The focus of the Indianapolis Colts is fully on the, but they face a difficult decision pertaining to the contract of one of their former first-round picks.Defensive end Kwity Paye is set to enter his fourth season in the NFL after being selected as the No. 21 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Because he was a first-round pick, his rookie contract includes a fifth-year team option.The Colts have to make a decision on whether they want to exercise the fifth-year option of the contract before May 2.SN's NFL DRAFT HQ | | Kwity Paye's fifth-year option decisionThe Colts have some time before they need to make a decision on the fifth-year option for Paye, which would cost them $13,387,000 fully guaranteed for the Jerrod Heard Jersey 2025 season.Paye hasn't quite reached his ceiling yet as a pa s rusher, but he has shown some promise that he's trending in the right direction.The Michigan product has dealt with some injuries throughout his young career, but he did finish the 2023 season with a career-high 8.5 sacks. He's improved his sack total every season in the NFL.Kwity Paye career stats Year Games Tackles Solo Tackles Sacks QB Hits TFL 2021 15 32 16 4.0 10 3 2022 12 6.0 45 32 10 10 2023 16 8.5 52 31 9 8 Career 43 18.5 129 79 29 21Where Paye needs to improve his game is the consistency aspect. There are far too many times when he disappears for whole games at a time. That said, the Colts are willing to be patient with the uber-athletic pa s rusher.The increasing salary cap in future years might make this decision a bit easier for the Colts, but it's far from a slam-dunk.For, check out Kevin Hickey's work on. Chris Nelson Jersey