 5-11 212 5/19/1987 24 1 William & Mary Montclair, NJ FA-10 0/0/0/031 Donald Brown RB 5-10 210 4/11/1987 24 3 Connecticut Atlantic Highlands, NJ D1-09 0/0/0/032 Darren Evans RB 6-0 220 11/9/1988 22 R Virginia Tech Indianapolis, IN FA-11 0/0/0/033 Melvin Bullitt DB 6-1 201 11/13/1984 26 5 Texas A&M Bryan, TX FA-07 0/0/0/034 Delone Carter RB 5-9 225 6/22/1987 24 R Syracuse Copley, OH D4-11 0/0/0/035 Joe Lefeged DB 6-0 205 6/2/1988 23 R Rutgers Germantown, MD FA-11 0/0/0/036 Chris Rucker DB 6-1 195 10/12/1988 22 R Michigan State Warren, OH D6-11 0/0/0/041 Antoine Bethea DB 5-11 203 7/27/1984 27 6 Howard Newport News, VA D6-06 0/0/0/044 Dallas Clark TE 6-3 252 6/12/1979 32 9 Iowa Livermore, IA D1-03 0/0/0/048 Justin Snow TE 6-3 240 12/21/1976 34 12 Baylor Abilene, TX FA-00 0/0/0/049 Chris Gronkowski RB 6-2 245 12/26/1986 24 2 Arizona Amherst, NY W-11 (DAL) 0/0/0/050 Philip Wheeler LB 6-2 240 12/12/1984 26 4 Georgia Tech Columbus, GA D3-08 0/0/0/051 Pat Angerer LB 6-0 235 1/31/1987 24 2 Iowa Bettendorf, IA D2-10 0/0/0/053 Kavell Conner LB 6-0 242 2/23/1987 24 2 Clemson Richmond, VA D7-10 0/0/0/055 Ernie Sims LB 6-0 230 12/23/1984 26 6 Florida State Tallahassee, FL UFA-11 (PHI) 0/0/0/057 Adrian Moten LB 6-2 230 4/22/1988 23 R Maryland Suitland, MD FA-11 0/0/0/058 Gary Brackett LB 5-11 235 5/23/1980 31 9 Rutgers Glassboro, NJ FA-03 0/0/0/061 Jamey Richard OG 6-5 295 10/9/1984 26 4 Buffalo Weston, CT D7-08 0/0/0/063 Jeff Saturday C 6-2 295 6/18/1975 36 13 North Carolina Tucker, GA FA-99 0/0/0/068 Eric Foster DT 6-2 265 4/5/1985 26 4 Rutgers Homestead, FL FA-08 0/0/0/071 Ryan Diem OT 6-6 320 7/1/1979 32 11 N. Illinois Carol Stream, IL D4-01 0/0/0/072 Jeff Linkenbach OT 6-6 311 6/9/1987 24 2 Cincinnati Sandusky, OH FA-10 0/0/0/074 Anthony Castonzo OT 6-7 305 8/9/1988 23 R Boston College Hawthorn Woods, IL D1-11 0/0/0/076 Joe Reitz OT 6-7 320 6/9/1987 24 1 Western Michigan Indianapolis, IN FA-10 0/0/0/078 Mike Pollak OG 6-3 301 2/16/1985 26 4 Arizona State Scottsdale, AZ D2-08 0/0/0/079 Ben Ijalana OG 6-4 317 8/6/1989 22 R Villanova Hainesport, NJ D2-11 0/0/0/080 Mike McNeill TE 6-4 235 3/7/1988 23 R Nebraska Kirkwood, MS FA-11 0/0/0/081 Brody Eldridge TE 6-5 265 3/31/1987 24 2 Oklahoma La Cygne, KS D5-10 0/0/0/084 Jacob Tamme TE 6-3 236 3/15/1985 26 4 Kentucky Danville, KY D4-08 0/0/0/085 Pierre Garcon WR 6-0 210 8/8/1986 25 4 Mount Union West Palm Beach, FL D6-08 0/0/0/087 Reggie Wayne WR 6-0 198 11/17/1978 32 11 Miami (FL) New Orleans, LA D1-01 0/0/0/090 Jamaal Anderson DE 6-6 272 2/6/1986 25 5 Arkansas Little Rock, AR FA-11 0/0/0/092 Jerry Hughes DE 6-2 255 8/13/1988 23 2 TCU Sugar Land, TX D1-10 0/0/0/093 Dwight Freeney DE 6-1 268 2/19/1980 31 10 Syracuse Hartford, CT D1-02 0/0/0/094 Drake Nevis DT 6-1 294 5/8/1989 22 R LSU Harvey, LA D3-11 0/0/0/095 Fili Moala DT 6-4 303 6/23/1985 26 3 USC Buena Park, CA D2-09 0/0/0/096 Tyler Brayton DE 6-6 280 11/20/1979 31 9 Colorado Pasco, WA UFA-11 (CAR) 0/0/0/098 Robert Mathis DE 6-2 245 2/26/1981 30 9 Alabama A&M Atlanta, GA D5-03 0/0/0/099 Antonio Johnson DT 6-3 310 12/8/1984 26 5 Mississippi State Leland, MS FA-08 0/0/0/0

Practice Squad

9 Mike Hartline QB 6-6 210 6/13/1988 23 R Kentucky Canton, OH FA-11 0/0/0/012 David Gilreath WR 5-11 169 12/11/1988 22 R Wisconsin Minneapolis, MN FA-11 0/0/0/014 Marshall Williams WR 6-1 188 2/15/1988 23 R Wake Forest Durham, NC FA-11 0/0/0/064 Ollie Ogbu DT 6-1 283 5/18/1987 24 R Penn State Staten Island, NY FA-11 0/0/0/067 Mike Tepper OT 6-6 323 12/11/1985 25 1 California Cypress, CA FA-11 0/0/0/083 Chris Brooks WR 6-2 210 2/5/1987 24 1 Nebraska St. Louis, MO FA-11 0/0/0/091 Ricardo Mathews DT 6-3 294 7/30/1987 24 2 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL D7-10 0/0/0/0

Injured Reserve Injury Date Placed on IR

28 Chad Spann RB 5-9 198 8/8/1988 23 R Northern Illinois Indianapolis, IN Hamstring 9/4/2011

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Jim CaldwellClyde Christensen (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Ray Rychleski (Special Teams Coordinator), Jim Bob Cooter (Assistant to the Offensive Coordinator),Devin Fitzsimmons (Coaching Assistant), Richard Howell (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Pete Metzelaars (Offensive Line Coach), Mike Murphy (Linebackers Coach), Rod Perry (Special Assistant to the Defense), Ron Prince (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Frank Reich (Wide Receivers Coach), Bill Teerlinck (Defensive Assistant),John Teerlinck (Defensive Line Coach), Ricky Thomas (Tight Ends Coach), Jon Torine (Strength & Conditioning), Ron Turner (Quarterbacks Coach), David Walker (Running Backs Coach),Alan Williams (Defensive Backs Coach)

2011 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS NUMERICAL ROSTER

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS / PRESEASON / WEEK 4 / THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

WON 1, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD

08/13 L 10-33 at St. Louis 55,461 Evans 25 96 3.8 23 1

08/19 L 3-16 Washington 64,753 Carter 22 92 4.2 16 0

08/26 L 21-24 Green Bay 65,285 Addai 11 52 4.7 19 0

09/01 W 17-13 at Cincinnati 39,797 Spann 8 31 3.9 10 0

Ind. Opp. D. Brown 14 27 1.9 11 0

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 50 84 James 7 26 3.7 15 0

Rushing 16 31 Gilreath 1 3 3.0 3 0

Passing 29 47 Davis 1 0 0.0 0 0

Penalty 5 6 Orlovsky 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0

3rd Down: Made/Att 13/48 26/67 TEAM 90 326 3.6 23 1

3rd Down Pct. 27.1 38.8 OPPONENTS 131 587 4.5 58 4

4th Down: Made/Att 1/2 3/3 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD

4th Down Pct. 50.0 100.0 Smith 12 210 17.5 54 2

POSSESSION AVG. 24:17 35:43 Wayne 6 105 17.5 57t 1

TOTAL NET YARDS 1014 1418 Brooks 4 53 13.3 26 1

Avg. Per Game 253.5 354.5 Gilreath 4 33 8.3 13 1

Total Plays 209 292 Garcon 3 88 29.3 41 0

Avg. Per Play 4.9 4.9 DeVree 3 55 18.3 33 0

NET YARDS RUSHING 326 587 McNeill 3 33 11.0 21 0

Avg. Per Game 81.5 146.8 Clark 3 20 6.7 9 0

Total Rushes 90 131 Evans 2 28 14.0 28 0

NET YARDS PASSING 688 831 James 2 26 13.0 20 0

Avg. Per Game 172.0 207.8 Tamme 2 16 8.0 11 0

Sacked/Yards Lost 9/45 12/69 M. Williams 2 14 7.0 8 0

Gross Yards 733 900 Carter 2 7 3.5 8 0

Att./Completions 110/52 149/104 Spann 1 25 25.0 25 0

Completion Pct. 47.3 69.8 Horn 1 12 12.0 12 0

Had Intercepted 4 3 Addai 1 7 7.0 7 0

PUNTS/AVERAGE 26/49.2 22/43.2 D. Brown 1 1 1.0 1 0

NET PUNTING AVG. 26/39.7 22/39.8 TEAM 52 733 14.1 57t 5

PENALTIES/YARDS 18/147 21/204 OPPONENTS 104 900 8.7 34 3

FUMBLES/BALL LOST 4/3 4/1 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD

TOUCHDOWNS 6 7 Newton 1 39 39.0 39 0

Rushing 1 4 K. Thomas 1 20 20.0 20 0

Passing 5 3 Moten 1 12 12.0 12 0

Returns 0 0 TEAM 3 71 23.7 39 0

* SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS OPPONENTS 4 59 14.8 25 0

TEAM 6 14 10 21 0 51 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

OPPONENTS 27 32 13 14 0 86 McAfee 15 773 51.5 41.9 2 4 60 0

* SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Baltz 11 507 46.1 36.6 0 2 57 0

Smith 2 0 2 0 0 12 TEAM 26 1280 49.2 39.7 2 6 60 0

Vinatieri 0 0 0 0 3/ 3 3/ 4 0 12 OPPONENTS 22 950 43.2 39.8 0 8 60 0

Brooks 1 0 1 0 0 6 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

Evans 1 1 0 0 0 6 Gilreath 9 6 64 7.1 30 0

Gilreath 1 0 1 0 0 6 Lefeged 2 0 10 5.0 9 0

Wayne 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 11 6 74 6.7 30 0

McAfee 0 0 0 0 3/ 3 0/ 0 0 3 OPPONENTS 23 0 209 9.1 32 0

TEAM 6 1 5 0 6/ 6 3/ 4 0 51 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD

OPPONENTS 7 4 3 0 6/ 6 12/13 0 86 Lefeged 4 103 25.8 28 0

2-Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 1-1 Spann 4 67 16.8 28 0

SACKS: Freeney 2.5, Wheeler 2, Chick 1.5, L. Moore 3 74 24.7 38 0

Hughes 1.5, Angerer 1, Brackett 1, Harris 1, Gilreath 1 20 20.0 20 0

A. Johnson 0.5, Nevis 0.5, Ogbu 0.5, TM 12, D. Moore 1 22 22.0 22 0

OPP 9 TEAM 13 286 22.0 38 0

FUM/LOST: Collins 1/1, Gilreath 1/1, OPPONENTS 7 190 27.1 38 0

Orlovsky 1/0, Painter 1/1 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

Vinatieri 0/ 0 2/ 2 0/ 1 0/ 0 1/1

TEAM 0/ 0 2/ 2 0/ 1 0/ 0 1/1

OPPONENTS 0/ 0 7/ 7 2/ 2 0/ 1 3/3

Vinatieri: (23G)(55G)(39N)(23G)

TM: (23G)(55G)(39N)(23G)

OPP: (30G,21G,60G,53G)(28G,27G,26G)(26G,41N,32G,

50G)(25G,24G)

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* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

Orlovsky 54 25 386 46.3 7.15 3 5.6 3 5.6 54 5/ 32 65.8

Painter 37 19 266 51.4 7.19 2 5.4 1 2.7 57t 3/ 9 81.6

Collins 10 5 45 50.0 4.50 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 1/ 4 62.5

Davis 7 3 36 42.9 5.14 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 0/ 0 59.2

Hartline 2 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 --- 0/ 0 39.6

TEAM 110 52 733 47.3 6.66 5 4.5 4 3.6 57t 9/ 45 69.2

OPPONENTS 149 104 900 69.8 6.04 3 2.0 3 2.0 34 12/ 69 83.7

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COLTS 2011 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE AND SPECIAL TEAMS

STATISTICS (from play-by-play)

DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS QUARTERBACK PASSES MISC BLK KICK

PLAYER Total Solo Asst. Total Solo Asst. Sack-Yds. Int. – Yds PD FF FR S FG PAT PUNT

David Caldwell 23 10 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Philip Wheeler 21 15 6 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kevin Thomas 19 15 4 4 4 0 0 0 1 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Terrence Johnson 14 8 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Joe Lefeged 13 7 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ernie Sims 13 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jacob Lacey 12 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chris Colasanti 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Adrian Moten 10 7 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

John Chick 10 5 5 2 1 1 1.5 13.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jerraud Powers 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chris Rucker 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cornelius Brown 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kavell Conner 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pat Angerer 9 3 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Kerry Neal 8 8 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Al Afalava 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Vuna Tuihalamaka 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jerry Hughes 7 4 3 1 1 0 1.5 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Drake Nevis 7 4 3 0 0 0 0.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

John Gill 7 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ollie Ogbu 7 3 4 0 0 0 0.5 6.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Melvin Bullitt 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Eric Foster 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nate Triplett 5 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ricardo Mathews 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dwight Freeney 4 3 1 0 0 0 2.5 14.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Antonio Johnson 4 2 2 0 0 0 0.5 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jamaal Anderson 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fili Moala 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Brandon King 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Antoine Bethea 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gary Brackett 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Justin Tryon 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tommie Harris 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mike Newton 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

DeMario Pressley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Robert Mathis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chip Vaughn 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tyler Brayton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Michael Hamlin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Javarris James 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pat McAfee 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Michael Matthews 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chad Spann 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mike McNeill 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Devin Moore 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Travis Baltz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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HOUSTON TEXANS / PRESEASON / WEEK 4 / THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

WON 3, LOST 1 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD

08/15 W 20-16 New York Jets 70,511 Ogbonnaya 54 192 3.6 15 1

08/20 W 27-14 New Orleans 70,828 Tate 20 147 7.4 43 1

08/27 W 30- 7 at San Francisco 69,732 Foster 13 85 6.5 28t 2

09/01 L 0-28 at Minnesota 62,148 J. Williams 10 80 8.0 38 0

Hou. Opp. Ward 8 18 2.3 6 1

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 81 72 Dickerson 1 14 14.0 14 0

Rushing 31 28 Schaub 2 4 2.0 2 0

Passing 45 37 Holliday 1 2 2.0 2 0

Penalty 5 7 Yates 4 1 0.3 5 0

3rd Down: Made/Att 20/51 19/52 Leinart 1 0 0.0 0 0

3rd Down Pct. 39.2 36.5 TEAM 114 543 4.8 43 5

4th Down: Made/Att 2/4 3/3 OPPONENTS 112 476 4.3 33 4

4th Down Pct. 50.0 100.0 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD

POSSESSION AVG. 30:30 29:30 A. Johnson 8 157 19.6 48 0

TOTAL NET YARDS 1396 1078 Graham 8 90 11.3 20 0

Avg. Per Game 349.0 269.5 Ogbonnaya 7 77 11.0 29 1

Total Plays 251 253 Daniels 7 64 9.1 21 1

Avg. Per Play 5.6 4.3 Casey 6 65 10.8 19 0

NET YARDS RUSHING 543 476 Jones 6 40 6.7 11 0

Avg. Per Game 135.8 119.0 Walter 5 51 10.2 15 0

Total Rushes 114 112 Maehl 5 30 6.0 7 0

NET YARDS PASSING 853 602 Dreessen 4 39 9.8 14 0

Avg. Per Game 213.3 150.5 B. Johnson 3 64 21.3 22 0

Sacked/Yards Lost 8/52 15/130 Townsel 3 30 10.0 18 0

Gross Yards 905 732 Tate 3 27 9.0 13 0

Att./Completions 129/79 126/69 Darling 3 21 7.0 8 0

Completion Pct. 61.2 54.8 Jean 2 53 26.5 27 0

Had Intercepted 3 3 Dickerson 2 28 14.0 15 0

PUNTS/AVERAGE 18/40.1 25/43.4 Foster 2 18 9.0 12 0

NET PUNTING AVG. 18/35.1 25/36.0 Hill 2 4 2.0 5 0

PENALTIES/YARDS 28/259 26/223 Vickers 1 22 22.0 22 0

FUMBLES/BALL LOST 7/3 8/4 Holliday 1 14 14.0 14 0

TOUCHDOWNS 8 8 Ward 1 11 11.0 11 0

Rushing 5 4 TEAM 79 905 11.5 48 2

Passing 2 3 OPPONENTS 69 732 10.6 56t 3

Returns 1 1 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD

* SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Nolan 2 89 44.5 73t 1

TEAM 24 37 6 10 0 77 McCain 1 18 18.0 18 0

OPPONENTS 10 21 17 17 0 65 TEAM 3 107 35.7 73t 1

* SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS 3 11 3.7 13t 1

Rackers 0 0 0 0 8/ 8 7/ 9 0 29 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

Foster 2 2 0 0 0 12 Maynard 11 423 38.5 34.4 0 6 46 0

Ogbonnaya 2 1 1 0 0 12 Hartmann 7 299 42.7 36.1 0 2 52 0

Daniels 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 18 722 40.1 35.1 0 8 52 0

Nolan 1 0 0 1 0 6 OPPONENTS 25 1084 43.4 36.0 4 8 61 0

Tate 1 1 0 0 0 6 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

Ward 1 1 0 0 0 6 Jones 4 1 51 12.8 33 0

TEAM 8 5 2 1 8/ 8 7/ 9 0 77 Holliday 3 1 27 9.0 16 0

OPPONENTS 8 4 3 1 8/ 8 3/ 3 0 65 Demps 2 1 -8 -4.0 1 0

2-Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-0 Keo 1 0 15 15.0 15 0

SACKS: Braman 2.5, Adibi 2, Jamison 2, Townsel 1 0 19 19.0 19 0

Reed 2, A. Smith 2, Friday 1.5, Barwin 1, TEAM 11 3 104 9.5 33 0

Mitchell 1, Nading 1, TM 15, OPP 8 OPPONENTS 12 3 91 7.6 22 0

FUM/LOST: Daniels 1/1, Holliday 1/0, * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD

Jones 1/0, Leinart 1/0, Miller 1/0, Holliday 3 79 26.3 32 0

Ward 1/1, Yates 1/1 Townsel 3 47 15.7 20 0

Demps 2 30 15.0 21 0

Keo 2 41 20.5 21 0

McManis 2 36 18.0 25 0

TEAM 12 233 19.4 32 0

OPPONENTS 13 329 25.3 34 0

* FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

Rackers 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 2 5/ 6 0/0

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TEAM 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 2 5/ 6 0/0

OPPONENTS 0/ 0 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 0/0

Rackers: (49G,47G)(49G,34N,40G)(27G,47G,30G)

(42N)

TM: (49G,47G)(49G,34N,40G)(27G,47G,30G)(42N)

OPP: (33G,35G,40G)()()()

* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

Leinart 58 36 361 62.1 6.22 1 1.7 1 1.7 29 2/ 18 78.3

Schaub 45 30 363 66.7 8.07 1 2.2 1 2.2 48 2/ 15 89.4

Yates 26 13 181 50.0 6.96 0 0.0 1 3.8 27 4/ 19 56.7

TEAM 129 79 905 61.2 7.02 2 1.6 3 2.3 48 8/ 52 77.8

OPPONENTS 126 69 732 54.8 5.81 3 2.4 3 2.4 56t 15/ 130 69.9

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ADDITIONAL BIOS

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ADDITIONAL BIOS

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Tyler Brayton #75 Defensive End 6-6, 280 pounds Colorado Free Agent - 2011 1st Year with Colts/9th Year in NFL Born: November 20, 1979

Transactions: Signed by the Colts as a free agent on August 16, 2011…Originally selected by Oakland in the first round (32

nd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft…Signed as an unrestricted free agent by Carolina

on March 7, 2008…Released by the Panthers on July 29, 2011. Career: Has started in 92 of 125 career games with the Oakland Raiders (2003-07) and Carolina Panthers (2008-10)…Also has accumulated 283 career tackles (228 solo), 15.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, one interception and 16 passes defensed. 2010: Saw action in 15 games with 14 starts and logged 33 tackles, two fumble recoveries and two passes defensed…Finished second on the team with 14 quarterback pressures…Contributed to a defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in average yards per play. 2009: Started 15 games at left defensive end...Posted 62 tackles, five sacks, 14 quarterback pressures, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed...Key member of defense that finished fourth in the NFL in pass defense, eighth in total defense and ninth in scoring defense. 2008: Started all 16 games for the second time in his career...Registered 59 tackles, a career high 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, four passes defensed and 13 quarterback hurries…Started at left defensive end in his first career postseason appearance (vs. Arizona on 1/10) and collected six tackles and three quarterback hurries in the game. 2007: Played in 16 games and tallied 11 tackles, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed...Added one kickoff return for six yards. 2006: Played in 16 games with 13 starts and recorded 42 tackles, one forced fumble and one PD. 2005: Played in 16 games with three starts at outside linebacker and notched 16 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble. 2004: Started in 15 games and competed at both defensive end and outside linebacker...Registered 45 tackles, 2.5 sacks, one interception and six passes defensed. 2003: Started all 16 games and compiled a career-high 61 tackles while adding 2.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed...Was named to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team. College: In 47 games at Colorado, totaled 152 tackles, 12.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries...As a senior in 2002, garnered second-team All-Big 12 Conference honors, earned the Buffalo Heart Award for team spirit and the Dave Jones Award as the team's most outstanding defensive player...Started 13 games his last year and recorded 66 tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Personal: A native of Pasco, Washington and attended Pasco High School.

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ADDITIONAL BIOS

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Chris Gronkowski #49 Fullback 6-2, 245 pounds Arizona Free Agent - 2011 1st Year with Colts/2nd Year in NFL Born: December 26, 1986

Transactions: Signed by the Colts as a free agent on September 4, 2011…Originally signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2010. 2010: In his rookie season with the Cowboys, competed in 14 games, starting in seven at fullback…Finished with five carries for 17 yards and seven receptions for 35 yards and one touchdown…Started his first career NFL contest against Chicago (9/19) and recorded his first career touchdown…Added one reception for 12 yards against Washington (12/19). College: Began his collegiate career at Maryland before transferring to Arizona…Competed at fullback for the Wildcats in 2008 and 2009…Recorded four receptions for 20 yards in his last season…Totaled eight receptions for 198 yards and three touchdowns in 2008…A second-team All-Pac 10 Academic Team selection. Personal: A native of Amherst, New York and attended Williamsville North High School…A three-year letterwinner who averaged 6.2 yards per carry during his senior year while posting 453 receiving yards…An all-league and second-team All-Western New York selection…Also lettered three years in baseball.

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Colts CB Kevin Thomas restarts his career

Mike Chappell, Indy Star

August 18, 2011

(two pages)

ANDERSON, Ind. -- Kevin Thomas was one of the new kids on the block but figured he had everything figured out. He was a wiry, athletic cornerback who developed into a stellar player at USC, primarily because of his God-given talents. "I was just blessed and a good football player and pretty much just skated my way through competition and always excelled," Thomas said during a recent break from training camp at Anderson University. Then, a week after the Indianapolis Colts selected him in the third round of the 2010 draft, Thomas was introduced to the dark side of the business. Painfully so. With about 35 minutes remaining in the team's final rookie minicamp session, Thomas, bouncing around as rookies tend to do, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. His first NFL season was over. "I knew it was serious," Thomas said. "I had never had that feeling in my leg before." Months of strenuous rehabilitation have brought Thomas back to where he believes he belongs and where the Colts envisioned when they drafted him. He's in the cornerback mix, working as Jacob Lacey's backup on the left side. "I don't look at it that a spot's going to be given to me," Thomas said. "I'm just trying to fit into that role and be the type of player they want me to be." The early reviews are encouraging. Thomas played extensively in last Saturday's preseason opener at St. Louis and was credited with five tackles. Starting cornerback Jerraud Powers has noticed Thomas' quick progression through his first NFL training camp. "If you saw him from day one of camp to right now, it's been great progress," Powers said. "First day, his eyes were wide open, like, 'Wow, we're moving so fast.' "Then you see him (at St. Louis) and even though he made some mistakes out there, he was flying around and hitting. You could see his potential." Powers paused, then continued his critique. "He's going to be a phenomenal player," he said. "He's 6-1, a tall cornerback with great feet, great hips and great cover skills." Thomas caught the eye of coach Jim Caldwell early. "The first day he was out there, we noticed he was moving extremely well," he said. "He's got speed and he's athletic, a rangy guy. We want to see how he develops, but he certainly has skill."

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Thomas spent the past 15 months recovering from the injury. Not only did he work tirelessly with the medical staff during the 2010 season, he was in the locker room, around teammates. There's no overstating the value of a young player just being around. "I think it's very important just in terms of the overall culture," Caldwell said. "It's not always what you do, but how you do them. I know he watched and listened." Added Powers: "He saw the drift. Now he's going through it for the first time as a rookie. He's still a rookie." Spending so much time around the team opened Thomas' eyes to what it takes to play at the highest level. He watched as Powers, Lacey, ex-Colt Kelvin Hayden and others prepared. Last year, Thomas said, "humbled me as far as how I should prepare and live my life according to the NFL. You (don't) have a clue once you first get here. "I saw how they operated and I pretty much saw how our star players' bodies were built. I could see what muscles they focused on -- the glutes, the quads, the calves, the back muscles, the neck muscles, pretty much all the lower body." Thomas is confident he has done the necessary preparation. "I feel like my game's coming together," he said. "I have things to work on, but I feel good."

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Colts lineman ‘Air Joe’ remains level-headed By Phillip B. Wilson, Indy Star

August 17, 2011

(two pages)

Just before Joe Reitz came home to join the Indianapolis Colts last season, the former Hamilton Southeastern High School two-sport star showed why football became his profession instead of basketball. The offensive lineman was playing for Baltimore in a preseason game. Handed the football to celebrate a touchdown, the 6-7, 320-pound blocker rose up with his left hand to "dunk" it, only to get rejected by the goal-post crossbar. It made ESPN's "Not Top 10" list and fans found the unflattering footage on the Internet. When the Colts claimed Reitz off waivers in early September a year ago, one of the first questions he faced in the offensive-line meeting room pertained to his dunk attempt. "(Center) Jeff Saturday came up with the nickname 'Air Joe,' " Reitz said after a recent training-camp practice at Anderson University. "A lot of the older guys haven't let me forget I'm 'Air Joe.' " This preseason, Reitz's family is walking on air as he competes for a starting position at left guard. He started Saturday's preseason opener at St. Louis and is alternating on the first team with second-year pro Jacques McClendon. "You don't want to get too high or too low," said his father, Dave Reitz, 52, Fishers. "Joe has used that analogy. He's staying very focused. "But the opportunity to be in your home city with your hometown team and getting a chance to play, it's been surreal." His mother, Jane, as well as two sisters and one brother, share the joy with many friends who have followed his career. "We're so excited he's been able to move back home," said Jane Reitz, 52. It's beyond what Joe Reitz envisioned for himself. An all-state football player and Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star in basketball at HSE, he chose basketball and didn't play football at Western Michigan. He departed from Kalamazoo, Mich., as the Broncos' third-leading career scorer and rebounder. But he also knew his future wasn't the NBA. "There's not a big market for 6-7 centers who can't jump very high, as people . . . saw from my goal-post incident," Reitz said. "The whole ride I've had, from being able to start four years in college basketball to now, to have a chance to be in the NFL, it's been beyond my wildest dream." Undrafted out of college, Reitz joined the Ravens, who thought he could be a tight end but switched him to the offensive line and started bulking him up from his 250-pound college weight. After two seasons on Baltimore's practice squad -- the second cut short by injury -- he was let go at the outset of 2010, signed with Miami, then was cut three days later and claimed by the Colts. Reitz, 24, spent almost all of last season on the Colts' practice squad and was inactive for his only game on the roster. But he was liked from day one.

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"He's a great, great guy," said Saturday, a five-time Pro Bowl center in his 13th season. "His wife, Jill, is a super lady. They're just good people. When you get teammates like that, you appreciate them. I've been around the game a long time and he's a class act all the way around. "He can laugh about the whole 'Air Joe' thing; he doesn't take himself too seriously. When he's on the field, he gives his best and he's got a bright future." Coach Jim Caldwell makes it sound like there's a place for Reitz on the active roster. "He's coming along very well," Caldwell said. "He's caught on quickly. He's a big, strong, athletic guy. Every single day you see him do something a little bit better." He will have a large cheering section for Friday's preseason game against Washington at Lucas Oil Stadium. His parents and three siblings will be joined by a couple of friends traveling long distances. Then there are former high school friends and coaches. "We're loving it," Jane Reitz said, "and keeping our fingers crossed." Added Dave Reitz, "Everybody wants 'Air Joe' to succeed."

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This Polian isn’t a mere carbon copy By Bob Kravitz, Indy Star

August 17, 2011

(two pages)

ANDERSON, Ind. If Chris Polian runs the Indianapolis Colts as well as his father has all these years, we won't really notice there has been a changing of the guard atop the team's organizational chart. If Polian the Younger follows the blueprint established by Bill Polian, if he sticks by the same core philosophies and beliefs, Chris' Colts will look and play a whole lot like Bill's Colts. Which is what the new man in charge, Chris Polian, largely plans to do. He may not be his father, but he's his father's son. And his father merely ranks as the greatest front-office football architect who ever lived. "I think you've got to be yourself," Chris Polian, the Colts' general manager, said after the Tuesday morning practice. "You can't be somebody you aren't. You always try to learn and grow from your own mistakes and watching things. One of the things (team owner) Mr. (Jim) Irsay told me was, 'Do it how you want to do it, but learn the good and the bad from what you've been around.' "But the system and the process is always going to be rooted in the same foundation. It'll be tweaked on a year-to-year basis, but we'll always understand the wheel is round and we're not going to re-invent the wheel." Doesn't that make sense? Smart people know when change is needed, but more, they know when it's not needed. Chris Polian is not in any rush to put his unique imprint on this organization, at least not in the near term. He has made some subtle adjustments, done some front-office and coaching-staff tweaking, and that will continue as circumstances change from year to year. He hasn't made any loud or audacious changes, not at this early juncture. They're the same old Colts -- and that's a good thing. Still maintaining the same draft structure and philosophy that has served them so well this past decade. Still signing and keeping their own free agents. Still resisting the temptation to take the plunge into big-dollar free agency. (Jamaal Anderson, Tommie Harris and Ernie Sims are all low-risk, low-budget pick-ups.) Still doing all the things that produced two Super Bowl appearances, one Super Bowl title, seven straight 12-plus win seasons and an injury-marred 10-win season last year. I asked him Tuesday what he has taken from his father, who is now the team's vice chairman. He talked about believing in the process -- a general team-building process -- that worked so well for his father in Buffalo, then Carolina, then here. "The one thing you want out of the process is to lend you perspective and patience -- which this business doesn't lend itself to necessarily," he said. "Being process-oriented also helps you remove the emotion sometimes, which is vitally important. Then if you build into that process the right checks and balances, different opinions, people playing devil's advocate, that should help you make the right decisions."

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I also asked him if, and how, he will be different than his father. He had no interest in answering that one. Already, though, there is a sense this will be a somewhat kinder, gentler franchise under Chris Polian -- although it's still early, and I haven't written anything yet to enrage him. It's no secret, Bill Polian had absolutely no use for the media, and especially the local media. But with Chris so far, the team has been more media-friendly and less contentious. That's not a reflection of Craig Kelley, the longtime media relations man who was reassigned this year; he was simply doing what he was told by a demanding and often difficult boss. It's just to say that the new media-relations staff, which has been very accommodating, has been blessed to work for a Polian who seems to have a more enlightened and modern view of the media's role. What does that mean for fans who care only about wins and losses? Absolutely nothing. But it rates as an early sign that as much as it will be business as usual with the Colts, there will be some changes. In many ways, the Bill-to-Chris transition is not very different than the Tony Dungy-to-Jim Caldwell change. The third-year coach is more similar to Dungy than he is different, and he's more than happy to embrace those similarities. "Chris is his own man," Caldwell said. "He has his own personality, the way he deals with issues. Obviously there are lots of similarities (to Bill), but it's akin to what happened with Tony and I. We have the same system, the same core beliefs in what we do, but there are little things that are different." Chris Polian is coming along at a particularly challenging moment in the franchise's history. The window of opportunity truly is closing on this team. Quarterback Peyton Manning just signed a contract for what figures to be his final five years, and mainstays Jeff Saturday, Ryan Diem, Reggie Wayne and Robert Mathis are all in the final year of their deals. He needs to build for now, to get this team to another Super Bowl. He needs to build a team that will be somewhat less reliant on Manning as he enters his late 30s, a team that can win with a running game and defense. And -- gasp -- he eventually needs to find Manning's successor when the dreaded day finally comes. He also is taking over at the back end of a lockout, which will slow rookie development and impede everyone's efforts to build depth with younger players. For now, though, he is largely sticking to the script. This team is still built around Manning and nine other highly-paid stars who account for the vast majority of the payroll. "For now, in terms of seeing a dramatic philosophical change, the train is too far down the tracks," he said. This quiet changing-of-the-guard has been in the works for years. Bill Polian has incrementally increased Chris' workload and responsibilities. This year, Bill has stepped away some, hanging around simply to help with the transition, work with the organization through the post-lockout period, and to provide his son and his staff with a sounding board. What will Polian the Elder's role be? "Whatever he wants to do," Chris said with a smile. "Whenever he wants to do it." The kid has learned from the best. And he's smart enough to know, the wheel is still round.

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Colts' Saturday stood up for health of fellow players By Tom Pedulla, USA TODAY

August 15, 2011

(two pages)

ANDERSON, Ind. — For Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday, who was portrayed by both sides as playing a key role in reaching a collective bargaining agreement, it was never about the money. He traveled the country and immersed himself in day after day of painstaking negotiations because he was determined to do his part to protect the bodies and minds of current and future NFL players. "I want players to walk away healthy from this game," he says. "I don't want them to be crippled. I don't want them to have brain issues. I want them to be productive in society once they leave." According to Saturday, his recent service on the executive committee of the NFL Players Association made him keenly aware of the devastating toll the game was taking. "I have had many men say, 'Look at me. This is a serious issue. This is what I'm going through. This is what my family is going through,'" he says. "Those were very important factors we did not miss. "We have young men who play this game who cannot foresee the future, so we need these men to tell us what it's like. At the end of the day, we have to protect the players' long-term health of their bodies and minds, and money doesn't protect them from that. "Money can help fix some issues, but it can't fix them all." Given that the sport generated more than $9billion in revenue last season and projections for future growth are excellent, it was always clear there would be enough revenue to satisfy both parties. The matter of shielding those who have no assurance they will walk off the field on any given day was far more complex. "Nobody leaves this game uninjured. It's impossible," Saturday says. "Everybody is leaving with something." The issue was how to keep that to a minimum. A sore ankle or knee is one thing. Dementia is another. In providing critical input to NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, Saturday reflected on the years he spent in Indianapolis. He graduated from the University of North Carolina with a business degree and joined the Colts as an undrafted rookie in 1999. He soon became a mainstay on the offensive line. With superb quarterback Peyton Manning directing the offense, Tony Dungy produced a 92-33 record from 2002 to 2008 punctuated by a Super Bowl triumph to close the 2006 season. Dungy was known for limiting the physical demands on players during training camp with an eye toward the long haul. His successor, Jim Caldwell, is achieving strong results with the same philosophy. Caldwell took Indianapolis to the Super Bowl in his first season. He guided the Colts to the playoffs again last year. The AFC South champions fashioned a 10-6 mark before they were eliminated by the visiting New York Jets 17-16 in the divisional playoffs.

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Caldwell says of the less-is-more approach, "That is being prudent because this game is so physical. You have to take that into account." As key elements of the new 10-year labor agreement, offseason workouts were reduced. Grueling two-a-day practices during training camp are history. Teams are limited to 14 padded practices during the regular season. Although successful counterparts such as Bill Belichick relied heavily on two-a-day practices during camp as part of his formula for success with the New England Patriots, Caldwell thinks they are not essential to developing hard-nosed, physical players. "If you look at the teams Tony coached over the years, they were the toughest teams going," says Caldwell, a former top assistant to Dungy. "They were very physical and very capable teams. In November and December, when you had to make a move and you had to be playing well, his teams were always playing well." Patriots owner Robert Kraft credits Saturday with the heavily debated elimination of two-a-days, noting how adamant he was on that issue. "It's hard to like the center for Peyton Manning," Kraft says with a nod to one of the AFC's most contentious rivalries. "I mean, I really like the guy."

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After disappointing rookie year, DE Hughes ready for fresh start After rough rookie season, defensive end driven by 2nd chance and that elusive 1st sack

Phillip B. Wilson, Indy Star

August 10, 2011

(two pages)

ANDERSON, Ind. -- Jerry Hughes always has had a burst. His NFL rookie year, though, couldn't end fast enough. Hughes managed just six tackles in a dozen games. The Indianapolis Colts made the 2010 first-round pick a healthy scratch for four games. And his best chance at a sack, with two hands on Cincinnati's Carson Palmer, ended with the passer somehow wriggling free. Fans grumbled about a high draft pick failing to contribute immediately. Hughes said all the right things, about how he had so much to learn and that the NFL was a process. But, eventually, the situation ate at the defensive end. "That kind of caught up to me," Hughes said after a recent training-camp practice at Anderson University. "You can't really think about where I was picked. You can't let people tell you what you're supposed to do. You know what you need to do and you know how to get there." Colts coach Jim Caldwell has alluded to how Saturday night's preseason opener at St. Louis will be an opportunity for younger players to get some serious playing time. That definitely includes Hughes. Not that a few camp practices and drills are anything more than modestly encouraging, but Hughes has looked faster so far. He had Curtis Painter for a sack in the first night practice -- it likely would have been if defenders were allowed to tackle. Hughes has won his share of one-on-one battles in the pass-rush/pass-block drill. Question is, can he combine enough moves with the physicality needed to withstand a blocker's shoves? One moment in a drill, Hughes is speeding around the end to get to where the passer would be. The next, he is gobbled up on an attempted bull rush. Saturday should offer a barometer on where Hughes is. "Jerry Hughes is really coming along," Caldwell said. "He's been performing extremely well thus far. He's more comfortable with what we do, and his effort's been great." The old adage is a player progresses the most from his first season to the second. "They get a lot more familiar with the system, so therefore they don't have to think about it as much," Caldwell said. "They can let themselves go. They don't have to worry about necessarily every little step that they take." Caldwell then snapped his fingers and said, "It just clicks." The Colts' Pro Bowl pass-rushing tandem of Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis has worked with Hughes from the beginning. They have been on him about learning the spin move. "This is life in the NFL. You'll have your ups and downs," Freeney said. "For some guys, maybe it's a week. Some guys, it's a month." For Hughes, he hopes it was but a year.

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"You've just got to keep grinding," Freeney said. Nobody was more frustrated by the Palmer miss than Hughes. But Freeney, the Colts' all-time sack leader with 94 in nine years, doesn't recall whom he sacked the first time. "I think it was against Tennessee. It might have been against (Steve) McNair," he said. Actually, it was at Houston against David Carr in Freeney's third career game. McNair wasn't a bad guess, though. Freeney sacked Carr and McNair the most at seven times apiece. Mathis said he sees a change in what has been a more-excited Hughes. "In the end, this is the NFL and we're all pros," Mathis said. "Everybody was that guy in college. Despite draft placement, you've got to come in and show what you've got. You just can't get by on the past. He's doing that now." Freeney and Mathis continually remind Hughes to work a move and always go full speed. Hughes eagerly awaits his next chance to get that first sack. If or when it happens, he rationalizes it will be long overdue. "No celebration needed," he said. "Take it, and keep on moving to the next one."

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Spectators no more, Addai, other vets happy to return to fray By Mike Chappell - Indy Star

August 6, 2011

(two pages)

ANDERSON, Ind. -- Who could blame Joseph Addai for sporting a grin as he considered pulling on the pads and hitting the practice field with more than a dozen veterans for the first time Friday afternoon? It beat the alternative. His contract had expired at the end of the 2010 season. "Yeah, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time," the Indianapolis Colts veteran running back said, smiling broadly. "Remember, three weeks ago I was unemployed. I'm kind of blessed to be back here and employed." Addai had plenty of company. While the Colts have been on the Anderson University practice fields since Monday, several players have been forced to wait and watch. Veterans who signed new or restricted contracts were prohibited from practicing until the new collective bargaining agreement was ratified. That occurred Thursday afternoon. Now, the gang's all here, except for injured quarterback Peyton Manning (neck) and wide receiver Blair White (back). Each remains on the physically unable to perform list. Among returnees finally getting to work out Friday were safety Melvin Bullitt, offensive tackle Ryan Diem, guard Kyle DeVan, kicker Adam Vinatieri and defensive linemen Eric Foster and Antonio Johnson. The three recently signed veterans -- defensive tackle Tommie Harris, linebacker Ernie Sims and defensive end Jamaal Anderson -- also had their first camp exposure Friday. Bullitt said the spectator's role he had been forced to endure was testing his patience. "When they told us we couldn't practice until Friday, at first I got a little smile," he said. "Then after the first 20 minutes, you're like, 'Man, this is boring just being out here watching.' " Added Diem: "Missing all summer, we didn't have a chance to get out there and do work. This is our time now and we've got to take advantage of it. We're hoping Peyton can get out there soon, but in the meantime, we'll get tuned up." Addai was one of the bigger question marks -- would he be re-signed? -- as the lockout persisted and the offseason unfolded. The Colts' 2006 first-round draft pick spent most of the offseason in Baton Rouge, La. He divided his time between working out and fretting. "I always think the worst, no matter what," Addai said. Manning made it clear re-signing Addai was one of his priorities when he agreed to accept less than the Colts were offering. Although he has battled injuries during his five-year career, Addai is the total package: runner, receiver, blocker in pass protection. He led the team in rushing in each of his first four seasons before falling two yards shy of Donald Brown's team-high 497 yards last season. Addai's 4,020 career yards rank No. 8 in club history. "He's a superb competitor and one that I think without question has an impact on our team because he knows his craft to a 'T,' " coach Jim Caldwell said. "He is an expert at it. He is a difference maker." However, the Colts do not have a history of signing their feature running backs to a second contract. Marshall Faulk, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame today, didn't get one. Neither did

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Edgerrin James. After James' six-year rookie contract expired in 2004, the team retained him with the one-year franchise tag. "I thought about that my rookie year: 'When my contract is up, I probably won't be here,' " Addai said. "But it worked out for me." Shortly after Manning signed his five-year, $90 million contract, Addai re-upped with a three-year, $14 million deal. It had appeared the Colts were moving away from Addai when they used the 27th overall pick in the 2009 draft on Brown. But Brown, an inconsistent pass protector, has not established himself as a reliable feature back. As a result, Addai's return was a necessity. He kept in contact with Manning throughout the offseason. "I was waiting to see what they were going to do with me," Addai said. "Me and Peyton were talking and he was telling what he was thinking. It worked out for both of us.

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Colts' Saturday was integral in preserving NFL Sundays By Don Banks - Sports Illustrated

August 4, 2011

(three pages)

ANDERSON, Ind. -- August has arrived, the NFL's back in the business of playing football, and all's well in the world again. Here in the Indianapolis Colts training camp, it's worth noting that Jeff Saturday might have had as much to do with that happy development as anyone involved in the whole months-long CBA ordeal. I can't help but think no matter what the veteran Colts center accomplishes in this 2011 season, his 13th in the NFL, Saturday likely has already done his best and most important work of the year. On this Thursday, of all days, with the NFL's new collective bargaining agreement finally slated to be buttoned up and put to bed for the next 10 years (praise be!), Saturday's pivotal role in ensuring football labor peace is a story that's well-timed and needs telling. Simply put, Saturday, the Colts' well-respected player rep, was consistently viewed as one of the foremost voices of reason in the long and often contentious labor negotiations. While fiercely and passionately representing the cause and concerns of the players, he also earned and held the respect of the owners and league executives on the other side of the table, who often reached out to him to help steady things when the talks reached one of its many various boiling points or impasses. He was that rare actor in this fight who could speak to both sides and help calm the situation and bridge their differences, rather than divide and inflame. "During the whole process, [NFL commissioner] Roger [Goodell] told me several times, he said if it wasn't for Jeff, sometimes I don't know where we'd be,'' Colts owner Jim Irsay said Wednesday night, following his team's first padded practice of the preseason. "Roger had a great relationship with Jeff, and he really did play a huge role in getting this thing done.'' League sources in the NFL office told me Thursday that Saturday was instrumental in finding common ground between two sides that often couldn't agree on the most basic of realities. "The universal impression of Jeff was that he was the glue who helped keep things together, and he really brought people together throughout the course of the negotiations,'' one league source said. "Roger [Goodell] trusts him implicitly, and while he was a very strong advocate for the players, his personality and nature is to help people come together.'' As one of the two team player reps who stuck with the long and arduous negotiations from acrimonious start to frantic finish -- Ravens cornerback Dominique Foxworth was the other -- Saturday gained credibility and respect for his commitment level and his grasp of the nitty-gritty details of the complicated deal. We've all seen so much TV footage in recent months of Saturday filing out of another labor negotiation session that I almost didn't recognize him Wednesday when I saw him in a football setting once again, sporting his familiar No. 63 jersey. I had to ask him if he really knew what he was signing up for when he first agreed to take part in the negotiations, an open-ended commitment that wound up stretching into weeks and months? "Oh, absolutely not. No chance,'' Saturday said, with a laugh. "Fox [Foxworth] made fun of me all the time, because I was sporting the same jacket time and time again. I was down in Florida with my wife and kids, and I don't have any jackets or suits in Florida. So I got that jacket, a couple of button-up shirts and some jeans, and that was my wardrobe the whole time. People made fun of me, but that's all I had. I wasn't going

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back to Indy to get clothes. I went with what I had. Fox told me I should retire that jacket when an agreement got signed, so it's put up in the closet for good.'' Sartorial limitations aside, Saturday grew into such a role of leadership within the negotiations that he virtually couldn't have excused himself from the talks, even if he wanted to at times. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones grew to trust Saturday so much that he not once, but twice let Saturday use his corporate jet to fly home to Amelia Island, Fla., during breaks from negotiations. Jones and Saturday actually rode together on the plane coming from a negotiation session in Minnesota in June, with Jones headed for a vacation home in Destin, Fla. And during the final stage of the CBA talks in July, Jones insisted that Saturday use his jet to fly alone from New York City to Amelia Island to spend the weekend with his family. "I truly felt so sensitive to the fact that he was taking so much of his offseason time away from home, with hours and hours and weeks and weeks invested in the negotiation process,'' Jones told me Thursday morning on the phone. "It's one thing when you've done these types of meetings for years, but something else when you've got young children and you're away for that long.” "On that first trip, he got to listen to me tell those old war stories for two or three hours, and just as his temperament was throughout the negotiations, he listened and was very interested the whole time. But it was just a great chance to get to know him better, and to talk about the issues. And then later, there we were standing in Times Square, and I just couldn't stand it that he was miles and miles away from that family of his, so I had to do it. He took the plane and got home for the weekend.'' As generous as he has been known to be, Jones quickly added that he's not in the habit of lending out his plane. But Saturday came to be seen as the key individual among the players' leadership, and he was one of the few people in the negotiations, maybe the only one, that everyone on both sides seemed to trust. At the risk of overstatement, his calming and uniting presence was nearly indispensable. On the day before talks broke down between the players and owners back in early March, resulting in the beginning of the lockout, it was Saturday who Goodell called in an effort to make some progress, meeting with him privately for about an hour in the lobby of Saturday's Washington D.C. hotel. And a year ago this month, when Goodell visited Colts training camp here in Anderson to address the players and talk about the looming labor stand off, it was Saturday who had to quickly diffuse a tense and heated situation between the commissioner and several players who were growing angrier by the second at Goodell's talking points. "That was a rather intense meeting,'' Saturday recalled. "You're talking about men's livelihoods, and men who are very protective of their families and the careers they have laid before them. So it did get heated. I just jumped up and said, 'Hey, we're not going to get anywhere doing this. He's heard what our opinion is, he knows where you guys stand. There's no reason to keep going. We're not gaining anything by doing this. Just stop.' '' Saturday admits there were many fruitless negotiation sessions during which he thought an answer to the league's labor stalemate would never come. He likened the process to endlessly turning the sides of a Rubik's Cube, waiting for the puzzle to finally solve itself. "There were days when I didn't think we were going to get it done,'' he said. "I'd walk away and it seemed like the gap between us was too wide, and there was no way we were going to get there. But it really is about spending time and seeing how you can solve problems, and watching how many different owners or players stepped up on a specific issue to say, 'Let's look at it this way, or what if we did this instead of that?''' Saturday also provided what I think many considered a signature moment of closure for the messy labor battle between the players and owners. Ten years from now, one of the few things we'll all remember about the NFL lockout of 2011 is the sight of the 6-2, 295-pound Saturday wrapping New England owner Robert Kraft in a hug -- a Colt and a Patriot, no less! He did so to salute Kraft's sacrifice and commitment throughout the process at the joint player-league news conference in Manhattan that announced the agreement. Kraft had three days earlier attended the funeral of his beloved wife, Myra, who had died of

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cancer the previous week, and Saturday's act of humanity struck just the right conciliatory tone between the rival sides that were now once again business partners. "So many people gave so much of their time and energy, players and owners alike,'' Saturday said. "It was important to all of us. But the thing that separated Mr. Kraft for me in that moment was what he was going through with the loss of Myra. And that she had encouraged him to go to these meetings, that was the most impressive part to me. "Here's this lady who knows where she is, and she's fighting a good fight. But the reality is, she was fighting an uphill battle. Despite that, she would still encourage him to come work this deal, because she knew it was for the betterment of our game and our country. It was super impressive to me, and I know if I was in his place, I would have appreciated the gesture. It was heartfelt, and I meant it.'' Saturday's role in the CBA negotiations was largely a selfless one in many respects as well. As a 36-year-old veteran in the final year of his contract with the Colts, the only team he has ever played for, he wasn't likely to benefit much from a new labor deal. He was working on behalf of the NFL players to come, and the NFL players who had come before him. He could have easily said, as many league veterans in essence did, "Call me when this thing's over, I've already got my money. I'm set.'' But talk to anyone who knows Saturday, and they'll tell you that's not who he is, or what he's about. "I told my team when we started this thing, this really has no effect on me,'' Saturday said. "I'll play a year or two under this thing, but my contracts were well before it. I'm doing this to leave the game better than I found it. That was always a goal I had. I really felt strongly that the position of leadership I was in, and the career I had gave me some credibility. Not only to the players, but to the owners as well. And when you get in that position, I feel like you should be able to use it to help. "Going into the process, I realized really quickly how important this thing is, not only to players and owners, but to people outside of our game. My city in particular, with the Super Bowl coming up, there would have been consequences if we hadn't gotten a deal. When you just look at everything around our game and how good it is, and the impact people in the NFL make on their communities, to stop it, unless it absolutely had to be stopped, made no sense. I never saw a reason why we couldn't get something done that was fair for both players and owners.'' Peyton Manning's name might have been one of the most prominent on the lawsuit filed against the NFL by its players, but the reality is, it was Saturday, Manning's longtime friend and dependable center, whose fingers were all over this new labor deal. Not to mention the sweat equity and attention to detail he's known for. For a guy who owns a Super Bowl ring, has played in that game twice and been to more than his share of Pro Bowls, Saturday's most lasting contribution and legacy in the game might wind up being how he spent his long 2011 offseason. "I'm obviously very proud of where we are, and for the majority of men in this game, getting this deal done is even more impactful to players that I'll never meet compared to me winning a Super Bowl,'' Saturday said. "Don't ever underestimate the Super Bowl. That's why you play the game. "But I'm very proud of the deal that we put in place and I really do feel like our players will be better in the future for it, health wise, which is most important to me, and financially. These guys are going to make lots of money and be good football players for a lot longer than they have in the past because of the rules we have now. The game is going to be better because of this.''

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Colts center takes break after labor negotiations By Michael Marot (AP)

August 2, 2011

(two pages) ANDERSON, Ind. - Jeff Saturday spent the offseason working his second job. He flew from city to city, hotel to hotel, spending laborious days in nondescript meeting rooms, negotiating with team owners. For a 13-year veteran with three children at home, it wasn't an ideal summer. Still, Saturday felt compelled to do the heavy lifting for all those guys he represented, and he wound up making a difference -- a big difference. "Man, I think about the sacrifices he made," Colts defensive captain Gary Brackett said Tuesday. "You know, hearing him speak the day the agreement was signed about the responsibility Mr. Kraft had in getting this deal done, I think you really could really say that Jeff Saturday saved football, too." Saturday never missed a bargaining session, and now things may never be the same for the 36-year-old Pro Bowl. After spending most his professional career toiling in the long shadows cast by Peyton Manning, Dwight Freeney, Marvin Harrison, Edgerrin James, Bob Sanders and Reggie Wayne, Saturday has carved out his own niche on a team full of leaders. By thanking and hugging Robert Kraft, owner of the Colts' archrival Patriots, Saturday will forever be remembered as the face of the settlement., But for Saturday, it was never about fame. "There were a lot of things I went through during the negotiations and one of the main things is that when you advocate for other people, you really think about what you're fighting for," he said three days after players approved the new labor pact. "I think we got a fair deal." Colts players never doubted Saturday would know a fair deal when he saw one. Unlike many of today's best players, Saturday did not come into the league with a highly touted reputation. Baltimore signed him as an undrafted rookie in 1998, then cut him before training camp even started. Over the next seven months, Saturday managed an electrical store in North Carolina, hoping for a second chance. Indy signed the free agent in January 1999, and within a year, Saturday became the starting center. He's been an immovable object since, combining with Manning for a league record 172 career starts. What other players may not understand were the sacrifices Saturday made. He made sure there were workout rooms in the hotels or near them so he could stay in shape. He called his wife and children every day. He communicated regularly with Manning, his closest friend, and Brackett, the Colts' alternate player rep. He helped coordinate workouts for younger players and kept his teammates and those on other teams informed about the discussions. Those obligations left little time for Saturday to relax.

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"It had to be horrible. His whole offseason and summer were taken away and he's the main guy for the whole league," safety Melvin Bullitt said. "With Jeff, you really can't say anything but `Thank you."' Saturday insists the process really wasn't that bad. "I would do it again," he said. "One thing I need to say is that my wife was awesome during this whole time. I have three kids at home and they can be a little rambunctious during summer vacation, so for her to run the house the way she did was phenomenal. It really allowed me to concentrate on what I was doing." No team is more grateful for Saturday's efforts than Indy. On Sunday, when the Colts held their first team training camp meeting at Anderson University, team officials a moment to thank Saturday publicly for his efforts. Not surprisingly, Indy's players responded with a loud, protracted round of applause, a moment Saturday described as endearing. "Jeff's not a rah-rah type guy, so just kind of gave us a nod," Brackett said. "But he did, as we said all along, for the past, present and future guys in this league. He was fighting for players he doesn't even know." While Saturday insists he did carve out time for his family and that he did have find ways to relax, he acknowledges, grudgingly, that it was mentally draining. That's one reason Colts fans have yet to see No. 63 wearing a helmet at camp. Coach Jim Caldwell believes players need to be fresh mentally and physically, and even though Saturday said he's in good shape, Caldwell wants to give him a little down time to make sure he's OK when the season starts. "We are going to kind of ramp him up just a little bit, give him time and put him in a position where he feels good about what kind of shape he's in," Caldwell said. "Because of the fact he has been so involved in the negotiations over the last month and a half, two months, we have talked to him about that, and I think you will see that as the week goes on." Caldwell hasn't said when Saturday will get back on the field, and teammates aren't worried about his absence. After all, aside from Manning, nobody knows the Colts playbook better than Saturday. And nobody is more eager to reap the benefits of the new labor pact than the guy who helped make it happen. "This is why you play," Saturday said. "I went to all of those meetings so I could come to these. This is what I wanted to do. I don't want to be in those meetings. I can tell you I would much rather be out on the field playing ball."

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Colts center Jeff Saturday, leadership 'is in his DNA' By Mike Chappell - Indy Star

July 31, 2011

(two pages)

As the executive committees for NFL owners and players hop-scotched the country this summer trying to resolve what became a 41/2-month lockout, one figure seemed omnipresent. In one photo after another, one video clip after another, there was Jeff Saturday. The Indianapolis Colts' veteran center looked the part of arbiter, wearing a sport coat and toting a leather bag. Former teammate Ryan Lilja chuckled when it was mentioned the Colts' five-time Pro Bowler looked out of place in anything other than his No. 63 jersey. "We used to get on him and talk about political aspirations," Lilja said. "My hope is Jeff can springboard from his NFL career and his player representative career and succeed Mitch (Daniels) as (Indiana) governor." Casual talk in the offensive linemen's meeting occasionally turned to Gov. Saturday taking care of those closest to him. "Yeah, we used to joke with him about that," Lilja said. "Every so often he'd come back and say, 'OK, you're going to be the secretary of this and you'll be in charge of that.' "But all kidding aside, he's a guy who if you take a straw poll of guys in the league who know him and have been around him, he'd be good at leading just about anything." Part of the solution

The owners' lockout of players threatened to disrupt the preseason, even the regular season. It had football fans across the country riled up. Labor peace was restored July 25 when the NFLPA's executive committee, of which Saturday is a member, and the player representatives from the 32 teams voted unanimously to endorse the new collective bargaining agreement. Owners had done likewise the previous week. As commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith held a joint news conference to discuss the resolution, Saturday stood in the background. At one point, he and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft shared an emotional hug. The end had come, and the influence of Saturday, Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth and others was undeniable. "(Jeff) and Domonique were instrumental in that they were the two who were in every meeting," NFLPA president Kevin Mawae said. "I can't say enough about how they played a major part in all of it." Saturday insisted it was a shared venture. "I'm awfully proud of how hard everybody worked to get this done," he said. "It gives you a sense of relief and excitement that we get back to the business of football."

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Saturday has deep ties to the players' union. He was the Colts' longtime player rep before moving up to the executive committee. He was certain he wanted to commit himself and his offseason to helping the NFL attain labor peace but also knew the decision wasn't his alone. His wife, Karen, would have to be on board. At home, there were the couple's three children to consider: Jeffrey, 10; Savannah, 8; and Joshua, 4. "They can be rambunctious," Saturday said. "My wife and I talked about it before this process began. She's been more than gracious, believe me. She really sacrificed and allowed me to be gone, sometimes two and three days a week. "She believed in what we were doing and honestly supported me wholeheartedly. . . . This was really a sacrifice for her." Always in the lead Saturday, who turned 36 last month as the labor talks began to pick up steam, always has displayed leadership qualities. He was vice president of his class in high school and captain of North Carolina's football team. It has been more of the same since 1999, when he signed with the Colts as a free agent. Saturday is a presence in the locker room and meeting rooms, and works in unison with quarterback Peyton Manning in making the proper pre-snap adjustments during games. "You lead by example," Saturday said, insisting that trait has been enhanced by playing under Jim Mora, Tony Dungy and current coach Jim Caldwell. It hasn't gone unnoticed. Owner Jim Irsay wasn't surprised that Saturday played such an integral role in the labor talks. "Jeff is as fine a person and player as I've met in 40 years," Irsay said. "He's a special guy, as special as it gets." Added Colts cornerback Jerraud Powers: "Everything you could desire as a leader, Jeff has it. Since the first day I stepped into the Colts facility, he's been one of those guys to stick his hand out and let the younger guys know if there was anything we need or he could do to help the transition, he was there." So, might Saturday's post-NFL career include politics? "I don't know, man," he said, laughing. "I really hadn't considered it." Well, consider it, Lilja said. Leadership, he said, "is in his DNA. That's his nature. He's a born leader. "Anything Jeff touches, he's going to do his best at it and he's going to leave a mark on it. To represent the players, you couldn't ask for a better guy."

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Rucker happy to be around Colts’ Manning By Mike McLain - Tribune Chronicle

July 12, 2011

(two pages) YOUNGSTOWN - The last thing that Chris Rucker wants to see is a disabled Peyton Manning when the Indianapolis Colts open training camp. As a rookie cornerback with the Colts, the Warren G. Harding graduate would like nothing better than to get a chance to line up against Manning and intercept one of his passes. Manning recently revealed that he's still bothered by a neck injury that required offseason surgery. "It's amazing to be around him," said Rucker, who was drafted in the sixth round out of Michigan State University. "Now to be on his team is amazing. I can't wait to be around him and see him in practice every day." In most years Rucker would be planning to join his new teammates for the start of training camp near the end of the month. This isn't a normal year. The lockout of NFL players by the owners has put the clamps on all offseason activity, with the exception of work done by the players on their time. It's not an easy situation for a rookie anxious to establish himself. Like every other player in the NFL, Rucker can't wait for the lockout to end so he can sign a contract and start the business of playing pro football. "I've been waiting to start," said Rucker at this year's Ursuline Football Camp, which concludes today. "It's been a long time since we actually got to play football. Maybe the next week or so things will be settled, and we'll get back to playing football." Rucker recently finished a stellar four-year career with the Spartans. Last season he was fifth on the team in tackles with 64 and was named All-Big Ten second team by "Rivals.com." Rucker didn't waste much time in making his presence known in East Lansing. He started four games and appeared in eight as a freshman in 2007. He was honorable mention All-Big Ten the next two seasons, when he was firmly established as a starter. What has to excite Colts' coaches is his 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame. Big corners with speed are in high demand on any level of play. "I'm more of a physical corner," he said. "I like to go against the bigger receivers. My size matches up with their size. I feel that will be a big advantage for me." Playing against the quality receivers in the Big Ten was a great proving ground. There weren't many weeks when Rucker could take it easy. "Week in and week out you played against a good team," he said. "A team with good receivers and good running backs. I think it really got me ready to take this next step."

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Rucker hasn't had a chance to have much contact with his new teammates, and he's had no opportunity to get acclimated to life in Indianapolis. That doesn't matter to him at this time. He thinks he's found a good place to call home on the next step in his career. "I was up there working out with one of my new teammates, Blair White, two weeks ago," Rucker said. "It was a good workout, and it felt good to be around the guys. I just wanted to go somewhere where I could fit in and help the team. I feel like this is a good situation for me. It's not too far away from home, and it's a good organization to be a part of because they have great leadership." Now if the powers that be can only settle the labor dispute. "The closer it gets to crunch time the more everyone wants to get things done," Rucker said. "No one doesn't want to have football."