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He’s much more confident hitting the hole aggressively. The guy is 226 pounds of pure muscle but truly does have 4.39 to leave a defense in the dust. The one that stands out the most might be how quickly he gets to his top speed and how fast that top speed is for a player his size.

They can add on to the fifth-year option, effectively beginning the new deal in 2023 when the salary cap is expected to be higher. KH: There are a lot of elite traits that Taylor possesses. How the Colts will go about the extension will be interesting. For instance, right tackle Braden Smith and linebacker Darius Leonard signed their extensions in late July and early August, respectively, in 2021. There’s a chance we may be waiting until closer to training camp for this deal to be done. The Colts still have $14.4 million in 2022 cap space, and that’s with Nelson’s $13.76 million cap hit off the fifth-year option included - which can be reduced on a new deal.

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Luckily for Nelson and the Colts, Indianapolis budgets for in-house talent and doesn’t spend big in free agency. JJ Stankevitz, Larra Overton and Casey Vallier return on this weeks Official Colts Podcast to recap the Colts veteran minicamp last week. While Nelson - who has a career pass block win rate of 94.7% - doesn’t play left tackle, this might be a left tackle conversation based on money. I have heard the same sentiment from several veteran agents: Nelson will break the bank. Nelson, 26, is widely considered the NFL’s best guard by a wide margin and could want closer to $20 million annually. On one hand, the team has the best one in the NFL. The guard market is very reasonable, with Jacksonville’s Brandon Scherff being the highest paid at $16.5 million per year. The outside linebacker position for the Pittsburgh Steelers is something of a contradiction. The Colts would like to prioritize re-signing Nelson but know this will be costly.