Colts left tackle Bernhard Raimann gets 4-year, $100 million deal
Team officials made the announcement Tuesday before practice.
The Austrian-born Raimann started his college career at Central Michigan as a tight end. Indy thought he could be its swing tackle when it drafted him in the third round out of Central Michigan in 2022.
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