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Will Indianapolis waive Collie?
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08:02 AM ET 08.22 | What to do with Austin Collie? How can the Colts, who presumably care about the long-term health of [Collie], allow the team's oft-concussed wide receiver to return to the football field in a Colts uniform? Clearly, Collie is not going to make the most difficult decision an athlete will ever have to make by himself. So the Colts need to make it for him. They need to waive him. ... Collie is not going to do this himself. He's an athlete. He's a world-class athlete. And he's still young, and thus inclined to believe he's bulletproof despite evidence to the contrary. Except for the rarest few, athletes don't know how or when to say goodbye, especially when health intervenes on a promising career. But this makes four concussions in 22 months.
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No, the colts can also put him on the IR list, to allow him to get paid and take time to recover and think this over. Waiving him simply allows him to sign with another team, which may be happy to do so, once the doctors clear him.
GoPSULions
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Very tough decision to give up on your dream, but he might need to walk away while he still can.
Jesus H Manziel
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What does Luck have to do with this?
Bandbum003
Snow Shoe , PA
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Bingo.
If they care, they should not let him go to another team where he will be just as likely to get clobbered. His blood will be on their hands if that happens.
Debbie Does
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Collie has bad Luck?
Debbie Does
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I guess it was a "Lucky" pass that got him hurt. It just seems like somewhere out there should be a picture of Collie they could use. Maybe try looking on Google?
Bandbum003
Snow Shoe , PA
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His problem seems to be getting hit after he catches the ball.
So, trade him to the Jets. Problem solved.
Debbie Does
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Do What da Giants did with Bavaro sign hime to a 1 Year deal and PUP him!!!
Not4Nutten
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ZING!!!!
Mangler.
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Y'know, the league and the players need to get together and do something about this waiver thing. Teams are waiving injured players they'd like to keep, but if they don't waive them, it costs them a roster slot. The thing the Colts really want to do here is PUP him, which still lets them put him on IR later. That would be the best thing for Collie, too. But, that costs them a roster slot for a while, and means they have to expose a healthy player they'd like to keep.
Debbie Does
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Last I heard this is supposed to be a free country. He's a grown man old enough to make his own decisions, at least for now. Give him the boot for something that may or may not happen and he could suddenly become a very wealthy man.
SteveDallas
Amarillo, TX
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That's an ignorant take. The Colts don't have to pay him to sit and aren't culpable if he signs elsewhere. If they waive him, they've done their part and can have a clear conscience.
Gibbs V
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Maybe they should replace him with a more durable retriever, uh, I mean receiver.
SouthernBlueFan
Auburn , AL
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I see what you did there....nice & subtle
DR_Universal
Charlotte , NC
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There's a difference between legal responsibility and a clear conscience. He's a young guy who was injured, and may never recover, playing for the team. Sure, they can cut him loose and wash their hands of him, but it's quite possible that he won't find another team, or he'll find one that will let him play and therefore put him at risk.
The take-the-high-road approach would be to put him on IR and pay him for a season. After that, let him go make his own way.
Debbie Does
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The question is, Does he remember his dream ?
Eagles in 2020
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LOL now that was funny
Eagles in 2020
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I know I might get blasted for saying this, but it really doesn't seem like the guy can take a hit. For example, the hit Sunday night, I believe it was by Foote, is the type of hit that happens lots of times per game somewhere on the field.
Be that as it may, he needs to find another sport or vocation. There is no way to avoid those hits as a WR in the NFL no matter how "safe" they make the game.
Mike A.
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