Colts Bring Back Controversial TE on One-Year Deal

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paul White | Last updated Apr 12, 2025 2:10 PM ET

The Indianapolis Colts’ tight end struggles have been well documented for years now.

Ever since franchise legend Dallas Clark left after the 2011 season, there has been no consistency at the position.

The Colts got sporadic contributions over the years from Eric Ebron and Jack Doyle, but unfortunately injuries played a large part in their downfalls.

The team has been searching far and wide for their tight end of the future and are being heavily linked to some in this year’s draft.

The team’s latest move definitely doesn’t move the needle for the position, but it should still allow them to select a tight end on their draft board.

It was announced on Friday that the Colts reached an agreement with Mo Alie-Cox to return to the team on a one-year deal.

The contract is only worth $2.2 million, so it keeps the team’s options open if they draft a tight end and want to either move on from Alie-Cox or relegate him to mainly a bench role.

We have re-signed TE Mo Alie-Cox. pic.twitter.com/rWIiGVX6Uh
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) April 11, 2025

After showing some promise in his first few years in the league, the former undrafted free agent’s momentum has slowed down drastically.

After tallying over 300 yards in back-to-back seasons in 2020 and 2021, the eighth-year man has failed to eclipse 200 yards in each of the last three years.

Even the yardage from early in his career may not sound promising, but for a UDFA on a team that has been starved for tight end talent, Indianapolis could’ve gotten much worse production.

Now, Alie-Cox is resigned to mainly being a blocker, if he’s even on the field at all.

This probably isn’t a move that changes much in the scope of the Colts’ offseason, but it’s intriguing why they decided to re-up on the partnership.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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