Indianapolis Colts Free Agency Grades: Defense
Dec 15, 2013; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indianapolis Colts defensive end Cory Redding (90) celebrates the Colts getting a safety against the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium. Indianapolis defeats Houston 25-3. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Cory Redding
GRADE: D
The veteran defender felt like he had one more year left in the tank but non with the Colts. He decided to join the Arizona Cardinals (and former Colts coach Bruce Arians) a few days ago after three years and 45 total starts in Indianapolis.
@CRedd90 Gonna be weird not having you around next year..U always had the right thing to say when I needed some advice..Congrats & Good luck
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 12, 2015
Redding will be hard to replace both on and off the field. He was a great locker room leader and was highly praised by both his (now ex-) teammates and the coaching staff. His +6.0 overall grade (+12.4 pass rush, -5.4 run defense) was one of the top grades among all Colts defender last year, per Pro Football Focus (subscription required).
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