NFL Draft Colts made big offers to trade up before picking Laiatu Lat

The Indianapolis Colts stayed put at No. 15 overall and selected edge rusher Laiatu Latu, but the first round of the NFL draft could have gone very differently.Before making the pick with Latu, in a historic fashion, the Colts were actively trying to move up in the first round for an offensive player.General manager Chris Ballard confirmed as much during his pre s conference following the first round of the draft Thursday night."We had some serious, serious discu sions, yes with big offers, by the way. We made a push, it just didnt you got to get two to tango. Nobody was moving. Theres Darin Ruf Jersey some good players up at the top of the draft.After six quarterbacks went within the first 12 picks, an unprecedented development, the Colts tried their best to move up.MORE: Ian Rapoport of NFL Network that the Colts were trying to move up for tight end Brock Bowers, who was taken at No. 13 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders. When Bowers was taken by the Raiders, though, the Colts stopped calling.Even Mike Chappell of Fox59 speculated that the for LSU wide receiver before he was taken by the . But jumping the Giants would have taken an uncanny offer.Either way, the Colts came away with Latu, who has a lot of upside to add more consistency to the pa s rush.For, check out Kevin Hickey's work on. Teddy Higuera Jersey

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