The Indianapolis Colts and Kenny Moore II have agreed to hunt a commerce to search out the veteran cornerback a brand new group, sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday.
Moore is getting into the ultimate 12 months of his contract, and sources stated either side felt it was time to discover a commerce.
“It is all good. It is all love,” Moore stated in a textual content to ESPN’s Stephen Holder.
The Colts this offseason have already traded core gamers like large receiver Michael Pittman Jr. (Steelers) and linebacker Zaire Franklin (Packers). Quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr., the fourth general decide within the 2023 draft, has additionally been granted permission to hunt a commerce, although he stays on the roster.
Indianapolis owes Moore $10 million in base wage and per-game bonuses this season, which it will save if he’s traded. However that sum seemingly complicates efforts to commerce him as a group must tackle that wage. A pre-June 1 commerce would save the Colts greater than $7 million in wage cap area.
With fellow cornerbacks Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward already on big contracts, the Colts lead the NFL in wage cap spending on the place in 2026. Ward stated in January that he was considering retirement after struggling three concussions final season however advised Holder in February that he was reconsidering that place.
If Moore is traded, second-year cornerback Justin Walley would seemingly be requested to step up within the slot.
Final season, Moore was a part-time starter who missed three video games as a result of an Achilles pressure. He had one interception, two pressured fumbles, 1.5 sacks and 6 passes defended in 2026.
Moore has spent the previous 9 seasons in Indianapolis, the place he recorded 649 tackles, 21 interceptions and 6 pressured fumbles. He was chosen to the Professional Bowl in 2021.
