Colts finally touch on D with Chapman
April, 28, 2012
4/28/12
2:15
PM ET
By
Paul Kuharsky | ESPN.com
Through three rounds and four picks, the Indianapolis Colts had gone all offense. Chuck Pagano said his defensive coordinator, Greg Manusky, was spending a lot of time on the elliptical machine burning off his energy while remaining empty-handed.
Manusky's exercise session ended with the first pick of the fifth round.
Pagano and Manusky need a lot as they build a 3-4 defense, and their first drafted help comes in the form of Alabama nose tackle Josh Chapman.
A shade over 6-feet tall, Chapman weighs in at about 316 pounds. I’d imagine Chapman will work in tandem with free-agent acquisition Brandon McKinney as the Colts nose tackle, which could mean Antonio Johnson is a swing guy playing some inside and some outside. GM Ryan Grigson recently spoke of Johnson as the team's second nose tackle.
Pro Football Weekly’s NFL Draft guide’s write-up of Chapman offers reason to be encouraged about the pick:
Manusky's exercise session ended with the first pick of the fifth round.
Pagano and Manusky need a lot as they build a 3-4 defense, and their first drafted help comes in the form of Alabama nose tackle Josh Chapman.
A shade over 6-feet tall, Chapman weighs in at about 316 pounds. I’d imagine Chapman will work in tandem with free-agent acquisition Brandon McKinney as the Colts nose tackle, which could mean Antonio Johnson is a swing guy playing some inside and some outside. GM Ryan Grigson recently spoke of Johnson as the team's second nose tackle.
Pro Football Weekly’s NFL Draft guide’s write-up of Chapman offers reason to be encouraged about the pick:
“Stout, gritty, two-down, block-occupying plugger with a lunchpail mentality, Can provide a team comfort knowing what it’s getting given his dependable play for a national champion.”
AFC SOUTH SCOREBOARD
Sunday, 9/8
1:00 PM ET Oakland Indianapolis 1:00 PM ET Tennessee Pittsburgh 1:00 PM ET Kansas City Jacksonville
Monday, 9/9
10:15 PM ET Houston San Diego - ESPN/WatchESPN
- Tickets
- Conversation



You must be signed in to post a comment