INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WR-QUAN BRAY AND TE-ERIK SWOOPESIGN TENDERS

Colts.com · April 17, 2017

The Indianapolis Colts today announced that exclusive rights free agents wide receiver Quan Bray and tight end Erik Swoope have signed their tenders.

Bray, 5-10, 186 pounds, has played in 15 career games and totaled three receptions for 36 yards, one carry for seven yards, 28 punt returns for 224 yards (8.0 avg.) and 30 kickoff returns for 801 yards (26.7 avg.). He originally signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2015 out of Auburn.

In 2016, Bray saw action in six games, caught three passes for 36 yards and had one carry for seven yards. He also tallied seven punt returns for 58 yards (8.5 avg.) and nine kickoff returns for 231 yards (25.7 avg.). As a rookie in 2015, Bray spent the first seven weeks of the season on the team’s practice squad before being signed to the active roster and inserted as the Colts primary kickoff and punt returner. He finished his rookie season with 21 punt returns for 166 yards (7.9 avg.) and 21 kickoff returns for 570 yards (27.1 avg.). Despite playing in only nine games, Bray finished the season ranked sixth in the NFL in kickoff return average and 11th in kickoff return yards. Since taking over the duties in Week 8, his 570 kickoff return yards ranked fourth best in the NFL from Weeks 8-17.

Swoope, 6-5, 257 pounds, has appeared in 17 career games (four starts) and compiled 15 receptions for 297 yards (19.8 avg.) and one touchdown. He has also registered six special teams tackles. Swoope originally signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2014 after playing collegiate basketball at Miami (FL).

In 2016, Swoope saw action in all 16 games (four starts) for the first time in his career and caught 15 passes for 297 yards (19.8 avg.) and one touchdown. He also tallied six special teams tackles. Swoope spent the first 15 games of the 2015 season on the team’s practice squad before being signed to the active roster and appearing in one game. As a rookie in 2014, he spent the entire season on the team’s practice squad.

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elyanon · April 26, 2017

they'll at least be on the practice squad, but both have shown talent in games.

i've liked everything ballard has said in the the last few days, (so far) other than cb's having to be tall give me a 5'10" 4.3-, or 4.4 cb with good hands and a good vertical any day a thousand have had great careers compared to maybe a 100 over 6'2", but hey the sport does go through trends like any other.

we need at least 2 new faces in our backfield with adam's retirement and well we need some speed.

i'm not so sure we need to use #15 for a lb, or even a dl, or

another #1 for ol,

i think ballard has found plenty of talent already before the draft. and there will be talent in latter rounds.

one thing having manning for so long should have taught us is without a rb we haven't won an afc championship let alone a super bowl, let's not waste years of luck's career..

today they are talking about trading #15 up!!!

if they are that sure of what we have take an edge rusher at #15 if there is still one left, or olb worth a #1 then go after a rb and cb either one at #15 through #3 and use the 3 #4's and #5 to pick up the best talent left. but get a rb in the first 2 rd;