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Colts: 3 Indy legends who belong in Ring of Honor

By Adam Weinrib

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 6: Tight end Dallas Clark #44 of the Indianapolis Colts finds a hole to run through against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 6, 2003 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Colts defeated the Buccaneers 38-35 in overtime. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 6: Tight end Dallas Clark #44 of the Indianapolis Colts finds a hole to run through against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 6, 2003 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Colts defeated the Buccaneers 38-35 in overtime. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images) /
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Bob Sanders #21 of the Indianapolis Colts intercepts a pass in the closing minutes of the game against the New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 2, 2008(Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

2. Bob Sanders

Spectacular career, short career … the Colts should honor Bob Sanders.

Bob Sanders often gets forgotten in Colts lore because of how quickly he disappeared.

But that’s all the better reason for the team to honor one of their own, who won’t get a “day” unless we give it to him.

In seven years with the Colts, Sanders posted a pair of Pro Bowl and First-Team All-Pro campaigns in ’05 and ’07, sandwiching a Super Bowl victory between them. In that game, he forced an early fumble from Cedric Benson, and picked off Rex Grossman late to help preserve the win.

No matter where the ball was during Indy’s dominant years, Sanders was there like a missile, wreaking havoc in all portions of the secondary. He followed up the Super Bowl year with a Defensive Player of the Year campaign in ’07, firmly cementing himself as the hardest-hitting DB in the game.

Unfortunately, the injury problems began the very next season, derailing Sanders’ career. We prefer to remember him, in his prime, diving in front of Troy Brown and giving Peyton Manning a chance to go win the AFC Championship. Put him in the ring,

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