Nasir Adderley

Career Stats

Year	Team	GP	INT	PD	Tkl
Career		50	3	12	232
2022		16	2	4	62
2021		15	0	5	99
2020		15	1

Season	Team	GP	Tkl	Sacks	INT	PD	Grade
2022		16	62	0.0	2	—	D+ D+ Bottom 30%
2021		15	99	0.5	0	—	B B Top 29%
2020		15	69	0.0	1	—	D D Bottom 20%
2019		4	2	0.0	0	—	F F Bottom 5%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Earning a C+ Contract Value Index, Nasir Adderley's 1-year pact reflects how Indianapolis valued the position market for a reclamation-project safety returning from a three-year retirement. At $1.215M AAV, this is a depth-league minimum deal—the floor price for a camp body with second-round pedigree but massive durability red flags. His 2022 season production (62 tackles, 2 INT across 16 games) predates his absence and offers only a snapshot of pre-retirement form; the real concern isn't what he did before stepping away, but whether three years on the sideline have eroded his fitness, instincts, and durability enough to make him a liability rather than a salvage play. At 28 and in his fourth season, Adderley occupies an awkward career stage—too old to justify a prospect-development narrative, too unproven after his layoff to command veteran credibility. The Colts' decision to sign him in early May and release him days later speaks volumes: Indianapolis assessed him as expendable depth, not a rotational contributor, which tracks with the media's dominant narrative of a cautionary incomplete comeback rather than a hidden gem waiting for opportunity. The one-year structure carries zero financial risk to the Colts, but it also signals zero organizational faith in his viability moving forward.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Nasir's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance AnalysisProcessing

A Performance grade for Nasir Adderley is not currently available.

Fan Sentiment

Nasir Adderley carries a C+ sentiment grade right now, with the conversation around his Pro Bowl-caliber moments shaping the narrative. Media coverage frames him as a reclamation project with genuine red flags—a former second-round pick (2019, pick 60) who walked away from the NFL at 25, only to attempt a comeback three years later as organizational depth. The dominant storyline centers on legitimate skepticism: three years away from football raises durability and motivation concerns that torpedoed his early career, and at 28, the hill to prove he's still an NFL contributor is steeper than his pedigree alone suggests. The Colts' decision to sign him in early May, then release him days later alongside multiple defensive personnel moves, undercut any momentum from his return bid—the rapid turnaround signaled the organization viewed him as expendable camp body rather than a rotational option, which tells you everything about how seriously Indianapolis assessed his viability. Fans remain intrigued by the second-round talent but rightfully wary of the three-year layoff, and recent headlines hammering the release have settled the narrative: this is a cautionary tale about incomplete comebacks, not a hidden-gem sleeper story.