Here's what the Colts had to say about Donald Brown.

Colts president Bill Polian. "He's a scintillating player. We lost Dominic Rhodes, we replaced him with Donald Brown. He's a guy who is a game-breaker.

Polian on Brown joining Joeseph Addai in the backfield, "Because of (Brown), Addai will have a longer career and be a more productive player."

Colts head coach Jim Caldwell. "One of the first things he asked me after we made the pick was about offensive installation. He wanted the playbook for the upcoming weekend (rookie mini-camp). It's important to have two backs in the system because of the work load in our system, you need at least two."