{"id":766298,"date":"2026-02-21T07:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/766298\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:31:24","slug":"do-colts-re-sign-ameer-abdullah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/766298\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Colts re-sign Ameer Abdullah?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 20, 2026, 2:36 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>\u00a0running back Ameer Abdullah is set to be a free agent this upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">So what might his next contract look like, and will the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Colts<\/a>\u00a0re-sign him?<\/p>\n<p>Ameer Abdullah contract projection<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/player\/market-value\/_\/id\/16778\/ameer-abdullah\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotrac<\/a>, Abdullah is projected to sign a one-year deal worth $1.96 million. On a per year basis, this ranks 29th among all running backs. Abdullah is about to enter his age 33 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In terms of player age, contract status, and statistical production, Ty Johnson, Miles Sanders, and Kalen Ballage were used by Spotrac as comparisons to determine what Abdullah&#8217;s deal could be.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:4|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a>Will the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" data-autotag=\"d3fda36a-3eb5-4700-8763-caba831c06ae\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Colts<\/a> re-sign Ameer Abdullah?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Abdullah was signed to the Colts&#8217; practice squad very early in the season. Then by mid-October, he was added to the 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As the season went on, Abdullah&#8217;s role increased, and he began sharing the RB2 snaps with Tyler Goodson or taking on that role on his own when Goodson was sidelined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Abdullah also handled kick return duties without Anthony Gould. He averaged nearly 30 yards per return, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to PFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">At almost 33 years old, the Colts could look to get younger here as they search for depth and competition behind Jonathan Taylor. However, my guess is that Abduallah is re-signed. He provided a steady presence and can also help out on the return units.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Similar to the Khalil Herbert signing last offseason, if someone else emerges over the summer to secure a roster spot, moving on from Abdullah would be fairly easy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Prediction: Colts re-sign Ameer Abdullah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 20, 2026, 2:36 p.m. ET Indianapolis Colts\u00a0running back Ameer Abdullah is set to be a free agent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[95878,2005,7,2004,392,2381,6,49915,95900,101065,95882,95903,95901,108263,95895,95899,95883,97281,101066,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-766298","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indianapolis-colts","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-colts","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-indianapolis","12":"tag-indianapolis-colts","13":"tag-indianapoliscolts","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnflcolts","16":"tag-sstsncolts","17":"tag-tagameer-abdullah","18":"tag-tagamerican-football","19":"tag-tagindianapolis-colts","20":"tag-tagjonathan-taylor","21":"tag-tagmiles-sanders","22":"tag-tagnfl-hub","23":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","24":"tag-tagsports-news","25":"tag-tagty-johnson","26":"tag-tagtyler-goodson","27":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116107456500957125","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}