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Colts fire GM Chris Ballard after home loss to Titans
Ballard went seventy-two and eighty-two with one tie in ten seasons, and assistant general manager Ed Dodds now runs personnel; the seat, it seems, was warm.
On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on BBN TonightPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Colts face an uphill battle to save their season as problems mount and Chris Ballard is fired”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 8:33 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Titans, Colts.
- BBN covered this story before: Hurts out for season; Colts fire Ballard; LeBron on SLAM cover (October 19).
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What BBN said about it
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Colts led the previously winless Titans by thirteen at halftime, lost twenty-six to twenty, and general manager Chris Ballard was fired a day after fans chanted for it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe owner said that making the change during the season was a deliberate decision. So it was on purpose?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorYes, Vera. Deliberate.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen he was deliberately kept for ten seasons. Seventy-two wins, eighty-two losses, one tie. Somebody was very deliberate about that tie.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's exactly the point! I'm telling you, that's the whole front office in one sentence!
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI know. I saw the blue and white and followed my heart.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFifteen different starting quarterbacks under Ballard, and the one guy nobody ever tried out was the one picking them.
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The story so far
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- Steichen: Daniel Jones is the Colts' starting quarterback · Yahoo Sports
- Why Colts fired GM Chris Ballard after Week 6 loss to Titans · Yahoo Sports
- Colts reportedly called Peyton Manning after firing GM Chris Ballard · Yahoo Sports
- Hurts out for season; Colts fire Ballard; LeBron on SLAM cover · Yahoo Sports
- Colts fire GM Chris Ballard after home loss to Titans (this story)
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