With McCoy having visited the Browns and the Ravens already, it doesn’t seem likely that the Colts will get a chance to sign the defensive tackle.
Gerald McCoy was released last week when he and Tampa Bay decided to mutually part ways. Since then, McCoy has visited the Browns and the Ravens. It doesn’t look like the Colts are going to get a chance to meet with him, as he’s only visiting one more team.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, he is also going to visit the Panthers.
Free agent DT Gerald McCoy is visiting the #Panthers, beginning tomorrow night, source said. That will go into Friday, then he’ll presumably make a decision. It did sound like his visit to the #Ravens was excellent. So it’s #Ravens, #Browns or #Panthers.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 29, 2019
Based on this information, it doesn’t look like the Colts are even going to get a chance to talk with McCoy. He would be a good fit on the interior of the defensive line, and is also a great teammate. He checks all the boxes that Chris Ballard could want in a player.
Maybe the amount of money McCoy wants is the problem. Even though the Colts have a ton of cap space available, they want to keep that for flexibility in the future. Ballard wants to be able to re-sign all of the young guys they have now so they can remain Colts for life.
It would help the Colts if McCoy stayed in the NFC and played for the Panthers. If he plays for the Browns or the Ravens, he would stay in conference. Those are the two teams who are projected to fight for the AFC North crown.
It would be shocking to see McCoy take more visits at this point. He will probably make a decision within the next few days, and likely the Colts will be left out of that process.