{"id":766978,"date":"2026-02-21T14:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/766978\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T14:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:43:19","slug":"danny-pinter-contract-projection-and-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/766978\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Pinter contract projection and prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 21, 2026, 8:36 a.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>\u00a0interior offensive lineman Danny Pinter 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>Danny Pinter contract projection<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/player\/market-value\/_\/id\/47744\/danny-pinter\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotrac<\/a>, Pinter is projected to sign a one-year deal in free agency worth $2.399 million. Among centers, this would rank 24th in average annual value. Pinter will be entering his age 30 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In terms of player age, contract status, and statistical production, Josh Jones, Rashod Hill, and Mike Caliendo were used by Spotrac as comparisons to determine what Pinter&#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 Danny Pinter?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">GM Chris Ballard could look to go younger here when addressing the Colts&#8217; interior offensive line depth. However, my guess is that Pinter returns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/coltswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/colts\/2026\/02\/21\/2026-nfl-combine-previewing-offensive-line-position-indianapolis-colts\/88794764007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colts&#8217; current depth chart<\/a> along the offensive line is very short on experience behind the starting five. Pinter&#8217;s veteran presence could certainly provide some value, not to mention that he can help out at center or guard if needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This also isn&#8217;t a contract that will break the bank, and if the Colts needed to get out of this deal during roster cutdowns, they could do so relatively easily with minimal dead cap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Prediction: Colts re-sign Danny Pinter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 21, 2026, 8:36 a.m. ET Indianapolis Colts\u00a0interior offensive lineman Danny Pinter is set to be a free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[95878,2005,7,2004,392,2381,6,49915,95900,95882,109137,95903,109138,95896,95888,95895,95899,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-766978","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-tagamerican-football","18":"tag-tagdanny-pinter","19":"tag-tagindianapolis-colts","20":"tag-tagmike-caliendo","21":"tag-tagnational-sports","22":"tag-tagnfl","23":"tag-tagnfl-hub","24":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","25":"tag-tagsports-news","26":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116109155565443715","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766978","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=766978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}