The Colts are making a change to their training camp procedures.
The team will return to Grand Park in Wesfield for training camp this summer, but they announced on Friday that they will be moving camp to their facility starting in 2027.
“We’ve held camp at various offsite locations over the years, but given growing logistical and technological demands, we’ve found that it makes more sense operationally to host camp at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center,” the team said in a statement. “We’ll now join 26 other NFL teams in holding camp at their home practice facilities.”
The team said they will share more information about their plans for future training camps later this year.
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Browns defensive end Myles Garrett set the single-season sack record during the 2025 season and he also became one of three unanimous choices for the Associated Press All-Pro team.
All 50 voters selected Garrett as one of their choices at edge rusher in this year’s voting. Those voters also unanimously selected Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua and Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba for this year’s first team.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford got the nod over Drake Maye at quarterback, which opens up the possibility of a split with MVP for the second straight season. Stafford got 31 votes while the Patriots quarterback got 18 with Bills quarterback Josh Allen getting the other one.
Stafford joins kicker Gary Anderson as the only players to be named a first-team All-Pro for the first time in their 17th season or later.
The full All-Pro teams appear below:
First team
Offense
Quarterback — Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Running Back — Bijan Robinson, Atlanta
Fullback — Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco
Wide Receivers — Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle; Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati
All Purpose — Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco
Tight End — Trey McBride, Arizona
Left Tackle — Garrett Bolles, Denver
Left Guard — Joe Thuney, Chicago
Center — Creed Humphrey, Kansas City
Right Guard — Quinn Meinerz, Denver
Right Tackle — Penei Sewell, Detroit
Defense
Edge Rushers — Myles Garrett, Cleveland; Will Anderson Jr., Houston; Micah Parsons, Green Bay
Interior Linemen — Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee; Zach Allen, Denver
Linebackers — Jack Campbell, Detroit; Jordyn Brooks, Miami
Cornerbacks — Derek Stingley Jr., Houston; Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia
Slot cornerback — Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia
Safeties — Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore; Kevin Byard, Chicago
Special Teams
Placekicker — Will Reichard, Minnesota
Punter — Jordan Stout, Baltimore
Kick Returner — Ray Davis, Buffalo
Punt Returner — Chimera Dike, Tennessee
Special Teamer — Devon Key, Denver
Long Snapper — Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville
Second team
Offense
Quarterback — Drake Maye, New England
Running Back — James Cook, Buffalo
Fullback — Patrick Ricard, Baltimore
Wide Receivers — George Pickens, Dallas; Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit; Chris Olave, New Orleans
All Purpose — Bijan Robinson, Atlanta
Tight End — Kyle Pitts, Atlanta
Left Tackle — Trent Williams, San Francisco
Left Guard — Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis
Center — Aaron Brewer, Miami
Right Guard — Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta
Right Tackle — Darnell Wright, Chicago
Defense
Edge Rushers — Brian Burns, New York Giants; Danielle Hunter, Houston; Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit
Interior Linemen — Leonard Williams, Seattle; Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh
Linebackers — Devin Lloyd, Jacksonville; Ernest Jones IV, Seattle
Cornerbacks — Patrick Surtain II, Denver; Devon Witherspoon, Seattle
Slot cornerback — Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
Safeties — Jessie Bates III, Atlanta; Talanoa Hufanga, Denver; Xavier McKinney, Green Bay (Hufanga and McKinney were tied for the second-team spot)
Special teams
Placekicker — Brandon Aubrey, Dallas
Punter — Michael Dickson, Seattle
Kick Returner — Kavontae Turpin, Dallas
Punt Returner — Marcus Jones, New England
Special Teamer — Del’Shawn Phillips, Los Angeles Chargers
Long Snapper — Andrew DePaola, Minnesota
Former Colts running back Randy McMillan died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 67.
The Baltimore Colts made McMillan the 12th overall pick in 1981, and he spent his entire six-year career with the franchise. McMillan made the move with the team from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984.
In 88 career games — 87 of them starts — McMillan rushed 990 times for 3,876 yards and 24 touchdowns. He added 164 receptions for 1,356 yards with two receiving touchdowns.
McMillan, who played two years of college ball at Pitt with future Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino, rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns in his NFL debut. He helped the Colts beat the Patriots 29-28.
It was the second-most rushing yards for a Colts player in his NFL debut. Hall of Fame fullback Alan Ameche has the record with 194 rushing yards in his first game in 1955. Only Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk scored more rushing touchdowns among Colts players in their NFL debut when he had three in 1994.
From 1984-86 — the Colts’ first three years in Indianapolis — McMillan led the team in rushing with 705, 858 and 609 rushing yards, respectively. In the spring of 1987, McMillan was struck by a car and left with a significant leg injury that cut short his NFL career at the age of 28.
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones doesn’t have a contract for the 2026 season, but it’s clear that he’s the guy that the Colts are planning to have running their offense.
General Manager Chris Ballard left no doubt about that during a Thursday press conference. Ballard called Jones “a really good fit for the organization” and said that he thought the organization brought out the best in Jones prior to his torn Achilles.
Ballard conceded that Jones’ recovery from that injury is an obstacle, but expressed confidence that “we’ll work through that” to get a deal done with a player that he sees as an answer to the team’s needs in the “near and long” term.
“I think Daniel Jones has a really bright future here in Indianapolis,” Ballard said.
Jones has also expressed a desire to remain with the Colts, so it looks like it will be a matter of finding the right years and numbers for a contract that will give the Colts a chance to recapture what was going right for the season until they reached the midway point of the season.
With six vacancies (other than the Ravens) and seven teams calling former Ravens coach John Harbaugh after his dismissal on Tuesday, at least one team without a vacancy made the call.
So which team(s) called? (It’s possible that more than one team without an opening called, if at least one of the teams currently looking for a coach did not.)
Here’s a look at the possibilities. And don’t blame us for doing it; Harbaugh’s agent lit the fuse by disclosing that seven teams called.
Jets: By all appearances, first-year coach Aaron Glenn lost the locker room. The final five games, with a minus-137 point differential (27.4 per game), was arguably the worst stretch ever for a franchise with plenty of rough spots. Still, owner Woody Johnson has shown no inclination to fire Glenn — and to owe him more than $40 million to not coach the team.
Dolphins: Michigan man Stephen Ross once pursued Michigan man Jim Harbaugh while the Dolphins still had a coach under contract. Why wouldn’t Ross make the call about Harbaugh’s brother, given the currently tenuous status of Mike McDaniel?
Bills: What if the Bills lose this weekend? Is it crazy to think the Bills would consider making a change? That said, swapping out one coach who failed to get to the Super Bowl during the prime years of a generational talent for another coach who failed to get to the Super Bowl during the prime years of a generational talent seems odd.
Steelers: If the team thinks Mike Tomlin, who seems to have a TV offer in his back pocket, could be leaving after the playoff run ends, it needs to be thinking about the next coach. Why not Harbaugh?
Bengals: There’s no way Mike Brown will finance Zac Taylor’s buyout and pay whatever it would take to get Harbaugh.
Colts: Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon has said Shane Steichen will be back. Could she view Harbaugh as an upgrade who may not be available if a change is made in 2027?
Chiefs: Andy Reid will be back for 2026. The phone call (if it happened) may have been as simple as, “Keep us in mind if you’re thinking about taking a year off and returning in 2027.”
Cowboys: See the Chiefs.
Commanders: Dan Quinn’s team badly regressed in 2025. Why wouldn’t owner Josh Harris at least consider the possibility of an upgrade to Harbaugh?
Packers: New team president Ed Policy made it clear in June that it’s an up-or-out year for coach Matt LaFleur and G.M. Brian Gutekunst. Could Policy have wanted to let Harlan (the son of former Packers CEO Bob Harlan) know that there may be a reason to let the wild-card round play out before making any decisions?
Buccaneers: There’s a vague sense still lingering that ownership could make a coaching change. Harbaugh’s availability could be the thing that pushes the Bucs off the fence.
At least one of those teams made the call. Maybe more than one. And if one of those teams fires its head coach in the coming days, it could be the first step toward hiring John Harbaugh.
Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo has an interview lined up for the Titans’ head coaching vacancy and he’s on the radar of another team with an opening at the position.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Giants have requested an interview with Anarumo. He is expected to interview with the Titans on Wednesday and all interviews at this stage in the process will take place virtually.
Anarumo spent six years as the Bengals’ defensive coordinator before joining the Colts this year, but he’ll be a familiar face to some in the Giants organization. He was the team’s defensive backs coach in 2018 when Pat Shurmur was their head coach.
The Giants are also expected to interview Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski this week.
Between his performance and his injuries, Anthony Richardson’s first three pro seasons have not gone as planned.
The Colts brought in Daniel Jones to be competition for their former No. 4 overall pick, with Jones beating out Richardson to be Indianapolis’ QB1. Jones then played well before suffering a fractured fibula, followed by a torn Achilles.
While Jones was on just a one-year deal, the Colts are expected to try and bring him back for 2026.
At this point, it seems virtually guaranteed that the Colts will not exercise Richardson’s fifth-year option in the spring.
On Monday, Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon was asked if there’s a place for Richardson with the club going forward.
“I think I’m going to stay in my lane on that one,” Irsay-Gordon said, via transcript from the team. “But it’s — I feel horrible for Anthony with the injuries that he’s had to endure, and I know Chris [Ballard] and Shane [Steichen] are going to do the right thing.”
That’s the general stance Irsay-Gordon took when asked about the quarterback position. Though she noted that what the club saw from Jones was “really promising,” she left it up to Ballard and Steichen to make the ultimate decisions on QBs.
We’ll see if that includes any sort of move with Richardson as the offseason unfolds.
The Titans are set for a head coaching interview on Wednesday.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they are scheduled to meet with Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. Wednesday is the first day that teams are permitted to speak with coaches whose team played their final game of the regular season on Sunday and all interviews are held remotely at this point in the process.
Anarumo joined the Colts in 2025 after spending the previous six seasons running the defense for the Bengals. The Colts beat the Titans 41-20 and 38-14 during the regular season.
The Titans are also scheduled for interviews with former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris this weekend.
When Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon explained the team’s decision to stay the course with head coach Shane Steichen and General Manager Chris Ballard on Monday, she highlighted the team’s 7-1 start as a reason to believe in their plans for the franchise.
Daniel Jones was the quarterback for that start, so it stands to reason that bringing him back is also part of the larger plan in Indianapolis as the team heads into the offseason. While their slide to missing the playoffs began with Jones in the lineup, it accelerated once he tore his Achilles in early December and Steichen called Jones’ pre-injury play “phenomenal” on Monday.
Jones also had a chance to speak to reporters and it sounds like he shares interest in running things back in 2026.
“I’d love to be back here,” Jones said. “I’ve enjoyed being here, working with the coaching staff here, the players, I think it’s a great organization and I’ve enjoyed being here. Obviously there’s a business side to it and understand that, but I’ve really enjoyed being here around these people.”
Jones said that he expects to be ready to go for training camp, but his injury history is long enough that the Colts can’t afford to be left in a position where they’re coaxing players out of retirement if and when he goes down again. Anthony Richardson and Riley Leonard are currently under contract, but there could be further changes at the position once the team has secured Jones’ return.
The Colts lost eight of their final nine games in the 2025 season, but the team’s reaction to the way the season ended is more focused on their 7-1 start.
Team owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon addressed the decision to retain General Manager Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen at a press conference on Monday. Irsay-Gordon said she was pleased with how Ballard was more active in free agency and the trade market to put together the roster that began the season so well. The Colts “believe that he’s going to be able to replicate what we were on our way to doing” and that Steichen is the right person to coach that team.
Injuries to quarterback Daniel Jones and other key players contributed to the Colts’ slide, but Irsay-Gordon said “we’ve got to be able to handle adversity better and still find a way to win” and that the two men know they have to do that immediately.
“We have been very clear with Chris and Shane that giving them another opportunity means that the sense of urgency for them to deliver and perform has never been higher,” Irsay-Gordon said, via the team’s website. “Chris and Shane are both capable of facing this challenge head-on and finding a way to achieve the results that our fans deserve, which is winning games, getting to the postseason and ultimately winning championships.”
Steichen is 25-26 in his three seasons with the Colts while the team is 70-78-1 since Ballard was hired in 2017.
