Colts 2019 free agents: Pierre Desir

The Colts have a lot of free agents they need to make decisions on. Defensively, they have several players to decide on, including at cornerback.

Pierre Desir is going to be a free agent this offseason. He is coming off his best season in the pros, having started 12 of the 16 games this season. Desir was going to be counted on a lot more this season after the departure of Rashaan Melvin. He did a good job as his replacement.

Desir had 79 total tackles as well as an interception. That is a pretty high tackle total for a cornerback, but he also forced two fumbles. He was typically matched up on the best or second best receiver in every game that the Colts played.

Desir is a big body at 6’2 so he can play a multitude of styles. He is big enough where he can play press and he is smart enough where he can play zone. The question is whether his performance over the last two seasons is good enough to warrant another contract.

As far as corners go, Desir is relatively cheap. He wouldn’t command a ton of money in the open market, not that the Colts couldn’t afford it. But a guy in the prime of his career on a relatively cheap contract is something that the Colts would enjoy having.

I would think that the Colts would keep Desir. If nothing else he can be a second corner if the Colts find someone better to be the number one guy and slide Kenny Moore into the slot. You won’t find many cheaper options who are as good as Desir is.

Desir deserves to get paid a decent amount after what he has done the last two years. He might never be a true number one corner, but he is a really good number two option. Those are hard to come by in this league.