"In need of a veteran presence at wide receiver while Anthony Gonzalez recovers from a knee injury, the Indianapolis Colts turned to Hank Baskett.

The team signed Baskett, a 27-year-old free agent who played three-plus seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, to a one-year contract today and he was on the practice field this afternoon.

“It’s good to have another veteran,’’ Colts quarterback Peyton Manning said. “Hopefully we can catch him up to speed as much as possible so if we had to put him in there to play he’d be ready.

“It’s a lot of offense to learn in a couple of days, but he’s been in a complicated offense in Philadelphia and he’s a veteran. He can only help us.’’"