Player who spent time with the Colts had some harsh feedback on how the team handles their business
There has been a long list of criticisms said about the Indianapolis Colts' current regime of Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard. Still, owner Jim Irsay elected to bring both back for 2025. Kalyn Kahler of ESPN recently spoke with Detroit Lions offensive lineman Dan Skipper, who spent time with the Colts in training camp ahead of the […]
There has been a long list of criticisms said about the Indianapolis Colts' current regime of Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard. Still, owner Jim Irsay elected to bring both back for 2025.
Kalyn Kahler of ESPN recently spoke with Detroit Lions offensive lineman Dan Skipper, who spent time with the Colts in training camp ahead of the 2023 season. He also had some harsh words to share about how the Colts handled his exit from the team.
Dan Skipper shares how the Colts went about cutting him "really stung"
"Six times in his career he'd gotten the call during camp to come in to see the general manager or head coach, or both, to get the bad news. But Skipper says the way the Colts handled it last season "really stung." Instead of hearing it from head coach Shane Steichen or general manager Chris Ballard, Skipper says a pro personnel guy did it. "If you're going to fire me, at least be man enough to have the head man fire me," he says.
He signed to the Colts practice squad but was cut a few days later, and by late September, he was back in Detroit on the practice squad. In October, he was elevated to the active roster, and he stayed there."
– Dan Skipper to Kalyn Kahler of ESPN
Skipper signed with the Colts on August 1, 2023, and he spent the remainder of training camp with the team. He did not make the team's 53-man roster and, as a result, was released on August 29 but rejoined the team one day later on their practice squad.
As Kahler's story revealed, Skipper was released from the practice squad less than a week later, on September 4. Now, he has shared that when he was released that final time, neither Colts general manager Chris Ballard nor head coach Shane Steichen shared the news of his release. Instead, a "pro personnel guy" broke the news to Skipper.
Over the last few months, the team's leadership has been questioned from top to bottom. This story from Skipper will not help those claims die down anytime soon. Hopefully, any criticism they get from this information now being made public can be used to improve their overall process going forward.
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