If given the opportunity to trade for cornerback Sauce Gardner again, Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard said he would still make that deal. "I would still do the move again today," said Ballard on Thursday. "Those guys are not easy to find."

The answer was enough. Irsay-Gordon, Jackson and Foyt expressed their confidence in Ballard’s ability by bringing him back for a 10th season in the face of withering public criticism, although Irsay-Gordon emphasized the sense of urgency is higher.

Gordon liked what she saw the first 10 games. Quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Jonathan Taylor were playing at MVP levels.

Noah Ballard has joined Buchwald as Vice President of Media Rights & Publishing after five years at Verve, Deadline can report exclusively.

Star defenders DT DeForest Buckner (neck surgery) and CB Charvarius Ward (concussions) are in a bit of limbo as far as their futures go. Buckner has indicated that he plans to return for the 2026-27 season, whereas Ward has recently admitted that retirement is being contemplated after suffering three concussions this past season.

Despite failing to make the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season, the Colts decided to retain general manager Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen fol