The Marvin Harrison Jr. trade chatter is starting to pick up speed, and the Colts have now been pulled into the conversation.
Arizona is reportedly looking for a partner if it decides to move the wide receiver, and Indianapolis is getting attention because of the obvious family connection to Harrison’s Hall of Fame father. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler says the Colts are one team to keep an eye on, especially with the club sitting at 2-2 and heading into games against Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
“Another team to watch at receiver is the Colts, who are 2-2 with Pittsburgh and Tennessee coming up. They could easily be sitting at 4-2 after those two games despite a depleted receiving crew, and Indy is not hiding from being all-in to win now,” ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports.
“Perhaps there's not a splash move that fits, but how about one that brings an upside receiver for a quality Day 3 pick? (The Sauce Gardner trade last year drained Indy's capital.)
Marvin Harrison Jr. would be an obvious fit - and not just for sentimentality - but Arizona won't just give him away. A midseason return from Alec Pierce could assuage the need to make a move.”
Harrison to Indianapolis would make plenty of sense on the football side, and the nostalgia angle would be impossible to miss. Still, the Colts are hardly the only team linked to him. The Chiefs, Raiders, Bills, Giants, and Texans have all been mentioned as possible suitors over the past week or two.
There is one major obstacle for Indianapolis: draft picks. The Colts do not have their first- or sixth-round selections in 2027 after deals for Sauce Gardner and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, which makes a midseason swing for Harrison a tougher fit.
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