Long title, short blog. In some lucky news, Rosevelt Colvin passed on the Indianapolis Colts to sign with the Houston Texans. This surprised me, as Indianapolis is his home town. He even has a house in the area. The money was almost certainly the deciding factor. My guess is the Colts offered him a veterans minimum contract while the Texans offered one of a much higher value. I'm glad he passed on the Colts. With all of the injuries the Colts had last season, adding an injury prone player seems like a bad move, especially since it could keep someone like Curtis Johnson, a good UDFA, off of the roster.
To cut the roster down to 80, the Colts waived running back Justice Hairston, defensive lineman Dan Davis, kicker Shane Andrus, and center Pat Ross. Coach Dungy was a fan of Hairston, so that is the only surprise. The rest all played at positions that are incredibly deep and/or strong. The Colts had to get it cut down to 80, and there was no big news here.
Here's an updated roster prediction after the loss of Colvin, trade of Lawton, and the cuts.
53-man Roster
QB: Peyton Manning, Jim Sorgi
RB: Joseph Addai, Dominic Rhodes, Mike Hart
WR: Marvin Harrison, Roy Hall, Sam Giguere
WR: Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez
TE: Dallas Clark, Jacob Tamme (H-back), Tom Santi, Gijon Robinson
LT: Tony Ugoh, Dan Federkiel
LG: Ryan Lilja, Jamey Richard
C: Jeff Saturday, Steve Justice
RG: Mike Pollak, Charlie Johnson
RT: Ryan Diem
DE: Dwight Freeney, Josh Thomas, Curtis Johnson
DE: Robert Mathis, Marcus Howard, Keyunta Dawson (also plays UT)
DT: Ed Johnson, Quinn Pitcock, Darrell Reid
UT: Raheem Brock, Eric Foster, Colin Ferrell
SLB: Tyjuan Hagler, Ramon Guzman
MLB: Gary Brackett, Philip Wheeler
WLB: Freddy Keiaho, Clint Session
CB: Marlin Jackson, Kelvin Hayden, Dante Hughes (NB), Tim Jennings, Michael Coe
FS: Antoine Bethea, Brannon Condren
SS: Bob Sanders, Matt Giordano
K: Adam Vinatieri
P: Hunter Smith
LS: Justin Snow
Practice Squad
QB Adam Tafralis
RB Chad Simpson
WR Courtney Roby
OT Michael Toudouze
OG Mike Elgin
DL Jeff Charleston
LB Jordan Senn
DB Melvin Bullitt
4 Who Should Keep In Touch
RB Kenton Keith
WR Devin Aromashodu
WR Pierre Garcon
DB Brandon Foster
To cut the roster down to 80, the Colts waived running back Justice Hairston, defensive lineman Dan Davis, kicker Shane Andrus, and center Pat Ross. Coach Dungy was a fan of Hairston, so that is the only surprise. The rest all played at positions that are incredibly deep and/or strong. The Colts had to get it cut down to 80, and there was no big news here.
Here's an updated roster prediction after the loss of Colvin, trade of Lawton, and the cuts.
53-man Roster
QB: Peyton Manning, Jim Sorgi
RB: Joseph Addai, Dominic Rhodes, Mike Hart
WR: Marvin Harrison, Roy Hall, Sam Giguere
WR: Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez
TE: Dallas Clark, Jacob Tamme (H-back), Tom Santi, Gijon Robinson
LT: Tony Ugoh, Dan Federkiel
LG: Ryan Lilja, Jamey Richard
C: Jeff Saturday, Steve Justice
RG: Mike Pollak, Charlie Johnson
RT: Ryan Diem
DE: Dwight Freeney, Josh Thomas, Curtis Johnson
DE: Robert Mathis, Marcus Howard, Keyunta Dawson (also plays UT)
DT: Ed Johnson, Quinn Pitcock, Darrell Reid
UT: Raheem Brock, Eric Foster, Colin Ferrell
SLB: Tyjuan Hagler, Ramon Guzman
MLB: Gary Brackett, Philip Wheeler
WLB: Freddy Keiaho, Clint Session
CB: Marlin Jackson, Kelvin Hayden, Dante Hughes (NB), Tim Jennings, Michael Coe
FS: Antoine Bethea, Brannon Condren
SS: Bob Sanders, Matt Giordano
K: Adam Vinatieri
P: Hunter Smith
LS: Justin Snow
Practice Squad
QB Adam Tafralis
RB Chad Simpson
WR Courtney Roby
OT Michael Toudouze
OG Mike Elgin
DL Jeff Charleston
LB Jordan Senn
DB Melvin Bullitt
4 Who Should Keep In Touch
RB Kenton Keith
WR Devin Aromashodu
WR Pierre Garcon
DB Brandon Foster
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