2012 Indianapolis Colts season
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2012 Indianapolis Colts season
| 2012 Indianapolis Colts season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Chuck Pagano | ||||||
| General manager | Ryan Grigson | ||||||
| Owner | Jim Irsay | ||||||
| Home field | Lucas Oil Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | |||||||
| Division Place | |||||||
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The 2012 Indianapolis Colts season will be the franchise's upcoming 60th season in the National Football league and the 29th in Indianapolis. The Colts earned the first selection in the 2012 NFL Draft due to a dismal 2-14 record in 2011. On April 24th, Indianapolis used their first pick on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.
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Offseason
Personnel changes
On January 2, 2012, one day after the final game of the 2011 season, Colts owner Jim Irsay fired team Vice Chairman Bill Polian (who had been the team's general manager since 1998) and his son, team Vice President and general manager Chris Polian. Nine days later (January 11), Ryan Grigson was named the new general manager.
Head coach Jim Caldwell was fired on January 17, 2012. Eight days later (January 25), former Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano agreed to becoming the Colts new head coach.
Roster changes
| Position | Player | Tag | 2012 Team | Notes and references |
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| QB | Peyton Manning | UFA | Denver Broncos[1] | Cut; on March 7, 2012, the Colts held a press conference to announce the release of star quarterback Peyton Manning after 14 years with the team.[2] |
| QB | Curtis Painter | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | Painter signs with Ravens[3] |
| QB | Dan Orlovsky | UFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers[4] | |
| WR | Pierre Garçon | UFA | Washington Redskins[5][6] | First free agent signing for the 2012 NFL season |
| WR | Blair White | UFA | TBA | Waived |
| RB | Joseph Addai | UFA | New England Patriots | Signed with New England May 5 |
| FB | Jerome Fulton | UFA | Minnesota Vikings | |
| WR | Anthony Gonzalez | UFA | New England Patriots[7] | |
| TE | Dallas Clark | UFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Cut; signed on May 21, 2012[8] |
| WR | Reggie Wayne | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | re-signed on March 13, 2012 |
| TE | Jacob Tamme | UFA | Denver Broncos[9] | |
| C | Jeff Saturday | UFA | Green Bay Packers | |
| DE | Jamaal Anderson | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| CB | Jacob Lacey | UFA | Detroit Lions[10] | Untendered as a Restricted Free Agent |
| LB | Gary Brackett | UFA | TBA | Cut |
| DB | Melvin Bullitt | UFA | TBA | Cut |
| Player re-signed by the Colts |
Signings
| Position | Player | Tag | 2011 team | Notes and references |
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| WR | Donnie Avery | UFA | Tennessee Titans | Signed on March 25, 2012.[11] |
| LB | Jerrell Freeman | UFA | Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) | Signed on January 16, 2012 |
| C/G | Mike McGlynn | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | Signed on March 15, 2012 |
| NT | Brandon McKinney | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | Signed on April 4, 2012.[12] |
| TE | Kyle Miller | UFA | None | Signed on April 3rd, 2012.[13] |
| LS | Matt Overton | UFA | Omaha Nighthawks (UFL) | Signed on April 3rd, 2012.[14] |
| DE | Cory Redding | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | Signed on March 14, 2012.[15] |
| C | Samson Satele | UFA | Oakland Raiders | Signed on March 22, 2012.[16] |
| QB | Trevor Vittatoe | UFA | Tampa Bay Storm (AFL) | Signed on March 8, 2012 |
| SS | Tom Zbikowski | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | Signed on March 16, 2012.[17] |
| TE | Dominique Jones | UFA | Reading Express (IFL) | Signed on April 30, 2012.[18] |
| RB | Deji Karim | W | Jacksonville Jaguars | Claimed on April 30, 2012.[19] |
| TE | Andre Smith | W | Chicago Bears | Claimed on May 15, 2012.[20] |
| C/G | Zane Taylor | W | Philadelphia Eagles | Claimed on May 18, 2012.[21] |
2012 draft class
Main article: 2012 NFL Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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| 1 | 1 | Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford |
| 2 | 34 | Coby Fleener | TE | Stanford |
| 3 | 64 | Dwayne Allen | TE | Clemson |
| 92[a] | T. Y. Hilton | WR | Florida Intl | |
| 5 | 136 | Josh Chapman | NT | Alabama |
| 170[c] | Vick Ballard | RB | Mississippi State | |
| 6[b] | 206[c] | LaVon Brazill | WR | Ohio University |
| 7 | 208 | Justin Anderson | G | Georgia |
| 214[b] | Tim Fugger | DE | Vanderbilt | |
| 253[c] | Chandler Harnish | QB | Northern Illinois |
Notes:
- ^[a] During the draft, the Colts traded up five spots from the fourth-round (#97) to the third-round (#92), with the team sending a 2013 fifth-round selection to the San Francisco 49ers.
- ^[b] The Colts traded their original sixth-round selection—#172 overall—to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for tackle Winston Justice and the Eagles' sixth round selection—#187 overall.[22] The Colts later traded the #187 overall selection to the New York Jets in exchange for quarterback Drew Stanton and a seventh-round selection (#214 overall).[23]
- ^[c] Compensatory selections.[24]
Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed just after the 2012 NFL Draft concluded on April 28.[25]
| Position | Player | College | Notes and references |
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| DT | James Aiono | Utah | |
| DT | Chigbo Anunoby | Morehouse College | |
| OL | Jason Foster | Rhode Island | |
| LB | Chris Galippo | USC | |
| T | Steve Baker | East Carolina | |
| WR | Griff Whalen | Stanford | |
| CB | Micah Pellerin | Hampton | |
| CB | Antonio Fenelus | Wisconsin | |
| CB | Cameron Chism | Maryland | |
| DB | Buddy Jackson | Pittsburgh | |
| OL | Hayworth Hicks | Iowa State | |
| WR | Jabin Sambrano | Montana | |
| S | Matt Merletti | North Carolina | |
| P | Brian Stahovich | San Diego State | |
| DE | Kevin Eagan | Endicott | |
| S | Latarrius Thomas | Eastern Michigan |
Schedule
Preseason
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | TBD (August 9–13) | St. Louis Rams | Lucas Oil Stadium | |||||
| 2 | August 19 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | CBS | |||
| 3 | TBD (August 23–26) | at Washington Redskins | FedEx Field | |||||
| 4 | TBD (August 29–30) | Cincinnati Bengals | Lucas Oil Stadium | |||||
Regular season
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | September 9 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | CBS | |||
| 2 | September 16 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Minnesota Vikings | Lucas Oil Stadium | Fox | |||
| 3 | September 23 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Jaguars | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | |||
| 4 | Bye | |||||||
| 5 | October 7 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Green Bay Packers | Lucas Oil Stadium | Fox | |||
| 6 | October 14 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | CBS | |||
| 7 | October 21 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Browns | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | |||
| 8 | October 28 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Tennessee Titans | LP Field | CBS | |||
| 9 | November 4 | 1:00 p.m. EST | Miami Dolphins | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | |||
| 10 | November 8 | 8:20 p.m. EST | at Jacksonville Jaguars | Everbank Field | NFLN | |||
| 11 | November 18 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | CBS * | |||
| 12 | November 25 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | Buffalo Bills | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS * | |||
| 13 | December 2 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | at Detroit Lions | Ford Field | CBS * | |||
| 14 | December 9 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | Tennessee Titans | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS * | |||
| 15 | December 16 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | at Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | CBS * | |||
| 16 | December 23 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | CBS * | |||
| 17 | December 30 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | Houston Texans | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS * | |||
LEGEND:
- Bold indicates a division opponent.
- * Indicates that the game time and network are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
Staff
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Current roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
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Notes and references
- ^ Klis, Mike and Legwold, Jeff (March 20, 2012). "Peyton Manning's deal with Broncos: 5 years, $96 million". denverpost.com. http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_20213659/peyton-mannings-deal-broncos-5-years-96-million. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/report-peyton-manning-cut-colts-wednesday-231935941.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ Bucs sign QB Dan Orlovsky
- ^ Klemko, Robert (13 March 2012). "Redskins add WRs Garcon, Morgan". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/03/pierre-garcon-says-he-will-sign-with-washington-redskins/1#.T2DAfnnNljw. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ Campbell, Rich (2012-03-14). "Garcon hopes to be key cog in Redskins’ return to winning ways". WashingtonTimes.com. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/14/pierre-garcon-hopes-to-be-key-cog-in-redskins-retu/.
- ^ "Patriots sign free agent WR Anthony Gonzalez". Patriots.com. http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Patriots-sign-free-agent-WR-Anthony-Gonzalez/bcc4f109-3b29-4f38-9a28-c8db3a94530f.
- ^ [2]
- ^ publisher=SportingNews.com|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-03-23/2012-nfl-free-agency-tight-end-joel-dreessen-signs-denver-broncos-peyton-manning|title=Broncos sign TEs Jacob Tamme, Joel Dressen to Connect With Manning
- ^ Lions agree to terms with CB Jacob Lacey; re-sign DT Andre Fluellen
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ [ http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/COLTS-SIGN-FREE-AGENT-THORNTON-RETURNS/bb932645-82cb-4036-8e66-75fb1a9d3c56]
- ^ Ravens' Cory Redding signs with Colts
- ^ [6]
- ^ [ http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/COLTS-SIGN-S-TOM-ZBIKOWSKI/03abae68-e4ac-4d63-ab01-3d08977c756c]
- ^ [7]
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- ^ Clayton, John (March 24, 2012). "Jets deal QB Drew Stanton to Colts". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7729179/new-york-jets-grant-drew-stanton-wish-trading-qb-indianapolis-colts. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ [[12]]
- ^ "Undrafted free-agent deals for all 32 NFL teams". NFL.com. April 29, 2012. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828bb384/article/undrafted-freeagent-deals-for-all-32-nfl-teams. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
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