Ballard’s Defensive Gamble: Colts Enter 2026 with Glaring Front-Seven Holes

INDIANAPOLIS — The first wave of 2026 NFL Free Agency has crashed, and the Indianapolis Colts are treading water. After shipping franchise tackle-machine Zaire Franklin to Green Bay and watching stalwarts like Kwity Paye and Samson Ebukam walk for bigger paychecks, Chris Ballard’s defensive front looks dangerously thin.

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