Colts released Bob Sanders

[papapepper]

Former Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders will visit the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, according to a league source.

Sanders is open to meet with teams as a free agent this week after Colts owner Jim Irsay released the 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year on Friday. Irsay announced the move less than 24 hours after he told reporters he would make a decision about Sanders' future before March 3.

When healthy, Sanders has been one of the league's top defenders, and the Jaguars are looking for help on a defense that ranked 28th against the pass (250.2 yards allowed per game) and 28th overall (371.8 yards allowed per game) this season.

Sanders played in 14 games in 2005, earning the first of two Pro Bowl selections. A knee injury limited him to just four regular-season games in 2006.

Sanders was healthy again in 2007, playing in 15 games, earning another Pro Bowl trip and becoming the first Colts player to win the league's top defensive award, but injuries limited him to just six regular-season games in 2008. In 2009, he missed the first five games following knee surgery and, in his second game back, tore the biceps in his left arm and missed the rest of the season.

Sanders didn't even make it through that many games this season. He tore his right biceps on the first defensive series of the season opener and didn't play again.

Sanders has 290 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, three recoveries and six interceptions in seven NFL seasons.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.


This could be a steal.

[GT Fanatic]

When he does play he is great to have on the field. But he is to injury prone for any team to invest in.

[Nash B.]

A steal? The dude's falling apart!

[papapepper]

A steal? The dude's falling apart!

Haha I agree. That's why he could possibly also be a steal as well. Let's say he never gets injured again and starts playing at the potential people have known him to play at. That would be a steal.

[Badass2000GT]

Haha I agree. That's why he could possibly also be a steal as well. Let's say he never gets injured again and starts playing at the potential people have known him to play at. That would be a steal.

It won't be q steal. He has been injuried half of his career.

[Nash B.]

That's not a potential steal, it's a huge gamble.

[ZYouL8R]

A crippled Bob Sanders beats a healthy Gerald Sensabaugh.

[Rick Modena]

A crippled Bob Sanders beats a healthy Terance Newman.

Fixed!

[pHILSANITY07]

The bigger suprised that was released was Atogwe from the Rams. WTF are we doing?

[GT Fanatic]

The bigger suprised that was released was Atogwe from the Rams. WTF are we doing?

No shit. That guy is an intercepting machine. Once the talks are done he will be picked up quick.

[unkoricky]

he probably hurt himself again getting out of bed this morning.

Dude is a beast when healthy and i cant even remember the last time he was healthy.

[bcoop]

He has sat out more games in his career than he has played. A bunch more.

I'd rather get Atogwe, personally. And I think Ryan has an eye on him, too.

[clevelandkid]

Donte Whitner > Atogwe > Sanders

If you sign Sanders, you'd have to keep hold him out of all games, and have him riding the exercise bike until the playoffs - and then pray he didn't blow out both of his knees and an achilles getting off of it.

[Vertnut]

Donte Whitner > Atogwe > Sanders

If you sign Sanders, you'd have to keep hold him out of all games, and have him riding the exercise bike until the playoffs - and then pray he didn't blow out both of his knees and an achilles getting off of it.

That's no shit. Keep his ass in a padded room until kick-off.

[pHILSANITY07]

yea Atogwe is a better option than Sanders, Im pissed that we released him