Colts trade Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to Seahawks, the first of what could be multiple deadline moves

The Indianapolis Colts appear to be waving a white flag on the 2026 season, with the first sign coming Tuesday when they traded perennial Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks.

The Seahawks are giving up a third-round pick in the 2027 draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2028 draft for Nelson — a 30-year-old anchor of the Indianapolis offensive line who has been selected to eight Pro Bowls in each of his previous eight seasons.

And this makes sense on multiple levels.