INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) -- Colts general manager Chris Ballard is on the final year of his contract. Ballard has been the Colts general manager since 2017. "I get to do football every day and I never take that for granted," Ballard said. I happen to be able to do it at the highest level, but I have such great respect for what the game of football gives people. It's into the fabric of our society, and I think it's a great thing.