INDIANAPOLIS 鈥?Adam Vinatieri remembers New England fondly.

In 10 seasons Eric Ebron Jersey , he won three Super Bowl rings, was dubbed the league’s best clutch kicker and became the top scorer in franchise history. He has made the routine kicks look easy and the impossible ones look routine while earning the respect of two of the league’s greatest coaches and one of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks..On Thursday, the 45-year-old kicker and the NFL’s newly crowned career field goals leader returns to his former home stadium, perhaps for the final time.“I suppose any person who’s played somewhere for a certain amount of time and then has the opportunity to go back and just reminisce a little bit, maybe it holds a different feeling than some of the other places,” Vinatieri said Tuesday. “But I’m thinking more about how can we get a win and right the ship and get back where we need to be.”Vinatieri knows better than to expect a warm welcome for the Colts (1-3) and himself.Since signing with the dreaded Colts as a free agent in March 2006, Vinatieri has watched the video tributes that former stars聽Peyton Manning and Edgerrin James received when they returned to Indy with new teams. He’s seen former players such as Jeff Saturday and Robert Mathis, and former coaches聽such as Frank Reich come back to work inside the organization.But New England treats former players and coaches differently.Vinatieri shrugs off the chorus of boos he’s heard at Gillette Stadium over the past dozen seasons, choosing instead to focus on those who acknowledge afterward just how much they actually respect him for having such a big hand in each of the franchise’s first three Super Bowl titles.Back in 2006, New England figured it could find a cheaper, younger kicker than Vinatieri and the truth is, it worked out perfectly for both sides. Vinatieri found a home inside the controlled climate of Lucas Oil Stadium and has gone on to chase bigger and better milestones. His replacement with the Patriots, Stephen Gostkowski, broke Vinatieri’s franchise scoring record and ranks No. 18 all-time with 1,642 points as the Pats (2-2) have gone 8-4 against Vinatieri’s Colts. New England has won six of seven in Foxborough and seven straight in the series 鈥?including the 2014 AFC championship game, better known as “Deflategate.”Still, Vinatieri seems to be aging like a fine wine.He made two more field goals Sunday to break Morten Andersen’s career mark聽of 565 and heads back to New England needing one field goal attempt to break a tie with Gary Anderson (672) for second all-time. With 26 points, Vinatieri will break Andersen’s career scoring record (2,544 points), and Vinatieri just passed Hall of Famer George Blanda for fourth in games played.“I’m the second oldest guy in the locker room and my first year of playing football (2009) was his聽(14th) year in the league Matt Slauson Color Rush Jersey ,” Matt Slauson, the Colts’ 32-year-old right guard, said recently. “So he’s not only had one incredible career, he’s essentially had two incredible careers with two different teams. It’s amazing.”The least surprised guy on the field Thursday might be Bill Belichick, who was an assistant coach on Bill Parcells’ staff when Vinatieri won the Patriots’ kicking job in 1996 over 18-year veteran Matt Bahr.Belichick watched the rookie kicker save his job with a 40-yard field goal into the wind and rain in a Week 3 victory over Arizona and make a textbook tackle while chasing down Herschel Walker to save a touchdown later that season.He will never forget the two kicks Vinatieri made in the Snow Bowl/Tuck Rule game, the first to force overtime and the second to eliminate the Raiders in the divisional round, or the two聽last-minute Super Bowl-winning kicks聽Vinatieri made to beat the Rams and Panthers.“Certainly, in my opinion, the greatest kicker in the game. Not just for his longevity and production, but again the magnitude of some of the kicks that he made and the difficulty,” Belichick said on a conference call with Indy reporters this week. “Back in 2001, it seemed like every game came down to the last possession or the last kick. Every point was critical. Those games we won in 2001 and 2003 鈥?especially in the early part of the year in 2003 鈥?were all close games and tough ones. Adam came through for us with some enormous kicks.”Now, though, things clearly are winding down.Vinatieri signed a one-year deal this offseason to stay in Indy, and the current scheduling format doesn’t have the Colts playing another round-robin against the AFC East until 2022.So if this is his last stand in New England, the South Dakota native whose great-great grandfather served as General George Custer’s bandmaster has one goal: Win one more time.“It very well could be. Shoot, any game could be your last game ever, you know, so I haven’t contemplated that too terribly much,” he said. “It’s a game that we really must win https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Anthony-Walker-Jersey , we need to win, and that would be a real good way to stick it to them.”100View Gallery Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj Mehta A look at the day two draft selections for the Indianapolis Colts" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteStampede Bluean Indianapolis Colts communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsColtsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Colts StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Colts NewsYahoo Colts Team PageYahoo Colts ReportYahoo Colts Depth ChartYahoo Colts TransactionsYahoo Colts PhotosShop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Filed under:Indianapolis Colts Draft CentralColts 2019 Draft Class Recap: Rounds 2-3New,20commentsA look at the day two draft selections for the Indianapolis ColtsEDTShareTweetShareShareColts 2019 Draft Class Recap: Rounds 2-3Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesThe 2019 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Colts made one thing clear through their selections, they wanted to add speed, versatility, athleticism, and high character to their roster to boost competition, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Here is a look at the complete Indianapolis Colts 2019 Draft Class:Colts 2019 Draft ClassRoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolRoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolColts 2019 Draft ClassAfter the draft had concluded, Chris Ballard and Frank Reich sat down to discuss some of the picks and their mentality behind them, and it provided a good look at the ideas he has for this roster going forward. Day TwoRock Ya-Sin - Cornerback, TemplePhoto by Mike Comer/Getty ImagesThe Colts’ first pick didn’t come until day two, but they got a difference-making cornerback who many thought had first round talent. Ya-Sin has solid footwork and instincts, and showed himself to be a guy well suited to a zone scheme like the Colts use. He is a solid tackler who isn’t afraid to make himself a factor in the run game, which is definitely a big part of being a corner for this team.Ballard had good things to say about him, pointing out Ya-Sin’s performance at the Senior Bowl, and saying that while they had an opportunity to move down, they decided to stay and pick at 34 because they didn’t want to miss the opportunity to get Ya-Sin.As an additional feather in the cap of the Temple CB, PFF reported that Ya-Sin had the 2nd lowest yards per catch allowed of all draft-eligible defensive backs with 250 snaps or more at cornerback. That is certainly the kind of thing that would make him a good fit with Matt Eberflus’ defense.Ben Banogu – Linebacker, TCUPhoto by Tim Warner/Getty ImagesThe selection of Banogu is one that fit precisely inside the profile this draft class seemed to aim for. An athletic freak who the Colts believe can be a versatile piece all around the defense https://www.coltsfanshop.com , Banogu provides the possibility of filling a role they haven’t really had on this defense so far. The Colts talked this offseason about really honing in on players who fit the profile defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus was looking for, and this selection was evidence of that. Ballard praised Banogu’s positional flexibility and while he said they would start him at the SAM position, they think he can come up to rush the passer. Another attribute that Ballard referenced is the ability to perform really well on the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium. He offered up a comparison to Jamie Collins coming out of college. Banogu is a player who we might not truly have a feel for until we get to see him in action during OTA’s and training camp, but he certain adds an athlete to the mix and competition in the front seven.Parris Campbell - Wide Receiver, Ohio StatePhoto by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesThe selection of Parris Campbell seems like it is destined to be a perfect fit with what Frank Reich does best. He drew comparisons to Percy Harvin as a bit of a gadget player when our own Stephen Reed scouted him. Unfortunately for Harvin, he never got linked up with a coach who really knew how to use him effectively. Frank Reich will have no such issues. Campbell’s blazing 4.31 speed and effective use as a threat over the middle will be an immediate help in the offense, and his game-breaking speed and explosiveness should lend itself to a special teams unit that has long lacked a dangerous return man. Campbell will provide competition in a wide receiver room that has been good but far from great. Apart from T.Y. Hilton, this group still has a lot of unanswered questions, and Campbell should provide them with a player who can stretch the field opposite Hilton. With Deon Cain, Devin Funchess, Chester Rogers all vying for spots behind T.Y. Hilton, along with a slew of UDFA’s, this room has better competition than they have in awhile.Frank Reich had this to say about Campbell:Bobby Okereke – Linebacker, StanfordPhoto by Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesIn case you were wondering whether the Colts have a type at linebacker, the selection of Bobby Okereke should answer that question. Okereke might be the perfect example of their “type.” A sideline to sideline freak athletic linebacker with long arms and good coverage instincts. His actual athletic profile reminded some almost forcibly of Darius Leonard. Ballard specifically stated about him that they believed he could play at any position in the linebacker corps, but that he would be given the opportunity to compete and the best guy would start. Adding in a quality depth player who is both another elite athlete and who has versatility around the field fits in perfectly with the goals Ballard seems to have had for this draft class. The added upshot of having solid depth and great athleticism there is that special teams will be the likely beneficiary of a higher level of talent as well. ConclusionsOf the Colts four picks on day two, three went toward adding depth and competition to the defense. Two quality linebackers and a cornerback will bolster a defense that struggled any time they were missing a starter. This defense should be able to weather injury much more effectively, and with tougher competition for starting spots and better scheme fits for Eberflus, it should be a very entertaining training camp.—Check back for the day three summary.