There is no position on the 2011 Indianapolis Colts that will undergo or require more immediate front office attention by way of future contract considerations than wide receiver. Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon, and Anthony Gonzalez are all at the end of their contracts.
Two of the three were first round draft picks. One of the three is a perennial Pro Bowler.
The difficulty behind what direction Indy's front office chooses to take includes a lot of variables.
At this point in his career, I think it is clear that either Gonzalez is incapable of staying healthy or the coaching staff prefers the options around him so much that they are not interested in giving him time on the field. In either case, it's not a positive outlook for Gonzo wearing a horseshoe on his helmet in 2012.
That leaves Wayne and Garcon as players in two drastically different situations who will be looking to get paid significant contracts.
Putting in a one-three year bid for Wayne in what would ...
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