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Mailbag: Are the Colts Really Done With Carson Wentz?

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From Bryan Borrall (@BBorrall): Are Carson Wentz’s days in Indy really over?

Bryan, simply offloading Wentz is possible, but it would raise a question that people habitually ignore when discussing situations like this one: Then what?

First, let’s sort through the logistics. Wentz is guaranteed $15 million of his base salary already, so cutting him at this point would mean eating that. The Colts have around $40 million in cap space, and that includes Wentz’s $28.