Stephen Holder

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Colts/NFL reporter, @ESPN. Past @TheAthletic @indystar @tb_times @miamiherald. Miami native in search of palm trees in corn fields. 1st generation American 🇹🇹

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1Jan 26, '20This is the most recent image of Kobe in my mind. And it’s beautiful.130×0184k45k1.3k
2Apr 27, '25Per source: Not only did Colts first round pick Tyler Warren also receive a prank call; there are believed to be others, too.112×2.4M6.7k687443
3Oct 10, '23This was painful to watch because it isn’t the first time I’ve heard him say this. It’s an open secret in the league that the owner heavily influenced the QB choice, which is never99.5×2.1M2.4k229221
4Nov 12, '25NEW: To truly understand why people in the Colts organization embrace Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s hands on approach to ownership, you must first understand HER. This behind-the-scenes lo82.3×1.8M2.4k250642
5Oct 28, '24The “Get Up” panel was not kind to Anthony Richardson this morning.77.8×1.7M12k1.1k2.1k
6Nov 21, '23To clarify, Shaquille Leonard did not request his release per sources Ana his own words here. Was told on Monday by DC Gus Bradley that he was being benched. Then, was told separat75.7×1.6M1.9k24074
7May 10, '24Fun fact: AD Mitchell’s jersey number is not random. It’s based on the number of WRs drafted before him 👊🏾69.3×1.5M2k16242
8Aug 28, '23Jonathan Taylor update: Talks continue and, as expected, this will go down to the wire. One tidbit: I believe there to be a second team involved beyond the Dolphins, which would ce66.2×1.4M1.8k32518
9Oct 1, '25Tyler Warren is a man of his word. The Penn State product lost a bet to former Oregon Duck DeForest Buckner and had to do his media session with an Oregon hat and T-shirt. Buckner:49.4×1.1M8.4k235196
10Jun 2, '24Went down some Caitlin Clark rabbit holes this morning and my takeaway is that I kinda feel sympathy for her for this reason: She’s at the center of so many awful arguments, many o45.8×981k7.4k307210
11Oct 11, '24I have no idea what is happening but Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. is in uniform and catching passes in individual drills at today’s practice. 🤯45.6×976k2.1k6728
12Aug 19, '25Really animated Anthony Richardson segment on “Get Up” this morning. First, Ryan Clark delivers a sermon: (1/2)37×791k3.3k2341.3k
13Sep 22, '23Six plus years covering this guy with him bending over backward to be boring, and then he goes and does THIS??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣35.1×750k2.9k8949
14Apr 9, '22Dwayne Haskins’ death is another reminder that we should pay attention to how we talk about athletes even when they fall short of expectations. We should always remember to treat t32×058k5.7k207
15Apr 1, '24The first person who came to mind when I heard the news of Vontae Davis' passing was his grandmother, Adeline. She was a central figure in his life and single handedly raised Vonta30.3×648k2.1k12119
16Sep 8, '25Former Dolphins CB Xavien Howard, to Colts reporters just now, on Tua: "We knew... he gets the ball out pretty quick. And once we take away his first read, I feel like it's panic m28.6×612k4.5k371170
17Jan 24, '23Saw Damar Hamlin trending and thought, "Oh, more good news!" Then I clicked.... and lost what little faith I had left in humanity. SMH28.4×608k2.4k11213
18May 5, '23Colts rookie receiver Josh Downs, on Day 1 of rookie camp, says he went out to catch balls from Anthony Richardson in the hotel parking lot last night. Didn’t want to waste any tim28×599k2.8k25517
19Jun 23, '24Call me crazy, but I happen to think Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are both really good players who I enjoy watching. Is that allowed? 😂😂😂27.5×589k11k80069
20Jan 7, '24Asked Jonathan Taylor point blank: Did he want the ball on the fateful fourth and 1 play that ended tonight’s game:27.3×585k3.3k198130
21Sep 7, '25Just a ridiculous stat from our friends at ESPN Research: The Colts scored on all seven of their possessions today, becoming the first team since 1977 to accomplish this feat.26.7×572k7.2k624171
22Nov 10, '25Doing live TV from Germany, on the hallowed grounds where Jesse Owens made a fool of Adolf Hitler, is not something I would’ve predicted when you come from where I come from. 🙏🏾25×535k3.3k9255
23Nov 26, '23Shaquille Leonard and family are watching todays game from a suite, mere days after Leonard was released by the Colts.23.7×507k1.9k1129
24Oct 26, '25This was an interesting moment on Sunday NFL Countdown just now lol22.1×474k2.3k120543
25Jan 15, '25The characterization of DEI here and most places today makes me sad. Here's an example of DEI: The summer before my senior yr of HS, I participated in a minority journalism worksho22.1×473k1.9k133108
26Jun 16, '24Fever guard Caitlin Clark on Chicago forward Angel Reese’s flagrant 1 foul today: “Just a part of basketball. It is what it is. Trying to make a play on the ball, get the block. It16.2×346k2.9k33384
27Oct 16, '25Colts DT and Oregon alum DeForest Buckner paying his debt to owner Kalen Jackson (Indiana alum) after the Ducks’ loss to the Hoosiers on Saturday. Jackson was watching via zoom and15.7×337k4k228149
28Oct 2, '25DeForest Buckner continues to be a menace on and off the field 😂 Here, he collects on his bet on the Oregon-Penn State game with Penn State grad and VP of Communications Matt Cont15.2×325k3.1k148216
29Nov 2, '25Just left the Colts' locker room. There was a strange sense of ... calm. They know they're good and are keeping perspective. Jonathan Taylor: "It doesn't feel good in the moment, b14.8×317k1.9k9931
30Mar 13, '25New Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward looking sharp. Says defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo told him he’ll let him travel with opponents’ top receivers this season. 👀11.7×250k2k9135
31Jan 20, '20If we’re gonna have this holiday, then y’all at least need to know who you’re actually celebrating. MLK was not the meek and deferential person they describe him as in your history11.3×012k5.1k663
32Dec 29, '24This is the most embarrassing Colts loss since the infamous 2021 finale in Jacksonville. That game cost Carson Wentz his job. I suspect there will be a price for this one, too.10.0×213k3.3k25037
33Nov 25, '24Colts LB Zaire Franklin comments on his recent issues with former Colts punter and now-ESPN analyst Pat McAfee:7.7×165k2.7k12255
34Oct 29, '25No one wants to hear it, but the truth is a lot of — if not MOST of — the reason for the current offensive success in Indy traces back to this offensive line. I think this could be7.0×150k2.6k9349
35Nov 4, '25Sauce Gardner will be on a flight to Indy today. ✈️6.7×144k2k7412
36Feb 22, '18Yeah, the senator is clearly the victim here. (Also, how dare our children hold those in public office to account. Lord knows the voters sure as hell don’t).6.6×011k1.6k0
37Nov 17, '24We might have just seen Anthony Richardson’s best performance as a pro.5.9×127k4k22030
38Nov 9, '25Sauce Gardner (with Kenny Moore II): “That’s the first time I’ve been in a locker room that electric this year.”5.4×115k4.9k168145
39Jan 22, '21This old quote from Hank Aaron in The NY Times obituary just left me speechless. I had not seen this before.5.2×06.4k2.1k164
40Dec 4, '23NEW: An underrated factor in the Colts’ success: WRs coach Reggie Wayne. Career year for Pittman, the rise of Downs, the patience of Pierce — Reggie is a driving force behind it al5.1×109k2k13125
41Sep 22, '25Some news from Omaha Productions: Colts QB Daniel Jones will be a guest on tonight’s ManningCast during the Lions-Ravens Monday Night Football game. Jones will appear in the second4.7×100k2.1k10444
42Sep 24, '23Colts K Matt Gay just became the first kicker in history to make four 50-plus field goals in one game. Makes a 53-yard game-winner to beat the Ravens in OT on the road. Incredible.4.6×98k1.8k1772
43Apr 25, '25How we feeling, Colts fans?4.3×92k2k2616
44Nov 19, '21Whatever you think of Kyle Rittenhouse, the fact that he killed two people in a situation he inserted himself into and will likely now profit handsomely from it, should be sickenin4.2×05.6k1.4k41
45Sep 15, '19Just grabbed Adam Vinatieri was he headed to the bus. He said “you’ll here from me tomorrow.” I told him we don’t see him tomorrow. And he said, “Yeah, you will.”3.8×03.8k98112
46Oct 1, '2520 years covering this sport and I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a more instinctive player than peak Shaq Leonard.3.5×75k2.2k9023
47May 7, '25This might be sacrilege, but THAT was a Reggie Miller moment. Haliburton’s stardom might go down as one of the most memorable stories of this postseason.3.0×65k2.5k10716
48Nov 17, '24This is the offense we THOUGHT Shane Steichen was going to run with Anthony Richardson this season. Better late than never.2.9×61k1.8k12811
49Nov 27, '22This right here is why @Hasselbeck was a reporter’s best friend during his playing days. He would constantly give totally relatable stories that applied to whatever was going on in2.9×04.6k382380
50Oct 20, '25This is where we are now. Life comes at you fast. 🤣2.8×59k2k213157
51Dec 30, '21A huge thanks to Colts center Ryan Kelly for his candidness today with us while discussing his family's recent horrible tragedy -- the premature birth and death of his daughter.2.7×04.9k25759
52Dec 6, '22Here it is: THE story, one we’ve waited three years to read. Andrew Luck speaks, by @SethWickersham:2.6×03.1k549595
53Dec 10, '17For the record: I don't know if I've ever seen a running back more beaten up after a game than Frank Gore today. Uniform bloodied, black and blue all over. Much respect to the vet.2.5×03.9k6920
55Jan 5, '22My God, Darius Leonard. (from @zkeefer):2.3×03.1k68218
56Dec 27, '20Bro, the Colts are wild AF. And Jacoby has no chill. 😂😂😂2.2×03.5k44625
57Apr 15, '22Some of us writers have been getting heat for going soft on Chris Ballard. Well, this man… 1) dumped Wentz for 2 thirds (correcting his own mistake) 2) Got Matt Ryan for ONE third 2.2×03.7k36917
58Mar 25, '22Interesting moment in the final exchange in the Deshaun Watson/Browns presser... GM Andrew Berry is asked whether he believes in Watson's innocence. He said "we believe in Deshaun 2.1×03.4k32647
59Mar 27, '19I thought I knew Andrew Luck. I was wrong. I don’t know this person at all. 😂2.0×02.8k55843
60Sep 7, '25Peyton Manning: “There is no place Jim Irsay belongs more than in the Ring of Honor.”2.0×42k1.9k10016
61Apr 18, '21Presented without comment1.9×02.5k54974
62Aug 2, '21Breaking: Frank Reich says Carson Wentz had an old foot injury dating back to perhaps high school according to doctors. Over time, the broken bone came loose and caused pain. The d1.9×01.7k42124
63Mar 22, '22It’s the kids outfits for me 😂 They are READY. Lol (Photo from @Colts Instagram)1.9×03.5k1707
64Oct 7, '19Taking a second look at last night's Colts game and I cannot emphasize enough how ridiculous this Marlon Mack run is. He makes three consecutive cuts that are absolutely gorgeous. 1.9×02.9k42621
65Jan 20, '21A small thing to most but huge to me: Philip Rivers gave this story to one person: Kevin Acee, longtime columnist from the San Diego Union-Tribune. He'd covered Rivers for years an1.8×03.2k31310
66Oct 5, '21I kinda wonder something: Do fans recognize how incredibly unusual it was for Urban Meyer to not fly home with the team last week? Like, in 16 years on the NFL beat, I can’t recall1.8×03.2k24916
67Feb 14, '22Incredible halftime show. Just flawless. They’ll never top this one.1.7×03k28610
68Jan 12, '19Just boarded the last flight of the night to Kansas City. Thought it would be a quiet ride and popped some cold medicine. To my surprise, Colts fans have turned this thing into an 1.7×03.1k2161
69Sep 22, '19Jacoby Brissett today: 28 of 37, 310 yards, two TDs, 0 INTs, 118.1 rating. The Colts would have taken that kind of production from Andrew Luck 10 times out of 10. Y'all still wanna1.7×02.8k3102
70Nov 24, '21Deforest Buckner, asked about Brady playing at 44... "If I'm playing football at 44, it means I'm broke."1.6×03k1536
71Feb 1, '22So, if I have this right, Bill Belichick can design defenses to stop the top offenses in the NFL, but his inability properly use an iPhone is what's going to bring the NFL to its k1.5×02.5k32524
72Dec 19, '21Quenton Nelson gets it: "With the rivalry with the Patriots, we were playing for all the Colts that came before us because we knew how much this game meant to them." Well said from1.5×02.8k2055
73Nov 7, '22I don’t know if the Titans are gonna win this game, but here’s what I do know: Mike Vrabel gets more out of his team than just about any coach in the NFL. Every. Single. Year.1.5×02.6k23410
74Aug 30, '22Colts QB Sam Ehlinger is expected to remain on the final roster after today's final cuts are complete, per source.1.5×02.6k1936
75Jan 9, '22Per usual, you will want someone to blame for this Colts disaster. Here's a list: Chris Ballard, Frank Reich, Carson Wentz, OL, WRs, DL, LBs, DBs, ball boys, grounds keepers, bus d1.5×02.1k3212
76Oct 19, '20Most players tell you they never read what you write and don’t care if it’s positive or negative. And then there is Philip Rivers. I love this:1.5×02.3k28742
77Dec 19, '21Jonathan Taylor just scored with 27 men in the box.1.4×02.8k1622
78Feb 4, '18I cannot possibly explain to you how nice a human being Edwin Jackson was. RIP Pound Cake.1.4×02k5320
79Mar 21, '22I'm still pondering this, but: Colts Matt Ryan > Colts Philip Rivers.... I think.1.4×02.7k894
81Oct 7, '19One of the gutsiest wins I've seen from the Colts in my seven years on this beat. Down to the bone in terms of defensive injuries, and to come out with a win like this, on the road1.3×02.4k2292
82Oct 12, '21Carson Wentz last night: *Career high passing yardage (402) *Career high passer rating (128.5) *Career high yards per attempt (11.49!!) *Still takes an L. The most Colts game ever.1.3×02.3k20911
83Dec 21, '21Live look at the main NFL Twitter account 👀1.2×02.2k2162
84Sep 12, '22Wait… I’m confused… why are some of y’all blaming Matt Ryan for yesterday? Certainly not a perfect performance, but he’s the primary reason they even had a shot. Two dropped TD pas1.2×02k1177
85Jul 28, '22Really interesting observation from Colts HC Frank Reich. Says practice ended 10 minutes earlier both Wed. and today bc Matt Ryan is intentionally pushing the tempo. He told Reich 1.2×02.1k1354
86Nov 7, '22I'm... speechless.1.2×02.2k947
87Sep 19, '21Give Carson Wentz credit. He has shown a shitload of guts scrambling and playing in the face of this INSANE pressure from the Rams' defensive front. The Colts are in this because o1.1×01.9k2033
89Feb 17, '22You know who gets to pretend skin color doesn’t matter? White people. As the parent of Black kids, I don’t have that luxury. I don’t lie to my kids. Also, she’s not stupid. There’s1.1×01.6k35718
90Nov 7, '22This is gonna go down as one of the craziest days in my career. And I've seen some STUFF1.1×02.1k8011
91Dec 26, '21Colts defense played like big boys tonight without the heart and soul of the entire unit. That's clutch.1.1×02.1k1250
92May 3, '19Parris Campbell has shown the full gamut today. Snatched a pass behind him on a cross, played outside receiver and showed unreal SPEED. I’m sold.1.1×01.8k2161
93Mar 9, '22If the Commanders have agreed to take on all of Carson Wentz's compensation, as reported, the Colts are going to have an unfathomable amount of salary cap space next week. Holy shi1.1×01.8k1343
94Mar 21, '22I get that Carson Wentz is significantly younger, but Wentz for 2 3's vs Matt Ryan for a 3rd seems like the Colts probably salvaged this whole crazy situation.1.1×02.1k927
95Sep 18, '22This is one of the worst halves of football I've ever seen the Colts play. And this is my TENTH season in Indy.1.0×01.7k1423
96Feb 23, '21Guys... JJ Watt has “liked” two of my tweets in the past week or so. Obviously, JJ to the Colts #confirmed. 😂1.0×02k570
97Apr 25, '20Jonathan Taylor just called Philip Rivers "Mr. Rivers." That's it. That's the tweet.1.0×01.8k1477
98May 30, '21All the old men yelling at clouds in these comments is exactly why there’s a whole generation of kids out there that doesn’t give a shit about baseball.1.0×01.8k1877
99Dec 19, '21Jonathan Taylor has 1,518 rushing yards with three games to go.1.0×01.9k1023

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