Colts release K Matt Gay

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Guess there was more to that Spencer Shrader signing earlier in the off season.

https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1910370753414897780

The Colts have released K Matt Gay, their place kicker the last two seasons.

https://x.com/ZachHicks2/status/1910373401832620314

Couple factors that I think played into the Matt Gay decision:

- Gay’s inability to make kicks from 50+ in a dome severely hampered the offense last year

- The team does really like Spencer Shrader, who they re-signed this offseason. He has the inside track for the job in 2025

[YDFL Commish]

Schrader will still have to battle it out with an UDFA...or two.

[Chromeburn]

Kickers are important. I don’t know if Gay lived up to his contract, but he was perfect from under 50 yards last year.

[CletusPyle]

There go all of my gay jokes......

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Kickers are important. I don’t know if Gay lived up to his contract, but he was perfect from under 50 yards last year.

If nothing else the timing is weird, and it's not like we needed the cap space or releasing Gay even gave us that much in cap space savings at $2.75M. IMO it would have made more sense to have Gay and Shrader compete in the preseason.

[sherck]

My guess is that Ballard is eyeing a PK in the 2nd round with a perfect 10 RAS score.

He only hit 71% of his kicks in college but, hey, that RAS score.....

[Butter]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

If nothing else the timing is weird, and it's not like we needed the cap space or releasing Gay even gave us that much in cap space savings at $2.75M. IMO it would have made more sense to have Gay and Shrader compete in the preseason.

Did he have a bonus coming due if they kept him?

[sherck]

Originally Posted by Butter

Did he have a bonus coming due if they kept him?

Nope.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by sherck

Nope.

I didn't think there was, but since his contract details are no longer on OTC I wasn't sure. So the only reasons to release him before camp is to free up cap space or to take the dead money hit this year instead of next. Neither of these make much sense.

[Colts And Orioles]

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I liked Gay a lot ...... I'll be rooting for him, unless the Colts play the Commanders in Super Bowl LX.




(vs. PACKERS, 8/16) ) [Exhibition Game]



Spencer Shrader just made a 56-yard field goal attempt. l

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