The Indianapolis Colts announced their 2025 team captains, which are voted on by their teammates:
- QB Daniel Jones
- LB Zaire Franklin
- DT DeForest Buckner
- OG Quenton Nelson
- CB Kenny Moore II
It’s worth noting that Indianapolis 3rd-year head coach Shane Steichen introduced this year’s idea of what it means to be a ‘team captain’ prior to the team vote, after legendary Colts Reggie Wayne and Peyton Manning had made impassioned speeches in the past to the Horseshoe locker room respectively.
It’s worth noting that the Colts had a whopping 8 team captains last year, so they’ve since scaled back.
Last year’s Colts who are no longer team captains include quarterback Anthony Richardson, running back Jonathan Taylor, wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., and center Ryan Kelly (*signed with Minnesota Vikings).
We can only hope that the Colts shuffled and scaled back team captaincy this upcoming campaign leads to more centralized team leadership atop and perhaps most importantly, a lot more wins on the football field.
