Jumping Around the South
April 30th, 2010 | by brooksbusch |
Former Indianapolis Colts linebacker, Freddie Keiaho, has signed a one year deal worth $635,000 with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The AFC South has a long history of signing former Colts players as free agents, and the recent signing of Keiaho is just another name to add to the list. Keiaho is certainly not the biggest name to ever leave the Colts and end up with an AFC South foe, more notable losses being David Thornton (Titans), Cato June (Texans), and Nick Harper (Titans).
The loss of Keiaho on the field will not be that great, but the linebacker did make an effort to give back to the community often speaking at local high schools. However, Keiaho never panned out as a starting linebacker with the team, and he ultimately became expendable. The former third round pick was not a sound tackler, and was often out of position. In a defense that relies on linebackers and safeties being able to tackle, Keiaho’s stint as a starter was did not surpass the 2008 season.
Bill Polian has shown time and time again that the Colts will not overpay for mediocre defensive play. Many solid defensive players have been shown the door by the Colts, and often the players that are allowed to leave experience a pay raise because of inflated numbers. Although Jacksonville is not exactly “strong” at linebacker, I highly doubt Keiaho will earn a starting position on the Jaguars defense.
