The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference South division.
The Colts have played their games in Lucas Oil Stadium since the 2008 season. They have played for over two decades from 1984 to 2007 at the RCA Dome, and have also served as the host team for the NFL Scouting Combine since 2008.
The Colts have competed as a member club of the NFL since their founding in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1953, after then-owner Carroll Rosenbloom purchased the assets of the NFL’s last founding Ohio League member Dayton Triangles-Dallas Texans franchise.
They were one of three NFL teams to join those of the American Football League (AFL) to form the AFC, following the 1970 merger.
The team advanced to the playoffs ten times and won three NFL Championship games in 1958, 1959, and 1968 while in Baltimore.
The Baltimore Colts played in two Super Bowl games, losing to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III and defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V.
The Colts relocated to Indianapolis in 1984 and have since appeared in the playoffs sixteen times, won two conference championships, and played in two Super Bowl games.
Who is the highest-paid Indianapolis Colts player in 2023?
Shaquille Leonard is the highest-paid Indianapolis Colts player. He signed a 5-year contract worth $98,500,000 with the Indianapolis Colts, including a $20,000,000 signing bonus, $52,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,700,000.
As it stands now, Leonard is earning a base salary of $15,700,000, while carrying a cap hit of $19,790,000 and a dead cap value of $27,700,000.
Who is the richest Colts player?
Darius Shaquille Leonard is the richest football player in the Indianapolis Colts with his net worth estimated to be around $ 45 million as of 2023. He won the MEAC defensive player of the Year award after the 2017 season.
Leonard is currently playing as a linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He is 27 years of age and was born on July 27, 1995, in Nichols, South Carolina, United States. He is of African-American ethnic race.
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