Reggie Wayne: Colts haven’t contacted me

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (Missouri Sports Magazine Contributor Network) – With the Colts organization undergoing a top-to-bottom housecleaning, one of the many players whose future is as questionable as Peyton Manning’s health is his longtime (former?) receiver, Reggie Wayne.

And much like Manning, the five-time Pro Bowler may be a casualty as the team ushers in a new era.

On Friday, Wayne revealed to ESPN’s Josina Anderson that the Colts haven’t contacted him since the season concluded, saying his phone “hasn’t rung yet.”

“I know one thing, my phone works. I do have service and every last bar on it and their number has not come across it yet. I haven’t heard anything from them yet, so maybe I am not as important on the chain of command as I should be,” Wayne told Anderson.

The 33-year-old would prefer to end his career in Indianapolis, but admitted “those feelings” could change as more time passes.

“All I know is the Colts. That is where I want to be. I have been there 11 years and I would prefer to end my career a Colt. However, in due time those feelings could subside,” Wayne said.

Wayne, an impending free agent, acknowledged in December that he might’ve played his last game in front of the Lucas Oil faithful.

That was one day before he hauled in the game-winning touchdown against the Texans in what played out like a Hollywood ending to an incredible 11-year run.

However, that was also before the club canned its general manager, vice president, and head coach as the rebuilding process gets underway. New management has no sentimental ties to Wayne, and won’t hold onto a player whose age may be catching up to him.

The odds remain extremely slim that Wayne dons a horseshoe in 2012.


(missourisoirtsmag.com)