{"id":59374,"date":"2019-03-11T19:42:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T23:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=59374"},"modified":"2021-03-26T21:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T01:59:20","slug":"devin-funchess-signs-with-indianapolis-colts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/03\/11\/devin-funchess-signs-with-indianapolis-colts\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Funchess Signs With Indianapolis Colts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wide receiver\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FuncDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Funchess\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142580391 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142580391 BCX0\">has agreed to sign a one year, $13 million\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142580391 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW142580391 BCX0\">contract<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142580391 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142580391 BCX0\">\u00a0with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/colts\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>. \u00a0Funchess spent the first four years of his career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142580391 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142580391 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Devin Funchess will sign a 1-year deal worth $13 million with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Colts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Colts<\/a>, per sources.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mortreport\/status\/1105251461389320192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Devin Funchess Agrees to Sign With Indianapolis Colts<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Funchess blossomed\u00a0in his previous two seasons, becoming one of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=NewtCa00,NewtCa20&amp;search=Cam+Newton&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Newton<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s favorite targets. His first two years with the Carolina Panthers\u00a0were nothing special, as he totaled just 31 receptions and 23 receptions respectively. He failed to reach 500 yards in both seasons as well but managed to find the end zone nine times in his first two years.<\/p>\n<p>Funchess&#8217;s breakout year came in his third season with the Panthers. He finished with 63 catches for 840 yards and eight touchdowns. He had finally looked like the number one option that Carolina was desperately missing since they had <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=SmitSt01,SmitSt00,SmitSt20,SmitSt02,SmitSt21&amp;search=Steve+Smith&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Smith<\/a><\/strong>. Many were looking at this year as the year for Funchess to take that next big leap.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Funchess and the Panthers, that didn&#8217;t happen this year. He battled nagging injuries the entire year and was unable to replicate his 2017 season. Cam Newton&#8217;s injured shoulder also played a part in it, as he struggled to throw the ball during the second half of the season. Funchess finished the season with 44 catches for 549 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He will look to bounce back after a rough 2018, but he should be able to with ease. Funchess doesn&#8217;t have the speed some of the top receivers do, but he&#8217;s still a very capable wide receiver. He has good size and strength for the position, which makes him a very capable red zone threat.<\/p>\n<p>Funchess went to Harrison High School in Farmington, Michigan, where he excelled at football and track and field. Funchess was rated as a four-star recruit by most websites. He committed to his hometown Michigan Wolverines in 2011. Funchess was drafted 41st overall by the Carolina Panthers. 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