Colts Release Leonard

[Coltsalr]

https://x.com/rapsheet/status/172703...6RpM2gEfRbtV3w

Wow, show me this headline in 2018.

[Brylok]

Good. He was a shadow of his former self and not worth anywhere near what he was being paid. I think the team will save $54M over the next three years by not having that Leonard contract? Hopefully they'll spend it wisely.

He was a special talent, but that time is past. No big loss.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/sta...42110912880966

The Colts owe LB Shaq Leonard $6.1 million over the rest of the season, but this release is likely more about 2024, when he has $6.5 million guaranteed for injury.

Indy was probably cutting Leonard after the year and didn't want to be on the hook if he got hurt.

https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/sta...42440962658691

Any team that puts in a waiver claim on Leonard would pay him about $6.1 million for the rest of the year and be subject to that injury guarantee in 2024.

More likely he passes through, which would mean Leonard can pick where he goes for the rest of the season.

[Dam8610]

The money will probably go to Pittman. That makes keeping Blackmon around easier as well. Still wish this had been done in time to keep Okereke.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

The money will probably go to Pittman. That makes keeping Blackmon around easier as well. Still wish this had been done in time to keep Okereke.

Agreed, I hated losing him. Now watch Leonard go somewhere and return to form, that would double suck.

[Colts And Orioles]

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I think that Leonard will eventually start playing really well if another team signs him ...... maybe not the first game or 2 that he plays for them, but I think that he will eventually reclaim his status as a force to be reckoned with for opposing offenses.

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