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Takeaways from Colts GM Chris Ballard’s Appearance on ‘The Dan Dakich Show’

Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard continued his ‘media tour’ during NFL Combine week, as he appeared for roughly an hour on 1075 The Fan’s ‘The Dan Dakich Show’ on Wednesday afternoon.

While much of the conversation was simply friendly banter—with a discussed few life lessons along the way with Dakich, Ballard did offer a few interesting nuggets of potential football intel:

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1. Colts Have No Problem Making ‘Big Q’ the Highest Paid Offensive Guard in Football—Within Reason

Even though he was limited by injuries somewhat in 2021, Ballard has no qualms right now about making Quenton Nelson, who still played at a Pro Bowl caliber level, the most handsomely paid player at his NFL position (and in league history for that matter).