Colts sign CB Charvarius Ward to 3 year, $60M contract

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

I have a theory that Irsay has loosened the purse strings in an effort to get another SB before he passes. I think he has held back the spending, and realized playing scared is not going to get one.

Yes, of course Ballard and his well stated philosophy have nothing to do with it. It’s all Irsay. I swear the man is Teflon with many Colts fans.

The reality is this is Ballard’s last gasp at keeping his job. His way failed, miserably and the fan base has been trending towards apathy.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by rm1369

Yes, of course Ballard and his well stated philosophy have nothing to do with it. It’s all Irsay. I swear the man is Teflon with many Colts fans.

The reality is this is Ballard’s last gasp at keeping his job. His way failed, miserably and the fan base has been trending towards apathy.

If AR throws < 50% and we get out-TOP'd 2:1 game after game... This way will fail, too.

[apballin]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

If AR throws < 50% and we get out-TOP'd 2:1 game after game... This way will fail, too.

Can’t win going 3 and out, 3 and out, turnover

Doesn’t matter who you have on defense or who the coordinator is

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

More contract details:

https://x.com/JoelAErickson/status/1899828217118109870

Charvarius Ward

Signing bonus: $20M
Guarantee: $34.98M

2025
Base: $2M (Gtd)
Per-game roster bonus: $30K

2026
Base: $12.98M ($5M fully gtd at signing, rest fully gtd if on roster 5th day of '26)
Per-game roster bonus: $30K

2027
Base: $17.49M
Per-game roster bonus: $30K

Up to $2M in incentives per year

The contract has also been updated on Spotrac if you prefer to view it there:

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_...harvarius-ward

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

https://x.com/JoelAErickson/status/1900247742879871328

Charvarius Ward: "I felt like (the Colts) were the most aggressive team"

https://x.com/JoelAErickson/status/1900249689213047142

Ward acknowledges that everything that happened last year to him left him drained mentally throughout the season. "Mentally, I was in Texas with my family, but physically, I was in Santa Clara." For his mind, Ward knew he needed to get out of SF

https://x.com/JoelAErickson/status/1900250557845299202

Ward says Anarumo plans to have him travel with the opponent's best WR.

[Colts And Orioles]

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In his most recent full season in 2023, Ward led the NFL in Passes Defended (23), and had a career-high 5 INT's.

In 2024 he only played in 12 games, and he may have been playing partially injured in some of them (he had hamstring and knee issues, which caused him to miss 5 games overall.)



Overall, he's had an unexpectedly solid career for an undrafted player who played 2 seasons at Hinds Community College and 2 seasons at lightly-regarded Middle Tennessee State.

o

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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In his most recent full season in 2023, Ward led the NFL in Passes Defended (23), and had a career-high 5 INT's.

In 2024 he only played in 12 games, and he may have been playing partially injured in some of them (he had hamstring and knee issues, which caused him to miss 5 games overall.)



Overall, he's had an unexpectedly solid career for an undrafted player who played 2 seasons at Hinds Community College and 2 seasons at lightly-regarded Middle Tennessee State.

o

In addition to injury issues, Ward also dealt with the passing of his 1 year old daughter, which he said took his mental focus off the game. I feel like Ward is one of the 2 CBs that was available that had CB1 and All-Pro potential (the other being Paulson Adebo), and given everything that happened to Ward last season, positive regression should be expected, and it's reasonable to hope for massive positive regression.

[Dewey 5]

Originally Posted by rm1369

Yes, of course Ballard and his well stated philosophy have nothing to do with it. It’s all Irsay. I swear the man is Teflon with many Colts fans.

The reality is this is Ballard’s last gasp at keeping his job. His way failed, miserably and the fan base has been trending towards apathy.

As much shit as I give Ballard I think it's a two way street.