Entering the weekend, the Dallas Cowboys announced that the team released veteran linebacker Logan Wilson, which raises the question of whether the Indianapolis Colts could be interested given his clear familiarity with their defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo:
Originally a 2020 3rd round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals, the 6,2”, 245 pound linebacker played under Anarumo from 2020-2024—when both men were in the land of Skyline Chili. He made 58 starts under that span.
However, after making 7 starts for the retooling Bengals this past season, Wilson was traded to the Cowboys in exchange for a 2026 7th round draft pick.
Now 29-years-old, the former All-Mountain West standout figures to garner some interest from suitors seeking out a starting veteran linebacker option in free agency for 2026.
During 83 games (66 career starts), Wilson has 565 tackles (330 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 11 interceptions, 26 passes defensed, 7 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries.
While Wilson obviously has prior familiarity with Anarumo, Colts longtime general manager Chris Ballard indicated in his end-of-season press conference that Indianapolis needs to get younger and faster on defense collectively—which isn’t exactly the soon-to-be 8-year veteran linebacker at this stage of his playing career.
From that perspective, it’s hard to envision Wilson being all that different from his former Bengals teammate, Germaine Pratt, who’s also a free agent—the latter after joining Indianapolis in-season as a starting stopgap and playing fairly well.
One can’t rule out Wilson entirely given the Anarumo connection, but it would seemingly contradict what Ballard recently preached in his end-of-season presser regarding the Colts planned upgrades defensively this offseason.