Archive for January, 2008

Bethea Gets Pro Bowl Nod

Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders, due to injury, had to bow out of the 2008 Pro Bowl; he was replaced by Denver Broncos safety John Lynch.  But the Colts will be represented by a member of their secondary, after all.  Due to an injury to Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, Colts safety Antoine Bethea will [...]

Dungy to Return For 2008 Season

                      As expected (at least I expected), Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy will remain as head coach for at least the 2008 season, according to Adam Schefter of NFL Network.  In a news conference which took place at 4:30 EST (televised on ESPN News) and included Dungy, team owner Jim Irsay, general manager [...]

Caldwell Gets Extension to Make Head Coaching-Type Money in 08

While no one has heard from Colts current coach Tony Dungy for the past few days, there are more indications that he might be ready to hang it up as coach of the Colts. The team has signed current assistant head coach Jim Caldwell to a multiyear extension that will pay him about $2.5 million [...]

Irsay Says Caldwell Will Be Coach if Dungy Leaves

If Tony Dungy does what a lot of people expect him to do, which is step down as the Colts head coach, their new head coach is already in place. Owner Jim Irsay confirmed on Thursday night that Jim Caldwell will be the teams new head coach when/if Dungy calls it quits. That could be [...]

Hagler Re-Ups

           The Indianapolis Colts have re-signed starting linebacker Tyjuan Hagler to a one-year extension through 2008; the signing keeps Hagler off the restricted free agent list.  The deal is wqorth an estimated $1.417 million; without the signing, other teams could pursue Hagler and maybe sign him to an offer sheet, which would have forced the [...]

Dungy Denies Retirement Report

           The reports of current Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy retiring have been many; however, according to SportsTicker, Dungy told ESPN Wednesday that he has not yet made a decision on his future as of yet.  Initially, ProFootballTalk.com circulated a report that Dungy had decided to retire and was going to be replaced [...]

Dungy to Be Replaced by Caldwell

The talk about Tony Dungy stepping down is getting hotter, and now Profootballtalk.com is reporting that indeed, Dungy will announce his stepping down on Monday. The site is quoting a league source as saying that with Dungy stepping down, Jim Caldwell will be taking his place. Caldwell has already gotten interviews with some other teams [...]

Colts To Retain Key Players For Next Season

                                 I think it is safe to say that no matter who the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts  – and I still say Tony Dungy returns – is for 2008, he will inherit a team that isn’t markedly different than the team in 2007.  Seventeen of 22 starters, along with the kicker, punter [...]