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Grigson says Colts have to be better off the field

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson and head coach Chuck Pagano had a pretty good idea what questions were going to be asked during their media appearance at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Everything from Deflategate — what did you know, when did you know it, who did you tell — to the team’s plans for running back Trent Richardson, thoughts on the spate of off-field incidents with several Colts players and what are the key areas of need heading into this year’s draft.

As for the much-talked about Deflategate, Grigson said he is waiting to see what the league’s investigation will uncover.

“Listen, earlier in the week (before the AFC Championship Game with New England), we notified the league about our concerns,” the Colts GM said.

“We went into the game, we had some issues. But we are going to do what we can and that’s to participate with the league and the investigation and wait until the Wells Report comes out. We really have no other recourse than to wait until that investigation comes out.”

Asked if he knew that under-inflated footballs might be used in the game, Grigson reiterated his stance.

“I’m not going to get into specifics. Like I said, the report should have all that information for everybody. I just did my job and here we are. Hopefully, everything will come out and everybody will be able to have a clear look at the situation,” he said.

So what about Richardson? There have been reports that the Colts are looking to void his contract after the running back was suspended for the AFC title game and is slated to be suspended for the first regular-season game in 2015 if he is still with the team.

“This time of the year, like any time of the year, is fluid. The roster is fluid. As you’ve noticed, we’ve been making cuts. We will be adding players with the 90-man roster what it is,” Grigson said.

“There’s lots of room. We are continually making those decisions. We will be making more decisions after what we see at the combine and what is developing in free agency after you have your targets and have those meetings and see which ones are actually viable to get.”

And the team’s off-field issues since the end of the season?

“Well, you know what? I think we need to do a better job. I need to do a better job. I think the (locker room) culture is a very good one, though. I think we have a strong locker room. I think we have an excellent culture. I think we have very good veteran leadership,” he said.

“We need to do a better job (when adding players to the roster). But there’s also risk/reward. There’s also do you take a flyer on a guy who has very low financial risk but loves football?

“The hope is always that he’ll buy into the culture that you’re presenting to him, which we think is a very good habitat for players to be at their best, to iron out some of their rough edges and things like that. And some of them have. But, again, some of the guys that we’ve struck (out) on, I guess we need to do a better job in certain areas and we will.”

As for moving forward, Grigson thinks that the Colts can and will be aggressive during the upcoming free agency period.

“I think you have to be aggressive no matter what avenue you are going down to acquire players. No matter if it’s acquiring college free agents after the draft. But you can’t just do it for the sake of being aggressive and just get a name or whomever,” he said.

“It has to be a name that you collectively feel will better your team. You don’t always bat a thousand, obviously. You meet and you go over the film and you go over every last bit of information and you hope you hit. It’s a case-by-case basis with each position group. But, again, at each spot we are going to try and get that play at championship level.”

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