The Indianapolis Colts made the biggest splash of the 2025 NFL trade deadline by acquiring star cornerback Sauce Gardner . The trade deadline is now in the past, but the Colts can still cement their Super Bowl-contending status by signing another veteran defender, Kendall Fuller.

Ahead of the deadline, the Colts' pass defense was easily the team's Achilles heel. Indianapolis boasts the most efficient offense in the league through nine weeks, finding success through the air and on the ground. Nobody expected that when they began the season with Daniel Jones under center, yet they averaged just two punts per game through the first half of the season, the fewest in the NFL.

Defense has been a longstanding issue, but injuries have highlighted Indianapolis' secondary woes. They began the

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