The Colts believe rookie Bernhard Raimann has all the physical gifts necessary to play the position eventually, but Pryor has been the steady hand.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts picked up Matt Pryor at the roster cut deadline for a simple pick swap, sending a sixth-round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for a seventh-round pick and a backup offensive lineman the Eagles likely weren’t going to keep on their 53-man roster.
“I think Matt’s done a good job, and I think he’s given us a lot of confidence in him going into this week and into the season,” Colts head coach Frank Reich said. “I think that’s our mindset right now.”has potentially changed the course of Pryor’s career. Indianapolis added a little insurance by signing veteran Dennis Kelly, then used a third-round pick on Raimann, a player who has the potential to be the Colts’ left tackle of the future. If Raimann looked like a finished product in training camp, he’d have had a chance to overtake Pryor for the starting job.
“Bernhard knows he belongs,” Reich said. “He can play at a very high level, but at this level, and the position he’s playing in, when you’re playing tackle, there’s just very little margin for error. Really like the trajectory he’s on.”