After not finding a trade partner this offseason, cornerback Kenny Moore requested his release from the Indianapolis Colts, and the team granted him his wish. He didn't leave without a heartfelt goodbye to fans, posting a non-goodbye message on Instagram.
"The moment I realized I wouldn’t be putting on the horseshoe again, it was a lot to comprehend," Moore wrote, in part. "Something I had to mentally fight myself about before I knew it was time to talk about it...To Colts Nation. The support was real. The support was felt. You appreciated the player I was, but you respected me as a person first...See you later, I will not say goodbye. I-N-D-Y is H-O-M-E."
Moore has never seemed to be a disingenuous person, and one can assume that what he wrote was completely true. That, of course, means his requested parting with the team wasn't a knee-jerk reaction to some single moment. That he wanted out indicates he had been thinking about the move for some time.
Kenny Moore delivers a heartfelt goodbye to Indianapolis Colts fans
He also didn't appear to be on the verge of being pushed out of his job. His backup was likely to be Justin Walley, who could take over the nickelback role in 2026, but Walley was injured before the season started last year. His replacing Moore certainly wouldn't have been based on performance.
Plus, Moore was still pretty good. He didn't offer positional flexibility and was, therefore, never going to be an outside corner, but Indy didn't need him to play there. The team already had Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward. Moore simply needed to get his reps in the slot and provide sticky coverage.
In his nine seasons with the Colts, he only had a quarterback rating allowed higher than 100 just once. In 2025, his QBR allowed was a solid 89.2. He was called for a career-high six penalties, but after giving up seven touchdown passes in 2024, he allowed just one in 2025.
Even at 5'9" and 190 pounds, he remained a good tackler, whiffing on only 10.3 percent of his attempts last season. That is a very good number for a small slot cornerback.
Where Kenny Moore ends up is anyone's guess, even his. The former Indianapolis Colts cornerback would be a logical fit with the Dallas Cowboys, a team with a chance to contend and one that needs a good slot corner. Moore will probably have a couple of offers, though none will be overly expensive.
What is obvious is that even though Moore didn't want to play for Indianapolis anymore and was released, he went out the right way. He was always a classy player.
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