Austin Collie Rumors & News

Let's be blunt: We're happy the Colts parted ways with Austin Collie last Friday. Truly, we are. Yeah, it sounds cruel, but that's life in the NFL. Our cruelty isn't because we detest Collie as a person. In many ways, we have to be cruel to be kind. We imagine the Colts are following the same train of thought. The reality is Collie's football career as a player should have ended the moment he sustained concussion No. 4 (that we know of) against the Steelers in preseason last year. Austin Collie sustained four concussions in two years, including three in one season (2011). Yes, yes, yes...

Indianapolis Colts The Colts' transition into the Andrew Luck Era continues as they have recently notified Dwight Freeney and Austin Collie that they will not be retained for the 2013 season. Freeney's struggles in the Colts' new 3-4 scheme have been well-documented, so his departure is no surprise. The team is clearly moving towards youth and potential. Chuck Pagano will have all the power to mold this team without constraints from the previous regime. While it will be nice to see an old foe leave the division, this move makes the Colts younger, more unpredictable and loaded with s...

This is the time of year where teams cut their oldest and most injury-prone players. Not decisions to be made lightly, but sometimes that has to happen. The Colts became the latest team to take that step, releasing both Dwight Freeney and Austin Collie. Freeney was perhaps the best defensive end in team history, an expert pass rusher who was one of the team's best players in the Peyton Manning era. Collie was a promising slot receiver whose career has been derailed by concussions and injuries. I don't have to tell you that both these players have considerable talent. I also shouldn't h...

Last year, when the Colts released quarterback Peyton Manning, it was correctly dubbed the end of an era. However, because players like Reggie Wayne, Robert Mathis, and Dwight Freeney were retained, the "new era" Colts didn't feel completely new. Today, Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz has reported, via an unnamed source, that the Colts have parted ways with seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time All Pro defensive end Dwight Freeney and wide receiver Austin Collie. Freeney's departure closes the door on a chapter in Indianapolis Colts history. Now, to be clear, Freeney is a free a...

When Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Austin Collie was slow to get up from the turf at Heinz Field in August 2012 after absorbing what seemed to be a routine tackle, we fans assumed the worst. The assumption turned out to be the diagnosis. Another concussion for Collie, his fourth in two years. Collie's future with the Colts for 2013 does not look promising. He missed much of last season after tearing ligaments in his knee in the Colts Week Three loss to the Jaguars, but even before coming back to that game, he missed significant time while recovering from his preseason "ding." Severa...