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Yahoo
a day ago
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Former Bengals DT Josh Tupou signs with Colts, reunites with ex-Bengals DC Lou Anarumo
The Indianapolis Colts announced they've signed free agent and former Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Josh Tupou, reuniting him with former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. Tupou played in three games for the Baltimore Ravens in 2024. He had two tackles during the Ravens' 35-34 win against Cincinnati in Week 10. Tupou played in 65 games with 23 starts over six seasons with the Bengals. The Bengals are scheduled to host the Colts in a preseason game August 23. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered head and neck injuries and was carted off the field after Tupou's sack during the Bengals' win against Miami in 2022. Tupou signed with the Bengals as an undrafted free agent in May 2017. Anarumo was fired in January after six seasons with the Bengals. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Josh Tupou signs with Colts, reunites with ex-Bengals DC Lou Anarumo
Yahoo
7 days ago
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ESPN selects favorite offseason move made by Indianapolis Colts
ESPN's Seth Walder handed out offseason grades for each team. When it came to the Indianapolis Colts, Walder was a fan of the moves GM Chris Ballard made. His favorite move of the bunch, however, was the signing of free agent cornerback Charvarius Ward. "The Ward deal (three years at $18 million per year) was strong," wrote Walder. "Ward has allowed 1.0 yards per coverage snap (better than average) or better in five of the past six seasons, per NFL Next Gen Stats." Advertisement Ward was an All-Pro during the 2023 season. That year he allowed a completion rate of 54% while coming away with five interceptions and 17 pass breakups, per PFF. Ward is also an excellent fit for Lou Anarumo's defensive scheme. He is comfortable covering a variety of wide receiver skill sets, has had strong ball production, and Ward has no problem being left on an island. In fact, Anarumo has already mentioned that we could see Ward shadowing the opponent's top wideout if that's what the game plan calls for. "He's been a really good player," said Anarumo of Ward. "A really consistent corner in our league for a long time. He can matchup on the best receivers, he's got length, he guards bigger guys but he's quick enough to handle short, faster guys, and he's a good tackler. He's a full package, for sure." Beyond the production and schematic fit, Ward brings winning experience to the Colts' defense--an element that is missing--having appeared in two Super Bowls, winning one of them. This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts' signing CB Charvarius Ward named most 'liked' offseason move
Yahoo
20-07-2025
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More defensive back-heavy looks coming to Colts' defense under Lou Anarumo
There are going to be a lot of changes with the Indianapolis Colts' defense under new coordinator Lou Anarumo, one of which includes how often we see the team deploy three safeties on the field. As Zach Hicks of Horseshoe Huddle pointed out recently, as the defensive play caller in Cincinnati, Anarumo had three safeties total at least 200 coverage snaps over each of the past two seasons, and injuries were not a primary factor in that. As Anarumo described recently, the NFL is a matchup league, which means prioritizing having enough coverage defenders on the field during those more obvious passing situations. "It's been a matchup league and certainly if the offense puts out a certain personnel group you want to be able to match it with what they're doing," Anarumo said on Wednesday. "Especially on third down, you want to get cover guys covering receivers. Nowadays, tight ends, the days to me of putting linebackers on tight ends is not ideal for the defense. "So you always want to get a bigger, longer athlete that maybe can run a little bit. A DB mindset. So more DBs out there in pure passing situations is something that we've always tried to do and will continue to do." We know that Cam Bynum and Nick Cross will be starting at safety for the Colts, but who will be the third safety that Anarumo potentially relies fairly heavily on? The obvious choices are either rookie Hunter Wohler or Rodney Thomas, who has played over 1,700 defensive snaps in his career. Wohler played safety in college, but at the NFL level, he will be at his best playing closer to the line of scrimmage. Thomas, meanwhile, is more of a free safety. As Hicks also notes, which of these two is on the field could hinge on how Anarumo wants to utilize Cross, whether that be as a deep safety or down in the box. Along with the different personnel groupings, we will also see a greater variety of coverages from the Colts' secondary in what will be a more disguise-heavy scheme under Anarumo. This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts usage of safety position will change greatly under Lou Anarumo
Fox News
08-07-2025
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Bengals' Joe Burrow opens up about home burglary, reveals he put major purchase on hold after ordeal
Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow opened up about the burglary at his Ohio home that took place as he was competing against the Dallas Cowboys in Texas in December. Burrow was one of the three players featured in the second season of the Netflix docuseries "Quarterback." The show delved into the break-in that plagued Burrow for the rest of the 2024 season despite Cincinnati winning the final five games of the year. "Of f---ing course this happened to me right now," Burrow said. "When you're on cloud nine, something's gonna bring you right back down. It just felt like the kind of year that it was." "I just get uncomfortable when, you know, my life is very public… and, you know, it comes with the job, but… there's certain parts of your life that are, like… yours. Your house is one of those. When that gets violated, people find out where you live, all these different things. Not everybody's failures at their job are in front of the whole world. It's a very vulnerable position to be in. I put myself in that position because I love it. Um, I don't like the other part of it." Four Chilean nationals were arrested in the burglary, and authorities released a picture of them posing for a photo with the stolen accessories. The series showed Burrow having a conversation with then-defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo about the heist. "They got all my jewelry… but they could have stolen way worse things than that," he said. "I'm not going crazy about some jewelry. It was expensive, but… it was all insured." The star quarterback said in the docuseries he needed to put one major purchase on hold. "I didn't end up getting the Batmobile because I just had other things I wanted to deal with at that point," he said. Burrow lamented the media attention that came with the robbery, which also put his relationship with Olivia Ponton into the spotlight. The men, who police say were in the country illegally, had tools for break-ins at the time of their arrest, along with a Bengals hat and Louisiana State University shirt believed to be stolen from Burrow's home. The elements of the robbery were consistent with other burglaries recently carried out in varying parts of the U.S. by South American theft groups, the complaint stated. The document added that the groups have typically been comprised of South Americans who enter the country illegally or remain in the U.S. after their visa expires. The groups have targeted jewelry and designer accessories, per the complaint. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
USA Today
14-06-2025
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How Lou Anarumo can help Indianapolis Colts' defense improve in this key area
How Lou Anarumo can help Indianapolis Colts' defense improve in this key area Here is how new DC Lou Anarumo can help the Indianapolis Colts' defense improve in this key area. One specific area where the Indianapolis Colts' defense has to improve is in their tackling. According to Next Gen Stats, the Colts were the only team to have four players record at least 100 tackles, but the efficiency wasn't there. The Colts gave up a league-high 1,183 yards after missed tackles and had 10-plus missed tackles in all but six games. From a pure quantity standpoint, no team missed more tackles than the Colts did in 2024, and it wasn't particularly close. During OTAs and minicamp, contact is not permitted. Even once training camp begins, there is relatively limited opportunities to hone in on this fundamental, yet key aspect of playing football. So, how can new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo get improved tackling out of this Colts' defense this season? Well, it starts with teaching the players how to position themselves correctly to make the tackle. "We'll just take what we're building from here, in the spring, and bring it over to training camp," Anarumo said during minicamp. "There's a number of different ways, I've always said coaching the DBs for a long time, tackling is about timing and angle and that's all the non-physical part of it. We can handle the first three-quarters of the tackle by just getting in a good position, and then we drill the remainder of it both now and in preseason." To state the obvious, sound tackling limits yards after contact in the running game and yards after the catch in the passing game. This can then reduce explosive plays for an offense or turn what would have been a 3rd-and-2 into a 3rd-and-6, which should result in the defense getting off the field more often. When Colts' defenders are asked about Anarumo's defense, a common word we hear to describe it is "aggressive." That change in play-style can hopefully have players better positioned to make tackles, along with there being more players around the ball carrier to help bring him down. "It's generally the way it's been over the years, with less tackling during training camp, you go through the first couple preseason games, it's a little rusty," Anarumo said of tackling. "Even in the first couple of games, you don't want it to be, but generally by Week 3 or Week 4, you gotta be humming in terms of being a good tackling defense, and that's how we'll evaluate it."
