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Players vote Carson Wentz, DeForest Buckner among 6 Colts team captains

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts players voted six of their peers team captains. On offense, they chose quarterback Carson Wentz, wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and left guard Quenton Nelson. On defense, Darius Leonard and DeForest Buckner. And on special teams, they elected Zaire Franklin.

Wentz, a four-time team captain in Philadelphia, said Wednesday the honor of being chosen by his new teammates in Indianapolis meant the world to him.

“It’s something as a quarterback, my personality, I take very seriously, (as part of) my job,” Wentz said. “It’s something I don’t take lightly. It’s something I know every other guy who wears that 'C' doesn’t take lightly either.