2020 Indianapolis Colts season

2020 Indianapolis Colts season
2020 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
General manager	Chris Ballard
Head coach	Frank Reich
Home field	Lucas Oil Stadium
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The 2020 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 68th in the National Football League and their 37th in Indianapolis. It will also be their third season under head coach Frank Reich and fourth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard. Philip Rivers signed a one-year contract worth $25 million on March 17, 2020 to take over as the team's starting quarterback.

The Colts will attempt to improve upon their 7–9 season from the previous year and return to the playoffs. They will also attempt to win their first AFC South title since 2014.

Draft

2020 Indianapolis Colts Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	34	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	USC	from Washington Redskins
2	41	Jonathan Taylor	RB	Wisconsin	from Cleveland Browns
3	85	Julian Blackmon	S	Utah	from Philadelphia Eagles via Detroit Lions
4	122	Jacob Eason	QB	Washington
5	149	Danny Pinter	G	Ball State	from Detroit Lions
6	193	Robert Windsor	DT	Penn State
	211	Isaiah Rodgers	CB	UMass	from New York Jets via Kansas City Chiefs
	212	Dezmon Patmon	WR	Washington State	from New England Patriots
	213	Jordan Glasgow	LB	Michigan	from New England Patriots

Staff

**Indianapolis Colts staff**
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	Front office Owner/CEO – Jim Irsay Vice chairman/co-owner – Carlie Irsay-Gordon Vice chairman/co-owner – Casey Foyt Vice chairman/co-owner – Kalen Jackson General manager – Chris Ballard Assistant general manager – Ed Dodds Director of player personnel – Kevin Rogers Jr. Director of football administration – Mike Bluem Chief personnel executive – Morocco Brown Director of pro scouting – Jon Shaw Director of college scouting – Matt Terpening Assistant director of college scouting – Jamie Moore Senior player personnel scout – Todd Vasvari Head coach Head coach – Shane Steichen Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jim Bob Cooter Passing game coordinator – Alex Tanney Quarterbacks – Cameron Turner Running backs – DeAndre Smith Wide receivers – Reggie Wayne Tight ends – Tom Manning Offensive line – Tony Sparano Jr. Assistant offensive line – Chris Watt Offensive quality control/wide receivers – Brian Bratton			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gus Bradley Defensive line – Charlie Partridge Senior assistant defensive line – Matt Raich Linebackers/run game coordinator – Richard Smith Assistant linebackers – Cato June Defensive backs – Ron Milus Assistant defensive backs – Justin Hamilton Defensive quality control – Brent Jackson Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brian Mason Assistant special teams – Joe Hastings Support staff Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Mike Minnis Senior head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell Assistant strength and conditioning – Zane Fakes Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney Functional movement therapist/conditioning – Sam Khym → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Indianapolis Colts roster**
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Quarterbacks 8 Jason Bean WR 4 Sam Ehlinger 15 Joe Flacco 5 Anthony Richardson 17 Kedon Slovis Running backs 31 Tyler Goodson 26 Evan Hull 36 Trent Pennix 34 Zavier Scott 27 Trey Sermon 28 Jonathan Taylor Wide receivers 12 Tyrie Cleveland 1 Josh Downs 16 Ashton Dulin 3 Ethan Fernea 6 Anthony Gould 10 Adonai Mitchell 2 D. J. Montgomery 14 Alec Pierce 11 Michael Pittman Jr. 7 Xavier White 9 Juwann Winfree Tight ends 81 Mo Alie-Cox 83 Kylen Granson 86 Will Mallory 84 Jordan Murray 85 Drew Ogletree 49 Eric Tomlinson 80 Jelani Woods		Offensive linemen 67 Jack Anderson C 60 Tanor Bortolini C 73 Blake Freeland T 62 Wesley French C 75 Will Fries G 71 Matt Goncalves T 64 Arlington Hambright G 78 Ryan Kelly C 66 Lewis Kidd G 56 Quenton Nelson G 63 Danny Pinter G 79 Bernhard Raimann T 65 Josh Sills G 72 Braden Smith T 68 Dalton Tucker G 76 Jake Witt T Defensive linemen 95 Adetomiwa Adebawore DT 92 Genard Avery DE 96 Taven Bryan DT 99 DeForest Buckner DT 98 Raekwon Davis DT 52 Samson Ebukam DE 93 Eric Johnson DT 55 Isaiah Land DE 97 Laiatu Latu DE 74 Jonah Laulu DT 91 Titus Leo DE 94 Tyquan Lewis DE 54 Dayo Odeyingbo DE 51 Kwity Paye DE 90 Grover Stewart DT		Linebackers 47 Liam Anderson MLB 58 Austin Ajiake OLB 57 Jaylon Carlies OLB 44 Zaire Franklin MLB 48 Ronnie Harrison OLB 59 Cameron McGrone OLB 50 Segun Olubi MLB 45 E. J. Speed OLB 41 Grant Stuard OLB 49 Craig Young OLB Defensive backs 33 Micah Abraham CB 39 Darrell Baker Jr. CB 29 JuJu Brents CB 36 Kendell Brooks S 32 Julian Blackmon FS 20 Nick Cross FS 42 Marcel Dabo SS 43 Trevor Denbow SS 21 Dallis Flowers CB 40 Jaylon Jones CB 35 Chris Lammons CB 23 Kenny Moore II CB 31 Daniel Scott SS 30 Jaylin Simpson S 37 Ameer Speed CB 25 Rodney Thomas II SS 38 Michael Tutsie S Special teams 7 Matt Gay K 46 Luke Rhodes LS 8 Rigoberto Sanchez P 3 Spencer Shrader K				Rookies in italics Roster updated May 10, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 90 active, 1 unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason cancellation

The Colts' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Regular season

Schedule

The Colts' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Venue	TV
1	September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars	TIAA Bank Field	CBS
2	September 20	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings	Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
3	September 27	4:05 p.m.	New York Jets	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
4	October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	CBS
5	October 11	4:25 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns	FirstEnergy Stadium	CBS
6	October 18	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals	Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
7	Bye
8	November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions	Ford Field	CBS
9	November 8	1:00 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
10	November 12	8:20 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	Nissan Stadium	Fox/NFLN/ Amazon Prime
11	November 22	1:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers	Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
12	November 29	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
13	December 6	1:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans	NRG Stadium	CBS
14	December 13	4:05 p.m.	at Las Vegas Raiders	Allegiant Stadium	CBS
15	December 19 or 20	TBD	Houston Texans	Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD
16	December 27	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field	CBS
17	January 3	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 5 to 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time, and network for that week's game vs. the Houston Texans will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
^ "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

External links

Official website

[NFLScheduleCOVID-19-1] Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

[2] "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

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