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After weeks of speculation that former Giants safety Landon Collins would be connected with the Indianapolis Colts at the beginning of free agency Indianapolis Colts Jabaal Sheard Jersey , the 25-year-old has an agreement in place to sign..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Colts StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Colts NewsYahoo Colts Team PageYahoo Colts ReportYahoo Colts Depth ChartYahoo Colts TransactionsYahoo Colts PhotosShop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Safety Landon Collins plans to sign with the Washington RedskinsNew,105commentsEDTShareTweetShareShareSafety Landon Collins plans to sign with the Washington RedskinsBrad Penner-USA TODAY SportsAfter weeks of speculation that former Giants safety Landon Collins would be connected with the Indianapolis Colts at the beginning of free agency, the 25-year-old has an agreement in place to sign a massive deal with the Washington Redskins. Josina Anderson of ESPN was the first to report, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirming :Earlier today, Schefter suggested that the final two teams in on Collins were both the Redskins and the Colts. It wasn’t too long after that Collins made his mind up, as a six-year, $84-million deal was too much to turn down on the first day of legal tampering. His deal reportedly includes $45 million guaranteed Womens Jabaal Sheard 2019 Jersey , all of which is paid out in the first three seasons.It remains unknown whether or not the Colts were legitimately in on Collins, but it’s hard to say that general manager Chris Ballard was looking to pay the 2016 All-Pro safety an average of $14 million a year. That sum would make him the third-highest paid talent on the team, behind only wide receiver TY Hilton ($15-m cap hit in 2019) and quarterback Andrew Luck ($27.5-m cap hit in 2019). Ballard’s persistence to build through the draft and not overspend in free agency most likely meant the team wasn’t willing to pay the significant sum that Washington presented.Collins’ signing is a big contract for the safety position, after a small market during the 2018 free-agency period left several talented players unemployed through the 2018 season. While the apparent top safety is off the board, other big names such as Earl Thomas, Adrian Amos, Tyrann Mathieu and others still remain available.For the Colts Cheap Jabaal Sheard Youth Jersey , they’ll need to decide whether to bring in one of those previously mentioned names or to bring back one of their own free agents. Clayton Geathers, Mike Mitchell and J.J. Wilcox are all unrestricted athletes, while Matthias Farley is a restricted free agent.3 points of interest for the Colts 2018 season The upcoming season gets a bit of British perspective. NFL football is finally here! The Indianapolis Colts have made it through preseason and now the real football begins this week when the Colts take on the Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday.What I’m looking forward to this season:*Other than staying awake until 5 am to watch the Colts play in prime time. Which trust me hasn’t always been easy recently.Progression I’m looking forward to seeing a team actually progress instead of treading water and the ultimate sinking like the previous regime. Colts General Manager Chris Ballard is slowly and surely putting his stamp on this team. The hiring of Frank Reich and Co. is exactly the step in the right direction the organization has needed. Drafting talent and signing free agents to prove it deals instead of the team of the past where it seemed money was handed out for the fun of it to low end talent. This team needs to show signs of progression and it needs to start this season, an offense that actually scores regularly, a working offensive line that keeps the quarterback on his feet, an effective run game and a defense working as a unit to stifle the opposing offense. This is the progression the team needs, not the quick fix band aid return to the playoffs from the Grigson/Pagano era. Whether the progression is reflected in the team’s record is different and not necessarily needed. Player developmentOutside of a few outliers the Colts under Ryan Grigson and Chuck Pagano failed to show any major signs of player development. Whether that was due to poor talent selection or just poor coaching Indianapolis Colts Josh Ferguson Jersey , with a whole new coaching staff and new talent, it can’t continue. Chris Ballard has done a good job of acquiring good young talent through the draft and free agency, now it’s time for the coaching staff to develop the talent in front of them. The Colts have young players who need their pro talent unlocking. Guys like Quincy Wilson, Tarell Basham, Malik Hooker, Nate Hairston, Kemoko Turay Womens Josh Ferguson 2019 Jersey , Marlon Mack, Braden Smith and Ryan Kelly to name a few need to take that step to the next level and become core standout contributors.Andrew LuckI couldn’t write an article about the upcoming season without mentioning the big man himself. Luck’s injury has been so widely publicized that it reached peak “hot takes” that even being in the UK you couldn’t hide from it all. Luck is back and he seems to be progressing in the right direction. Despite all of that, Luck will be starting Week 1 against the Bengals. Luck will be rusty, but that’s to be expected. Having him back behind center is exactly what his team needs to take it back to winning ways. Having Luck guarantees that this team will be elevated, he is a super talented franchise QB who makes everyone around him better. It’s good to have Luck back on our side. This is by no means going to be a straight forward, easy, winning-record season but I have a feeling with Frank Reich Cheap Josh Ferguson Youth Jersey , Luck and Co. on offense along with Matt Eberflus’ youth movement on defense we are in for a fun filled exciting season.