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**Colts Sign Adetomiwa Adebawore To Contract Extension**
**INDIANAPOLIS** **–** How about some good Colts news?
There’s not a whole lot of it right now, unless you have all eyes on the future, with that puzzle locking in another piece on Tuesday afternoon.
NFL Network reported the Colts and defensive tackle Adetomiwa Adebawore have agreed to terms on a 2-year, $35 million extension, which includes a $13 million signing bonus, through the 2028 campaign
Adebawore, 25, was a 4th round pick of the Colts in 2023 and has flourished in this contract year.
While the Colts clearly, and wisely, have a goal to add draft picks via players on expiring contracts before next Tuesday’s trade deadline, Adebawore has earned a place in a different grouping.
That would be a valuable building block for whoever is constructing the Colts moving forward.
When the Colts drafted Adebawore, he was a super traitsy defensive tackle, with the hope that development would occur.
It has, turning Adebawore into much more than just a fast rotational defensive tackle capable of playing special teams, too.
Unquestionably, the 2023 Colts draft has been a disaster, the selection of Adebawore was a definite hit by Chris Ballard and company.
That draft class, following a 4-win campaign, was supposed to be about a needed rebuild/retool with some high draft pick.
Instead, Adebawore might be the only member of the 12-person class to see a second contract with the Colts.
It was an early Day 3 find of the Colts betting a lot on the unique speed Adebawore brings to the defensive tackle position.
With DeForest Buckner traded away and Grover Stewart, 33, in a contract year, the Colts will have to rebuild a defensive tackle position that has known its two starters for every season since 2020.
And with Tuesday’s news, you can sharpie Adebawore into the small known pool of pieces to build with moving forward,