The difficulties faced by the Indianapolis Colts’ tight end have been extensively recorded for many years.
The Colts received inconsistent contributions from Eric Ebron and Jack Doyle over the years, but sadly, injuries significantly impacted their performance.
The team has been looking extensively for their future tight end and is being strongly associated with several prospects in this year’s draft.
The team’s recent action may not significantly impact the position, but it should still enable them to choose a tight end from their draft board.
On Friday, it was revealed that the Colts have come to an agreement with Mo Alie-Cox to rejoin the team on a one-year contract.
The contract only holds a value of $2.2 million, allowing the team flexibility if they select a tight end and decide to either part ways with Alie-Cox or primarily utilize him as a substitute.
Following a strong start in his initial years in the league, the ex-undrafted free agent’s progress has significantly slowed
Following two consecutive seasons of exceeding 300 yards in 2020 and 2021, the eighth-year player has not surpassed 200 yards in the past three years.
Although the yardage from the beginning of his career might seem unpromising, for an undrafted free agent on a team desperately needing tight end talent, Indianapolis could have received significantly poorer performance.
Currently, Alie-Cox accepts that he will primarily serve as a blocker, assuming he’s on the field at all.
This likely isn’t a decision that significantly alters the Colts’ offseason plans, but it’s interesting to consider why they opted to extend the collaboration.