2017 Indianapolis Colts Season

The 2017 Indianapolis Colts season will be the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League. 
==Transactions==
===Coaching and staff personnel changes===
* Emperor_of_Orange resigned as Owner and Head Coach following the Super Bowl deciding to pursue other opportunities. Emperor sold the team to Monda.
* ObliviousLax resigned as General Manager following the Super Bowl citing lack of interest in NFLHC.
* Monda sold the team to npklemm, and npklemm named himself the Head Coach.
* LaserCats was hired as the General Manager.
===Arrivals===
* The Colts signed ILB Stephen Garza to a 1 year, $0.5 million deal on 6/1.
* The Colts signed OLB Stephen Hutchins to a 1 year, $0.5 million deal on 6/1. 
* The Colts signed RB Craig Grimsley to a 2 year, $1.0 million deal on 6/1.
* The Colts signed WR Derek Nelson to a 1 year, $0.5 million deal on 6/1.
* The Colts signed FS Joseph Harris to a 1 year, $0.5 million deal on 6/1.
* The Colts signed QB Horace Johnson to a 2 year, $1.0 million deal on 6/1.
* The Colts signed K Eric Anderson to a 1 year, $0.5 million deal on 6/1.
* The Colts signed OT Donald Williams to a 1 year, $0.5 million deal on 6/1.
* The Colts signed OT Antoine Tracey to a 1 year, $0.5 million deal on 6/1.
===Departures===
* Sammy Baxter, Tim Kassell, and Vince Smith were all selected in the 2017 NFLHC Expansion Draft.
===Trades===
* The Colts traded Bobby Givan to the San Francisco 49ers for Brian Kiel and Antwon Breedlove.
* The Colts traded Rodney Galbreath to the San Diego Chargers for their 2018 NFLHC Draft 1st Round Pick, 2019 NFLHC Draft 7th Round Pick, Joseph Lopez, Matt Kreutz, James Anderson, and Charley Long.
* Special Trade approved by the Commissioner: The Colts receive Matthias Banks from the Houston Texans in exchange for nothing.
* The Colts traded their 2017 NFLHC Draft 1st Round Pick to the Baltimore Ravens for their 2018 NFLHC Draft 2nd and 3rd Round Picks.
* The Colts traded Keith Simon to the Kansas City Chiefs for their 2018 NFLHC Draft 7th Round Pick.
* The Colts traded Raymond Collins, their 2017 NFLHC Draft 3rd Round Pick, and their 2018 NFLHC Draft 5th Round Pick to the New York Giants for Grover Walker and Sammy Baxter.
* The Colts traded their 2017 NFLHC Draft 4th and 7th Round Picks to the Detroit Lions for their 2016 NFLHC Draft Pick #66 (the Colts selected Rashad Simon with the pick).
* The Colts traded their 2017 NFLHC Draft 5th and 6th Round Picks to the Minnesota Vikings for their 2016 NFLHC Draft Pick #124 (the Colts selected Tim Kassell with the pick).
===Mid-Season Extensions===
Position	Player 	Contract Term
OT 	Richard Carter 	3 years, $12 Million, Front-loaded
OT 	Antwon Breedlove	2 years, $1.4 Million, Even
DE 	Grover Walker 	2 years, $1.8 Million, Front-loaded
ILB 	Doug Odoms 	3 years, $10 Million, Front-loaded
OLB 	Keyuo Clark 	2 years, $5 Million, Front-loaded
CB 	Kenny Allen 	2 years, $1.8 Million, Front-Loaded
===Free Agents===
Position	Player 	Free Agency tag	2017 team 	Notes
DE 	Rodney Galbreath	UFA 	San Diego Chargers 	Signed 4 year, $58 million deal: Traded
DT 	Quentin Smith 	UFA 	Indianapolis Colts 	Signed 4 year, $60 million deal
TE 	Kevin Knight 	UFA 	Indianapolis Colts 	Signed 2 year, $4.25 million deal
OLB 	Vince Smith 	UFA 	Washington Redskins	Signed 1 year, $2.5 million deal: Picked in Expansion Draft
OLB 	Keyuo Clark 	UFA 	Indianapolis Colts 	Signed 1 year, $2.5 million deal
QB 	Keith Simon 	UFA 	Kansas City Chiefs 	Signed 1 year, $2.0 million deal: Traded
OT 	John Marchetti 	UFA 	Washington Redskins	Rejected Offer, Signed with WAS
OT 	Leslie Hoover 	UFA 	Indianapolis Colts 	Signed 1 year, $0.85 million deal
FB 	Victor Brunson 	UFA 	San Francisco 49ers	Not Offered
WR 	Tony Gross 	UFA 	Tennessee Titans 	Not Offered
WR 	Andy Goode 	UFA 	San Francisco 49ers	Not Offered
DE 	Josh Swift 	UFA 	Tennessee Titans 	Not Offered
P 	Jermaine Farmer 	UFA 	Free Agent 	Not Offered
				
==Draft==
 2017 Indianapolis Colts Draft
RD	Selection	Player 	Position	College	Notes
1 	31 	 	 	 	
2 	63 	Chris Brown 	SS 	alabama	
3 	95 	 	 	 	
4 	136 	 	 	 	
5 	177 	 	 	 	
5 	 	Jeremy Bell 	CB 	Kansas 	
5 	 	Rob Walls 	OLB 	Georgia	
5 	 	Rick Avellini	ILB 	Auburn 	
6 	228 	 	 	 	
7 	228 	 	 	 	
	Compensatory Selection
==2017 Season==
===Regular Season Schedule===
Week	Opponent 	Location 	Result 	Record
1 	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Jacksonville, FL	L, 10-20	0-1
2 	Minnesota Vikings 	Indianapolis, IN	L, 10-17	0-2
3 	at Pittsburgh Steelers 	Pittsburgh, PA 	W, 28-20	1-2
4 	Houston Texans 	Indianapolis, IN	W, 19-14	2-2
5 	at Tennessee Titans 	Nashville, TN 	L 17-21 	2-3
6 	Chicago Bears 	Indianapolis, IN	W, 44-7 	3-3
7 	Baltimore Ravens 	Indianapolis, IN	L, 21-27	3-4
8 	at Green Bay Packers 	Green Bay, WI 	L, 17-24	3-5
9 	Tennessee Titans 	Indianapolis, IN	L, 3-35 	3-6
10 	at Oakland Raiders 	Oakland, CA 	L, 14-23	3-7
11 	at Detroit Lions 	Detroit, MI 	L, 20-38	3-8
12 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
13 	Cincinnati Bengals 	Indianapolis, IN	W, 35-24	4-8
14 	Jacksonville Jaguars 	Indianapolis, IN	L, 14-35	4-9
15 	Miami Dolphins 	Indianapolis, IN	L, 7-34 	4-10
16 	at Cleveland Browns 	Cleveland, OH 	L, 14-28	4-11
17 	at Houston Texans 	Houston, TX 	W, 17-7 	5-11
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
===Injuries===
* During their Week 10 TNF game against the Oakland Raiders, G Jimmie Shelton tore his ACL. He is out for the remainder of the season.
===Season Result===
The Colts finished in 3rd place in the AFC South Division. They missed the playoffs for the 3rd time in 4th years. It was a disappointing season in the eyes of the fans. Even though there was turmoil in the Front Office. Fan expectations were still high. The Colts will pick 6th Overall in the 2018 NFLHC Draft. 
====Division====
==Final Roster==