Chris Ballard has done a great job of cleaning out the Colts’ roster, so it’s difficult to find many bad contracts on the books.
The Colts enter this offseason with $81 million in cap room as general manager Chris Ballard continues to rebuild this roster.
Ballard and the rest of the front office have made shrewd moves in free agency and some strong draft picks in his first year as an NFL GM, so it’s hard to find many negative deals on the Colts’ payroll.
However, there are a couple of players in Indianapolis who may be a bit overpaid.
Andrew Luck
It’s nearly impossible to win without a franchise quarterback in today’s NFL, so it’s hard to blame the Colts for giving Andrew Luck a five-year $123 million contract in 2016.
However, Indianapolis paid Luck approximately $20 million last season and he was unable to even put on a uniform all year.
Luck has the ability to make this contract look like a bargain if he returns to his Pro Bowl form, but the complications with his shoulder recovery make this a sketchy contract moving forward.
Robert Turbin
Robert Turbin was essentially the third-string running back last season, and the Colts are currently paying him an average salary of $1.35 million.
Turbin is a decent player, but he’s getting paid nearly twice as much as Marlon Mack, who is much more talented.
Paying Turbin $1.35 million a year isn’t going to mess up the Colts’ payroll, but that’s probably a little more than he deserves in his current role.
T.J. Green
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The Colts are only paying T.J. Green a little over $1 million a year, but that may be a million more dollars than he deserves.
Green has been a major disappointment after being drafted in the second round of the 2016 draft. He gets scorched nearly every time he gets on the field, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Chris Ballard cut him before the beginning of the 2018 season.