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Colts Almost Drafted Fifth-Round QB T.J. Yates

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PLAYERS: T.J. Yates,  Bill Polian
TEAMS: Houston Texans,  Indianapolis Colts
Fifth-round draft pick T.J. Yates is starting and winning games for the Houston Texans. The Colts could sure use Yates and he was almost drafted by Indianapolis according to Phil Richards of the Indianapolis Star. “We were getting ready to draft him in the very same round,” Colts vice chairman Bill Polian said on his radio show Monday evening. “Houston picked before us if I’m not mistaken. “Should we have taken him a round earlier? Yes, without question.”

Source: The Redzone
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