It's been an interesting year of NFL free agency; a lot of teams had money, but the talent pool was not necessarily deep enough to justify spending it. As a result, several teams opted to pay their own players more now and give themselves flexibility into the future.

After the first wave of NFL free agency, what does the Indianapolis Colts roster outlook currently look like? GM Chris Ballard said after the Colts' 2024 season that he and the team need to approach free agency differently--and to his credit,

The Indianapolis Colts' aggressiveness during the opening wave of NFL free agency caught many, including their own fan base, off guard. They completely reshaped their secondary, and as a result, the team's plan for the 2025 NFL Draft drastically changed from what many were projecting