Colts trade All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to Seahawks for 2 draft picks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quenton Nelson made an All-Pro impact right from the start for the Indianapolis Colts. The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks think he can do the same thing for their struggling ground game. One week after team co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon fired general manager Chris Ballard, who drafted Nelson with the No. 6 overall pick in 2018, Nelson was dealt to the Seahawks for two draft picks. The picks are a 2027 third-rounder and a 2028 fifth-rounder, and it may signal more moves are on the way. “As I said at the start of the season, the sense of urgency has never been higher. Our standard is to compete for championships, and I believe a change in leadership is necessary to meet that standard, Irsay-Gordon said in a statement last week. Making this change during the season was a deliberate decision. Waiting would only delay the important work that needs to begin now.” Nelson, the league s third-highest paid guard, had been a stalwart on the offensive line for