The Indianapolis Colts are keeping a vital part of their special teams unit. By signing punter Rigoberto Sanchez to a new three-year deal. Sanchez gets $7.5 million over three years to return to the Colts.
The Indianapolis Colts are finalizing a deal to bring back free-agent punter Rigoberto Sanchez, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. "The #Colts are finalizing a deal with P Rigoberto Sanchez to return to Indy, sources say," Garafolo posted on X on Tuesday morning.
The Indianapolis Colts found themselves just a few pivotal plays away from securing a coveted spot in the postseason.
The Colts have added a left handed punting leg to their special teams unit. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Indianapolis Colts are signing recently released Buffalo Bill punter Matt Haack.
The Indianapolis Colts lost punter Rigboberto Sanches to an achilles injury on Tuesday. It didn't take long for them to sign his replacement. The Colts worked out half a dozen punters on Wednesday and settled on Matt Haack, most recently of the Buffalo Bills according to Mike Garafolo.
Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez is out for the season with a torn Achilles suffered during a wind sprint on Tuesday. Sanchez is likely to miss several months, leaving the team without a kickoff specialist and punter, roles Sanchez has filled since he joined the team as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
The heart of the Indianapolis Colts special team unit, Punter Rigoberto Sanchez, suffered a possible ACL or Achilles’ tendon at the end of the Tuesday’s training camp practice.
Sanchez went down while running sprints at the end of practice.
The Colts brought in a southpaw punter on Thursday, but the starting job is safely Rigoberto Sanchez’s. According to NFL Insider Aaron Wilson, the Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Colts' do-it-all special teamer, Rigoberto Sanchez, has added some more hardware to his awards shelf. On Wednesday, he was named the AFC's Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance last Sunday in Week 7 against the San Francisco 49ers in an "atmospheric river." Sanchez totaled 6 punts with a 45.5 avg.
The Indianapolis Colts had an unsung hero in their 27-17 win over the Miami Dolphins last Sunday. On Wednesday, the NFL announced that Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his performance in Week 4 against Miami.
Sanchez said earlier this week that his early prognosis is positive, though also acknowledged that he's taking things one day at a time.
Sanchez signed with the Colts as a free agent out of Hawaii in 2017. He earned himself a four-year, $11.6 million deal in 2019 after finding plenty of success with the organization.
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