INDIANAPOLIS -- In the overnight hours of Sept. 3, 2017, members of the Indianapolis Colts' personnel department huddled past midnight to debate who they might pursue on the waiver wire following final roster cuts.
Kenny Moore II, a small, little-known cornerback had caught the eye of some of the team's scouts during the preseason. But general manager Chris Ballard remained unmoved. He generally pushed back on cornerbacks shorter than 5-foot-10, preferring longer body types. Besides, Moore was a Division II college prospect they'd hardly scouted from Valdosta State.
But the persistence of assistant general manager Ed Dodds and personnel director Kevin Rogers proved worthwhile.