Colts RT Braden Smith (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
The Indianapolis Colts spent most of free agency spectating from the sidelines, which seemed bizarre given their fruitful salary cap situation.
However, it ultimately became clear they were readying extensions for homegrown stars like Darius Leonard, Quenton Nelson and Braden Smith.
While the latest buzz suggests Nelson might have to wait another year before he resets the market at the guard position, reports indicate the Colts are currently entrenched in negotiations with Leonard and Smith, both of whom deserve top-of-the-market money.
For the sake of argument let’s keep this conversation focused entirely on Smith (we’ve already covered Leonard), whose contributions up front have really gone under the radar over the last three years.