INDIANAPOLIS — All it took was a little patience.
For a week and a half now, the Colts have been waiting, watching as wide receivers of every flavor, most of them on sale, went flying off the shelves in free agency, a market that hasn’t been all that kind to Chris Ballard in his three seasons in Indianapolis.
The Colts kept waiting for the Ghost, waiting for T.Y. Hilton, one of the best wide receivers in franchise history, to figure out what he’s worth on the open market, a risky play that could have left Indianapolis with a pressing need at the wide receiver position.