The Indianapolis Colts relocated from Baltimore back in 1984. Here are the five worst NFL Draft picks the Colts have made to date since leaving Baltimore.
The Indianapolis Colts may have done a ton of winning with Peyton Manning as their All-Pro quarterback and Bill Polian as their Hall of Fame general manager, but that doesn’t mean that the Colts have nailed every single draft pick since relocating to the midwest from Baltimore in 1984.
The Colts struggled mightily in their final years in the Mid-Atlantic, including that whole ordeal about some quarterback named John Elway that refused to play for the franchise. Things did get better for the Colts eventually in Indianapolis with some good teams in the mid-90s and some outstanding teams with Manning as the quarterback from 1998 to 2010.
Where the Colts have been burned the most in some NFL Drafts have been with their first round selections. When the Colts have missed on a first round pick in a draft, it not only sets the tone for the rest of their lousy draft but frankly sets the franchise back a few years on whatever side of the ball that failed player was supposed to star on.
Since taking Manning No. 1 overall in 1998, the Colts have made mostly sound choices with their draft picks under Polian and current general manager Ryan Grigson’s watch. However, both men have made two of the worst picks during the franchise’s tenure in Indianapolis. Here are the five worst draft picks ever made by the Colts since 1984’s move to Indianapolis.
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