"That would be great to have an opportunity to go home and play in front of my hometown fans for the team I grew up loving," Brackett said after the Colts' practice Friday in preparation for today's AFC championship game against the Jets at Lucas Oil Stadium. "It will be interesting to see what happens. Right now, I'm focused on this playoff run, and I would love to stay with the Colts. I think I fit this system well."
Brock, 31, has one year left on a five-year deal he signed with the Colts in 2006, but he is scheduled to be paid $3.79 million next season, which may be too steep a price since his role on the defensive line has been slightly reduced this season.
Like Brackett, Brock said he has thought about wearing an Eagles uniform, although he couldn't stop himself from laughing when asked about it.
"I think about it," the veteran defensive lineman said. "I do think about it."
Brock, of course, has worn an Eagles uniform, albeit never in an actual game. He was a seventh-round draft pick of the Eagles in 2002, pride of Dobbins Tech and Temple University, released on the eve of his scheduled reporting date to training camp because the Eagles didn't have enough money in their rookie salary-cap pool to give him a market-value signing bonus.
"Very high, then very low," Brock said when asked to describe his feelings from that day. "I was excited to go to camp and then to get that call, it was kind of heartbreaking."
His heart and his bank account have mended quite nicely in the eight seasons since.
"It has been great," Brock said. "We've made a lot of history here - won a Super Bowl. I've played with some Hall of Fame guys – the quarterback, Peyton [Manning] - and the way this offense has been. That's different than from when I was at Temple. We didn't have great teams, so then to come here and play on a team like this, it's incredible."
