{"id":862782,"date":"2026-04-10T02:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862782\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:49:09","slug":"colts-named-landing-spot-for-all-pro-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862782\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts named landing spot for All-Pro WR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/uk\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>&#8216; offense is looking in good shape ahead of the 2026 season, but the unit could always do with more weapons for Daniel Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Alec Pierce was signed to a huge extension, which meant Michael Pittman Jr. had to be moved on, and now the Colts don&#8217;t really have a quality No. 2 weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Could that be Josh Downs? Maybe.<\/p>\n<p>But Sports Illustrated&#8217;s Gilberto Manzano has named the Colts as a potential landing spot for one All-Pro receiver, and I don&#8217;t mind it &#8212; Deebo Samuel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSamuel hasn\u2019t made the same impact he did in his All-Pro 2021 season, but taking fewer snaps in the backfield likely added a few extra years to his career,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/top-eight-nfl-free-agents-still-available-ahead-of-the-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Manzano wrote<\/a>. \u201cThe 30-year-old only had 17 carries last season and was asked to do more as a receiver due to the injuries to No. 1 wideout Terry McLaurin and star quarterback Jayden Daniels, who only played in seven games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not as dynamic as he once was. Still, it bodes well that his route-running skills and reliable hands led to him recording 72 catches for 727 yards and five touchdowns in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/uk\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/news\/patriots-stefon-diggs-hit-brutal-nfl-reality-2026\/ad123fe464b7c5ae906871f2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Former Patriots WR Stefon Diggs hit with brutal NFL reality for 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Samuel a chance to be a Colt?<\/p>\n<p>For the purpose of this exercise, it is certainly one to think about.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel still produced over 700 receiving yards last year in Washington, so the production is there. Plus, he won&#8217;t break the bank to sign, something that will make a move for him enticing.<\/p>\n<p>The question is whether the Colts see him as a fit.<\/p>\n<p>With Jonathan Taylor and Pierce, the two big weapons, Samuel would need to be content with possibly being the third or fourth option (if Downs improves).<\/p>\n<p>Either way, adding Samuel has value; it is just a question of whether the Colts see it as enough value to pick up the phone.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Indianapolis Colts&#8216; offense is looking in good shape ahead of the 2026 season, but the unit could&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[2005,7,2004,392,2381,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-862782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indianapolis-colts","8":"tag-colts","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-indianapolis","11":"tag-indianapolis-colts","12":"tag-indianapoliscolts","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116378138616357338","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862782","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=862782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}