Wherever Murray goes, it will be for the league minimum because he’ll be getting paid by Arizona. I think 1.3 million is the minimum for a player of his experience.

It makes him a much more attractive option, in my opinion.

However, it’s highly unlikely the Colts are even interested, unless some team signs Jones to a massive contract, which isn’t going to happen.

They tipped their hand when they tagged Jones over Pierce. They want Jones to be their quarterback.

Evan Sidery
@esidery
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17h
Alec Pierce is now forecasted to earn a three-year, $80+ million deal in free agency, per
@espn
.

This figure would make Pierce the 13th-highest paid receiver in the NFL alongside George Pickens and Jameson Williams.

Momentum is building around Pierce soon leaving the Colts.

Jake Arthur
@JakeArthurNFL
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22h
DJ Moore and (maybe) AJ Brown getting moved, and Kyler Murray and Geno Smith hitting the market, help make the landscape less needy for Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce. Colts could be getting some good luck there.

I think the Colts are going to have to overpay like crazy if they want to keep Pierce. I don’t think Ballard will do that so I suspect he’s leaving.

If the money is equal, Pierce would be crazy to stay here and play with the revolving door at quarterback when he could go play with Drake Maye.

SleeperNFL

@SleeperNFL
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17h
.
@RomeovilleKid
believes the Colts could pivot to signing Rashid Shaheed if Alec Pierce walks.

Jebediah
@itsJebediah
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Mar 6
Colts players likely on trade block and cap space gained if traded successfully.

• Richardson (confirmed) +$5.4m
• Franklin (confirmed) +$5.8m
• Moore (pending) +$7.1m
• Stewart (pending) +$12.2m
• Buckner (pending) +$15.8m
• Pittman (pending) +$24m

Total Net: +$70.3m

You have to hope Pierce has developed deep ties with Indianapolis and has relationships he doesn't want to lose on the team. It is difficult from a purely football perspective to make an argument for him to stay. Just a bummer

Destin Adams
@TheDestinAdams
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Mar 6
Albert Breer shared that he's heard that Kyler Murray has interest in the Colts in free agency

I know many are not a fan of the idea, but to be honest, I think the thought of Murray on the league minimum is very intriguing.

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Old Colt, I'm not necessarily asserting that there is not an NFL team that could possibly accommodate Pierce on his lofty expectations, but I couldn't resist a joke that actually had a certain amount of truth to it ...... Saskatchewan just won the Grey Cup, they have one of the best quarterbacks in the CFL, and it would indeed be a challenge for Pierce to find an NFL team that had a winning culture, an excellent quarterback, the room in their salary-cap budget to pay him the loads of money that he will probably be asking for on a long-term contract, and the willingness to give him that kind of money. ) ;)

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Ah, didn't know that Murray had a bunch of guaranteed money coming to him from AZ. So yeah, agree that brining him in at the vet minimum would be a good move. AT worst we can just release him and no harm, no foul.

Agree w/ you on your 2nd point as well. Unless someone outbids us for Jones then we won't be brining Murray in.