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BREAKING: Colts Select Linebacker Zaire Franklin In Seventh Round Of 2018 NFL Draft

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts wrapped up their 11-man 2018 NFL Draft haul on the defensive side of the ball.

The team selected Syracuse linebacker Zaire Franklin with its second of two seventh-round selections (235th overall).

Franklin — who stands at 6-foot tall and weighs 239 pounds — had a decorated career for the Orangemen, where he became just the second three-time captain in school history, and the first in 121 years.

A two-time All-ACC selection, Franklin played in 48 total games, starting the last 39, at middle linebacker, and racked up 311 total tackles (31.