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After spending more than a decade on the road, scouting for St. Louis and Philadelphia, 39-year-old Indiana native Ryan Grigson is coming home to rebuild the Colts possibly with a new coach, a new QB and an entirely different philosophy. For the first time, Grigson will be making all those tough decisions. "I've been on teams whose guys were run off for the sake of running guys off," Grigson said after agreeing to a four-year deal that includes a team option for a fifth year. "That makes no sense to me. I like to salvage things if the ability is there."
Reported by the Associated Press
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There's no time for on-the-job training, either, with the Colts coming off their worst record (2-14) in two decades and fans expecting an immediate turnaround. Team owner Jim Irsay wants Grigson to make a decision on HC Jim Caldwell by the middle of next week. Then the new GM must sort out Indy's complicated salary cap problem. The Colts also must decide whether to pay a $28 million bonus to Peyton Manning by March 8, renegotiate the contract or let the face of the franchise walk away as a free agent now that it looks as if the Colts will take Andrew Luck with the No. 1 overall pick in April. Grigson also must decide which veteran free agents, if any, to bring back. That list includes Pro Bowl players Robert Mathis, Jeff Saturday and Reggie Wayne, all in their 30s. ... Stay tuned. This will get interesting.
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