Training camp is here. Cue the sweat, the pads, and the inevitable heartbreak. For the Indianapolis Colts, the upcoming weeks are supposedly about competition. But let’s be real. Most of these guys are already packing their bags.
We crunched the numbers. We went position by position, separating the guaranteed survivors from the guys living on hope and a prayer. The results? Grim. If you’re an undrafted free agent dreaming of a miracle, you might want to update your resume.
Here is the cold, hard math. We counted exactly 36 players who are absolute, ironclad locks to make this team. Barring a catastrophic injury or a sudden retirement, their lockers are safe. Then you have another 12 guys. They aren’t technically locks, but they are highly likely to survive the final cuts. They are the near-locks.
Do the math. That is 48 spots basically spoken for.
This leaves a tiny window. At best, if those 12 bubble players slip up, there are 17 spots open. But that is fantasy land. In reality? There are probably only five genuine vacancies on this 53-man roster. Five. That is it. Dozens of hopefuls fighting over a handful of scraps. Welcome to the NFL.
