What he meant was this: Colts general manager Chris Ballard wasn’t messing around on the first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period. While the first day of free agency isn’t typically a day the Colts GM likes to participate in, he was a changed man Monday.

If Indianapolis Colts' GM Chris Ballard is going to add a top free agent safety to this defense, he's going to face a lot of competition to do so.

The NFL offseason is about to move into high gear, with free agency unofficially beginning with the league's legal tampering period on Monday, March 10. The Indianapolis Colts have not typically been very active in the first wave of free agency.