Dwayne Allen

On emotional afternoon, Colts rally to stun Packers

INDIANAPOLIS - A type of indoor fall foliage consisted of a scattering of blue, hints of green, along with shades of pink and orange. The two former were obvious. They represented the two teams on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday afternoon as the...

Tags: Lucas Oil Stadium, Randall Cobb, Reggie Wayne, Breast Cancer, Science and Technology

Colts players visit cancer patients after learning about Pagano's diagnosis

Just a day after finding out their coach has leukemia, some Colts players visited with cancer patients in the hospital. Matt Overton, Dwayne Allen, Kyle Miller and Dominique Jones spent part of their off day at the IU Simon Cancer Center Tuesday. It&...

Tags: Chuck Pagano, Health Treatments, Leukemia, Kyle Miller, Cancer

Indianapolis Colts, volunteers build new playground at Fairbanks Elementary

The Indianapolis Colts tackled a big project at an east side elementary school Tuesday. Colts players like tight end Dwayne Allen and more than 200 volunteers flexed their muscle at Fairbanks Elementary. The school desperately needed a new playground,...

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Whitney Mercilus' NFL draft diary

Illinois' Whitney Mercilus is one of the highest-rated defensive end prospects in this year's NFL draft. The first-team All-American and first-team Big Ten performer will chronicle his experience leading up to the April draft for the Tribune. I have...

Tags: Whitney Mercilus, Sports, Courtney Upshaw, Trent Richardson, Football

Andrew Luck gets a taste of his other Colts duty

INDIANAPOLIS - He was one of the 27, but even this rookie who got top billing on Tuesday. Sure, Dwayne Allen sweated it up with the the kids and had some fun during and hour clinic on Monday at the Concord Neighborhood Center on the South Side of...

Tags: Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Sports, Football, Andrew Luck

Colts give Andrew Luck help in second, third rounds

NEW YORK CITY - Andrew Luck was the focal point of the first four months of 2012. On Friday the spent most of the night making sure he'd get the help he'd need. With three picks on Friday night the Colts went all offense, selecting a pair of tight...

Tags: Coby Fleener, Sports, Football, T.Y. Hilton, Radio City Music Hall

NFL draft preview: Tight ends

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NFL scouting combine preview: tight ends

The NFL scouting combine starts Feb. 22. In advance of the annual meat market in Indianapolis, staff writer Matt Vensel will examine each position and give Ravens fans the 4-1-1. In this post he looks at tight ends. The top prospects: Stanford's Coby...

Tags: Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, Michael Egnew, Jimmy Graham

Teel Time: With NFL decisions made, Virginia Tech, Florida State rank as ACC favorites in 2012

Transfers and suspensions can radically alter depth charts. Coaching staffs can change on a dime, witness North Carolina’s purging of Butch Davis last July. But after Sunday’s deadline to declare for the NFL draft, now’s as good a...

Tags: North Carolina Tar Heels, Clemson Tigers, Nevin Shapiro, Florida State Seminoles, Sun Bowl

Kelly turns up the heat on Irish

South Bend Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND -- Cierre Wood was feeling the heat Saturday and Monday, and it had nothing to do with the Notre Dame junior's new tag-teammate at running back, Theo Riddick. Irish head football coach Brian Kelly decided to crank the thermostat in the...

Tags: Chicago Bears, Michael Floyd, Florida State Seminoles, Kyle Rudolph, Cleveland Browns

Super Bowl XLVI: NFL Network at the Senior Bowl, Pro Bowl and Super Bowl