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Cory Redding follows Pagano to Indianapolis

Posted by Evan Silva on March 14, 2012, 12:32 PM EDT
Reuters ESPN’s Josina Anderson reports that the Colts have signed defensive end Cory Redding to a three-year contract.
The Redding deal is another sign Dwight Freeney’s time in Indianapolis is close to expiration.
Redding, 31, is a 3-4 defensive end and played for new Colts head coach Chuck Pagano in Indianapolis. Primarily a run stopper at this stage of his career, Redding goes 6-foot-4 and about 300 pounds. He recorded 4.5 sacks and 43 tackles last season.
Freeney, who is on the trade block, recently hired an agent in anticipation of a move out of Indy.