Jim Caldwell is kicking conventional wisdom to the curb. The Colts coach plans to use Matt Stover during the playoffs instead of four-time Super Bowl winner Adam Vinatieri, regarded as the best clutch kicker in NFL history. Caldwell explained his decision Thursday, saying Vinatieri had not ...

The Colts want Adam Vinatieri at full strength later this season, one to two months from now. Until then, they're content using another veteran kicker, Matt Stover. Indianapolis signed Stover on Wednesday, one day after Vinatieri had arthroscopic surgery to remove a piece of cartilage ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indianapolis Colts place kicker Adam Vinatieri is expected to be sidelined for four to eight weeks following a knee operation. The Colts said on their website (www.nfl.colts.com) on Wednesday that Vinatieri had undergone successful arthroscopic surgery to his right knee to remove a piece of cartilage and they had signed Matt Stover as a ...