Colts Cover 2 Podcast Colts Cover 2

Join insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins as they recap the 2024 NFL draft.

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ surprise selection of UCLA pass rusher Laiatu Latu at No. 15, drafting a player to take the rush to the next level after a historic run on offensive players.

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IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the first round possibilities for the Colts in the 2024 NFL Draft, debate what’s the ideal scenario for Indianapolis, the team’s needs, how they fill them and how the Colts should approach a draft.

With free agency wrapping up and the NFL’s attention turning to the draft, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a trip around the AFC South, breaking down the big, headline-grabbing moves made by the Texans, Jaguars and Titans while the Colts stayed relatively silent outside of signing their own guys.

IndyStar insider Joel A. Erickson spends this week’s edition of the Cover-2 podcast breaking down the NFL’s annual meeting with Nate Atkins, who spent plenty of time with Indianapolis head coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard. In two days in Orlando, Atkins got a feel for the moves the Colts have and haven’t been making this offseason, and what they might be planning to do next.

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a look at the Colts’ lack of outside signings in free agency so far, specifically the team’s pursuit of defensive backs who can upgrade the secondary. The Colts have been linked to a handful of players, but to this point, most of the rumors have turned out to be overblown, and Indianapolis desperately needs experience in the secondary to take the next step as a team.