Colts release kicker Gay
- The Indianapolis Colts released veteran kicker Matt Gay on April 10, 2025.
- Indianapolis signed Gay to a four-year, $22.5 million free agent contract in 2023.
- Gay played 16 games in 2024, making 31 of 37 field goals and all 33 extra points.
- Gay, age 31, had an 85.5% field goal completion rate over six seasons in the NFL.
- The Colts will save $2.75 million in cap space, and Spencer Shrader is currently the only kicker on the roster.
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With Release of Gay, Colts Now Have Kicking Issue
The Indianapolis Colts now have a hole to fill at the kicking position. The team on Thursday officially released kicker Matt Gay, just two years into a four-year contract. In the 2023 offseason, Gay signed a record-breaking four-year, $22.5 million deal with the Colts, making him the highest-paid kicker in the history of the National Football League. He was previously with the Los Angeles Rams. As often is the case with high-end kickers and punt…
Indianapolis Colts release kicker Matt Gay after two seasons
The Indianapolis Colts announced on Thursday that they have released kicker Matt Gay after two seasons with the team. The Colts save $2.75 million against the salary cap with the move, which also results in a $4 million dead money charge for the team. Gay’s release makes Spencer Shrader the lone kicker on the Colts’ roster. This decision was surprising since Gay still has two years left on his four-year, $22.5 million contract, which he signed a…
Colts cut kicker Matt Gay two years after signing record $22.5 million contract
Matt Gay is out of a job. The veteran kicker was released by the Colts just two years into a four-year deal after a shaky stretch in Indianapolis. The Colts signed Gay to a $22.5 million contract that would have kept him with the franchise through 2026 after he made the Pro Bowl for the Rams during their Super Bowl-winning 2023 season.
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