Raheem Brock Tweets his days as a Colts defensive player are over; Jerraud Powers shocked

Please be making a run at Gaither, please be making a run at Gaither.

cause I mean there is really no reason. I mean is he pissed? Does he want more money? What is it? It just makes no sense at all. I hope they get this worked out because Brock is one of my favorite Colts and he needs to retire in the colors he wears now.

I thought the rules prohibited us, as we were a playoff team last season? The new rules with no salary cap are confusing to me a bit still.

Maybe Philly tampered with him. They need DEs. Although good ones. Brock is maybe 4th or 5th guy, if he signs with them.

So they’ll will definitely be back, it’s not even a case of having to use the RFA tender qualifying offer.

Other RFAs include Tyjuan Hagler, TJ Rushing, and Freddy Keiaho. And maybe Daniel Federkeil too but I’m not 100 percent sure on that.

Could this be because he wanted to be a starter and just hadn’t been? That’s a thin rationale, and I’m having trouble believing it myself, but I’m just unable to come up with good reasons why he’d ask for a release.

People above have posted about the possibility of his being asked to take a pay cut. I guess that could be the case too; he could have been thinking he’d be cut in training camp if he stuck to his guns on the contract and not have the opportunities open to at that late a date as he’d have now. That sounds plausible… but I figured that’s not what his train of thought would be. I’d have guessed that he would’ve stuck to his guns, produced in camp, and dared Indy to cut him. He’s been reliable for how long now? And wasn’t showing signs of slowing down yet. So it would’ve been a gamble with decent odds to force management’s hands, I’d think. Doing it this way means that he doesn’t come back to the Colts, period.

Whatever the true story is, this is a shock.

Let’s hope John Chick can fill Brock’s cleats on the field

/not literally – ew

When Pollard left, I was like “Damn, that stinks, what are we going to do”. When Stokley left, I had that same reaction times 10. And while I was able to see the logic of saying goodbye to Hunter Smith, and most definitely saw the necessity of not getting Rob Morris back, I still was sad to see it happen. Hell, I remember way back when Rosie Potts was still playing (Gawd, I’m old…). And most everyone here remembers Edge leaving, and everyone almost definitely remembers Marvin saying goodbye (doesn’t feel like it’s been that long for that one). You end up liking guys on the team, and you don’t like seeing them leave. But the team goes forward.

Now I know why guys reminisced fondly about, say, Dr. J. in basketball, and guys like Unitas in football. You get attached real easy. I still have trouble watching the Lakers and not seeing Magic out there, and he’s been out of the league how many years now? 14-some? Think about that. Yeah… you get attached, and you don’t want it to end.

and I don’t even gamble.