Stephon Gilmore has played in 132 games over his 10-year career spent primarily in the AFC with the Buffalo Bills (2012-2016), New England Patriots (2017-2020) and Carolina Panthers (2021).
But the first time the veteran cornerback runs out of the tunnel at Lucas Oil Stadium as a member of the Colts will be only the second game he’s played on his new home turf – and first since his rookie year of 2012.
Gilmore has come a long way in what’ll be a decade between games in downtown Indianapolis. He’s earned first-team AP All-Pro honors twice, has been to five Pro Bowls – including four in a row – and was named the 2019 AP Defensive Player of the Year. He picked off Jared Goff to help the Patriots smother the Rams and win a Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LIII. He has 26 interceptions, 89 pass break-ups and countless plays where his sticky, physical, smart, instinctive coverage forced an incomplete pass.
On Monday, Gilmore signed with the Colts after deciding the team was the right…