New contract for Gary Brackett soon?

by Brad Wells on Feb 20, 2010 9:00 AM EST in Colts News

It looks like the Colts are working to re-sign Gary Brackett before he hits free agency:

Free-agent-to-be Gary Brackett has been in talks with the Colts on a new contract, reports [Jason] La Canfora. The linebacker is considered a priority, and the sides could get something done before Brackett is scheduled to hit the open market on March 5.

Brackett and safety Antoine Bethea are the two priority free agents the Colts must re-sign. ~~Both are unrestricted come March 5th~~. Bethea is a restricted free agent, but teams will likely be more than willing to part with draft picks for a safety of his caliber. Defenses do not work without great safety play (just ask the Pittsburgh Steelers), and Bethea is a top tier safety. My personal preference is to get Bethea re-signed first. I want Brackett re-signed, but not at the expense of letting Bethea walk to a team like the Patriots.

That said, Gary Brackett is also the heart and soul of the Colts defense, and having him back in blue for 2010 would be huge.

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I hope the Brackett deal gets done asap.

All the talk about him possibly not coming back is annoying. He’s the PERFECT fit in this defense. Bethea would be nice to hav back as well but I put Brackett first on the priority list.

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by NYKings on Feb 20, 2010 9:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Bethea is a URFA?

Did a CBA get signed?

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by Colts Homer on Feb 20, 2010 9:52 AM EST reply actions

Isn't a Bethea RFA without a new CBA?

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by cscott5527 on Feb 20, 2010 9:52 AM EST reply actions

Yes

Bethea will be a restricted FA unless a miracle deal is passed in the next two weeks.

I’d put the odds of that at about a million to one.

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by deshawn zombie on Feb 20, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions

Corrected

all this restricted free agency shit is confusing the hell out of me. No CBA is such a crappy thing.

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by Brad Wells on Feb 20, 2010 10:55 AM EST reply actions

I’m not pubbing my site here, but if you read this article I wrote it should help you understand the free agency mess for the future when you write about other players.

http://www.12thhorseman.com/2010/02/2010-colts-free-agents-review/

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by KingRichard on Feb 20, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions