Fans begged Ballard to do something at the trade deadline. We witnessed him finally pull the trigger in free agency and when healthy, his main prizes in the secondary look good. Now, he addressed a weakness on the defense by shoring up the backfield with a lockdown corner.

Under Chris Ballard, the Colts have made only one deal at the deadline in the previous eight seasons, trading Nyheim Hines for Zack Moss in 2022.