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Kendall Langford to Colts: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

March 10, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The Indianapolis Colts signed free-agent defensive lineman Kendall Langford on Tuesday, confirms the team's official website. 
Langford is a solid run defender and has flashed pass-rushing ability in his seven seasons in the NFL, logging 15.5 sacks, including a career-best five in 2013. 
Capable of playing defensive end in a 3-4 alignment or sliding inside at well over 300 pounds, the 29-year-old brings versatility to the Colts' trenches.
After spending four seasons with the Miami Dolphins, who drafted him in the third round in 2008 out of Hampton, Langford moved on to play for the loaded St. Louis Rams' front four. Then, he was released this offseason, as he would have been a $7 million cap hit in 2015, per Spotrac.com.
Rams defensive end Chris Long was confident Langford would thrive elsewhere:
Bleacher Report's Cian Fahey viewed Langford to be a viable open-market option for teams in need of talent on the defensive front:

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