Indianapolis – After a nearly silent 1st day of free agency for Chris Ballard and the Colts, day 2 saw things pick up a little with a couple more signings and current players openly recruiting other free agents.
#Colts have agreed to a one-year deal with former #Raiders CB Brandon Facyson, source says. Nine starts, 55 tackles and his first career INT last year for Vegas. Now headed to Indy.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 15, 2022
The #Colts are re-signing LB Zaire Franklin on a three-year, $12 million contract with $4 million guaranteed, per source.
Franklin is a special-teams ace and ascending defensive player at 25 years old.
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) March 15, 2022
The #Colts are re-signing DE Tyquan Lewis to a one-year, $3 million deal, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 16, 2022
The most vocal Colts players hoping to lure some talent to Indianapolis have been star LB Darius Leonard and Pro Bowl CB Kenny Moore. Leonard sent out tweets to CB Casey Heyward, CB Stephon Gilmore, and LT Terron Armstead, DE Chandler Jones, and WR Allen Robinson.
@chanjones55 what’s good man👀! You and @DeForestBuckner would be scary 👀😂😂
— Darius Leonard (@dsleon45) March 15, 2022
@AllenRobinson I know you don’t like cold weather man so come on down to Lucas Oil for a temperature of 65-70 degrees on game day 👀!
— Darius Leonard (@dsleon45) March 15, 2022
@T_Armstead72 that horseshoe would look great on ya man!
— Darius Leonard (@dsleon45) March 15, 2022
@BumpNrunGilm0re what’s sup man! I heard blue was your favorite color 👀
— Darius Leonard (@dsleon45) March 15, 2022
@show_case29 how are you doing today?
— Darius Leonard (@dsleon45) March 15, 2022
Will Leonard’s recruiting efforts work? Probably not if Chris Ballard doesn’t step up and get active while other teams work hard to plug holes in their roster. To get the latest on where the Colts are at in their search for a QB listen to the podcast from 107.5 & 93.5 The Fan afternoon host JMV below!