This is another lesson in sports that you should never take anything for granted. Team success cannot be sustained forever. Player banners on the sides of stadiums will change. Players that were once seen as unmovable franchise cornerstones can be unceremonious released. If the Indianapolis Colts can walk away from Peyton Manning, no one is safe.
On Tuesday, the Colts made the decision to release Shaquille Leonard. That decision caught many off guard. Some figured it would happen at the end of the season. Some thought he didn’t deserve to be a starter on defense.