The Colts have re-signed 26-year old linebacker Freddie Keiaho.  Keiaho is a bit undersized at 5′11″, 226 pounds but he’s still a steady tackler on the inside of the defense.  He played in 14 games for the Colts last season making 105 tackles.  In his three seasons with the Colts, Keiaho has played in 39 games in which he has made 207 tackles, defensed 1 pass, has 1/2 a sack, he’s forced 2 fumbles and intercepted 1 pass.  Don’t expect a lot of big plays out of Keiaho but he is a steady player.

The Colts have finally signed a free agent inking 26-year old linebacker Adam Seward to a 1-year deal.  Seward played in 9 games for the Panthers last season and he made 4 whole tackles.  Seward has now played in 40 games in his NFL career and he has 45 tackles.  He’s more of a special teams player but the Colts might need him a lot at linebacker as their depth will likely take some hits in free agency.

The Indianapolis Colts have signed QBs Quinn Gray and Jared Lorenzen to provide depth at the position.  This just proves that the Colts are not sold on Jim Sorgi and that they might be a tad worried about Peyton Manning’s knee.  The 29-year old Gray is a big guy at 6′3″, 246 pounds and he’s a talented player despite getting cut by the Texans in the off season.  Gray played in 8 games for the Jaguars last season and he completed 80 of 144 passes (55.6%) for 986 yards with 10 TD passes and 5 interceptions (85.6 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 19 times for 57 yards (3.0 ypc) last season.  Gray is a better quarterback than Sorgi so it wouldn’t surprise me at all to see him be the #2 QB this season for the Colts.  Gray has now played in 11 games in his NFL career and he has completed 101 of 180 passes (56.1%) for 1,252 yards with 12 TD passes and 5 interceptions (88.5 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 24 times for 84 yards (3.5 ypc) with 2 TD runs.

The Colts also signed the “hefty lefty” Jared Lorenzen to battle for a QB spot this season and he will also be a threat to Jim Sorgi.  The “Pillsbury Throwboy” played in 2 games for the Giants last season and he completed 4 of 8 passes (50%) for 50 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 interceptions (58.3 QB Rating).  Lorenzen also carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards.  It will be interesting to see how Lorenzen works out with the Colts because he played in a throw first offense at Kentucky.  Lorenzen has now played in 4 games in his NFL career and he has completed 4 of 8 passes (50%) for 28 yards.   He has also carried the football 2 times for 4 yards (2.0 ypc).

Look for Gray to make the Colts’ final roster as long as he plays well in the pre-season.  Don’t think for a minute that the Colts’ won’t use Gray’s knowledge of the Jaguars’ offense against them at some point this season.  Personally, I think the Colts will keep three QBs with Sorgi being #3.

The Colts have brought back running back Dominic Rhodes on a 1-year, $605,000 dollar contract.  Rhodes played in 10 games (2 starts) for the Raiders last season and he carried the ball 75 times for 302 yards (4.0 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 11 passes for 70 yards (6.4 avg).  Rhodes has now played in 81 games (29 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 625 times for 2,576 yards (4.1 ypc) with 20 TD runs.  He has also caught 101 passes for 719 yards (7.1 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Rhodes will likely be Joseph Addai’s top backup this season and he will be a bargain at what the Colts paid for him.

The Colts have signed rookie running back Justise Hairston and they’ve placed him on the Practice Squad. He didn’t make the Patriots due to a hamstring injury but the Colts felt they needed more depth at running back with Joseph Addai hurting. Hairston played his first couple of seasons at Rutgers and they he transferred to Central Connecticut so that he would get more playing time and he exploded. Hairston carried the ball 277 times for 1,847 yards (6.7 ypc) with 20 TD runs! Hairston isn’t much of a pass catcher as he only caught 5 passes for 58 yards (11.6 avg). He often only plays on running downs. Hairston also could pitch in on special teams for the Patriots as he returned 16 punts for 136 yards (8.5 avg) and he returned 7 kickoffs for 157 (22.4 avg). Hairston is 6′2″, 222 pounds and he runs a 40 in 4.58 seconds. He has not played in a NFL game yet.