Three Colts' impending free agents who shouldn't be re-signed

Colts general manager Chris Ballard at the NFL Combine | Kara Durrette/GettyImagesAs I sit down to write this, the Indianapolis Colts have 18 players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents (UFAs) when the league year ends on March 11, 2026. That number will change throughout the rest of the season.

For instance, kicker Michael Badgley would not have been on this list two weeks ago. After Spencer Shrader was injured, Badgley became a pending Colts’ free agent.

The team has four other players who are scheduled to fall into lower tiers of free agency. The club retains greater control over them, so they aren't nearly as “free” as the UFAs. And the cost of retaining their services is not…