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NFL owners unanimously approve a rule that bans the hip-drop tackle

Mar. 25, 2024 14:58 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NFL is eliminating the hip-drop tackle. NFL team owners on Monday unanimously approved a rule that bans players from using a swivel technique to tackle an opponent. A violation will result in a 15-yard penalty and could ultimately result in...

NFL considers rule changes that include challenges for penalties

Mar. 14, 2024 10:42 AM EDT

The Indianapolis Colts are proposing a rule change that would allow coaches to challenge any penalty call for the first time. The NFL released a list of several rule change proposals on Wednesday made by teams that included an option to run a fourth-and-20 play in lieu of an onside...

Joe Flacco is heading to the Colts on a 1-year, $4.5 million deal, AP source says

Mar. 13, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

Joe Flacco is heading to the Indianapolis Colts after helping the Cleveland Browns reach the playoffs and winning the AP Comeback Player of the Year Award. Flacco and the Colts agreed on a one-year deal for $4.5 million guaranteed, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated...

Colts make Kenny Moore II NFL's highest-paid nickel cornerback with $30 million deal, AP sources say

Mar. 12, 2024 19:27 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts continued their spending spree Tuesday by agreeing to re-sign cornerback Kenny Moore II on a three-year deal worth $30 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of...

Colts agree to 3-year, $70 million deal with Michael Pittman Jr., AP source says

Mar. 11, 2024 18:08 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard did everything he could to keep receiver Michael Pittman Jr. off this year's free agent market. He completed the job Monday. Two weeks after promising Pittman would be in Indy next season — one...

Indianapolis Colts place non-exclusive franchise tag on WR Michael Pittman Jr.

Mar. 05, 2024 16:51 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on starting receiver Michael Pittman Jr. on Tuesday. The move was announced less than an hour before the league's deadline and less than a week after general manager Chris Ballard promised Pittman...

Family ties link a small group of NFL combine invitees to famous football fathers

Mar. 03, 2024 10:44 AM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Alt had the perfect role model. He grew up in Minnesota, became a big-time recruit and joined a major college football program. He made the same seamless transition from tight end to dominant left tackle. And now, he could be eight weeks away from becoming a...

Pacers and Indianapolis use 3-year delay to add new wrinkles to 1st NBA All-Star weekend since 1985

Feb. 14, 2024 17:07 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The signs are all around downtown Indianapolis now: NBA All-Star weekend finally has arrived. Yes, nearly seven years after Larry Bird drove a blue-and-gold IndyCar down New York's Fifth Avenue to hand-deliver the city's bid, and three years after Indianapolis'...

Pricey Super Bowl: Some NFL fans pass on expensive tickets and just have 'a good time' in Vegas

Feb. 11, 2024 12:09 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Super Bowl ticket prices remain out of reach for many fans who made travel reservations months ago to come to Las Vegas this week, so they'll likely be watching on TV like millions of others. That's just fine with more than a few of them. They're finding other ways...

Colts owner Jim Irsay thanks fans for offering support as he recovers from illness

Feb. 06, 2024 17:08 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay told his fans Tuesday that he was feeling better and appreciated their support, nearly a month after team officials announced he was recovering from a severe respiratory illness. “On the mend," the 64-year-old Irsay wrote on...