Ed Hinkel nearly made it. Hinkel, an Erie native who played football at Cathedral Prep and Iowa, was among the final 25 cuts made by the Indianapolis Colts. The NFL deadline for 53-player rosters was 6 p.m. Saturday, but the Colts did not make their cuts public until Sunday. Hinkel, a wide receiver, signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent. He stuck with the team through each round of cuts in training camp, appearing in two preseason games. He caught two passes, one each against St. Louis on Aug. 10 and against Cincinnati on Friday, for a combined 19 yards. The Colts kept six wide receivers, including Hinkel's rival for a spot, John Standeford, a first-year veteran receiver who caught six passes for 89 yards Friday against the Bengals. Terrence Wilkins, who played in Indianapolis from 1999 to 2001, and who was out of football last year, also caught on as a receiver. Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Brandon Stokley and Aaron Moorehead are the others.