Colts GM Chris Ballard said “any suggestion that” Michael Pittman isn’t going to remain a Colt is “a pure hypothetical in my mind.”

24 February 2026

Ballard would almost certainly have to restructure Pittman’s contract to retain both Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce. Entering his age-29 season, there was some beat writer smoke around the Colts parting ways with Pittman — it does seem like Ballard would rather hang on to him than not. If the Colts run back last year’s receiver room, Pittman will likely be on the WR3 line in 2026.