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Colts activate former starting CB off IR for depleted secondary ahead of Steelers game

On Saturday, the Indianapolis Colts announced that they have activated cornerback Jaylon Jones off injured reserve and signed fellow cornerback Cameron Mitchell from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster.

The Colts also announced that they elevated defensive end Durell Nchami and wide receiver Laquon Treadwell from the practice squad to the active roster.

Indianapolis also waived linebacker Chad Muma and safety Trey Washington in corresponding roster moves.

Regarding Jones, he should be a welcome addition to the Colts secondary at outside cornerback—even if he finds himself on an initial pitch count against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Originally a 2023 7th round pick of the Colts, the 6’2”, 203 pound Jones has blossomed into a solid starting outside cornerback, who’s made 27 career starts in his first two seasons. Jones appeared in 1 game this season before re-aggravating his hamstring injury which limited him throughout this past training camp and preseason.

During all 17 starts for the Colts last season, Jones recorded 100 tackles (66 solo), 12 passes defensed, 2 interceptions, and a forced fumble. Per PFF, he earned a +67.4 overall grade.

Otherwise, Mitchell has appeared in 3 games for the Colts this season, recording 3 tackles.

Lastly, Nchami appeared in last weekend’s home blowout against the Tennessee Titans, recording 2 tackles (1 solo), while veteran wideout Laquon Treadwell appeared in 1 game during Week 7 against the Los Angeles Chargers previously. The former Minnesota Vikings first round pick has appeared in 3 games during two seasons in Indy.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/indian...r-depleted-secondary-ahead-of-pittsburgh-game

 

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Colts Reacts Survey Results: Week 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers

The Indianapolis Colts (7-1) are one of the hottest teams in all of football, sitting atop the entire AFC.

However, they’ll face arguably one of their toughest tasks yet when they travel to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) this weekend.

The Steelers are by no means a great team these days, but the Indianapolis Colts as a franchise are 1-13 all-time at Pittsburgh during the regular season. The Colts sole and last win at Pittsburgh was on November 9, 2008, when Indianapolis narrowly won 24-20.

Right now, 97% of Colts fans believe that the franchise is headed in the right direction, which is pretty remarkable given that such a percentage sat at 44% to begin this year’s surprising regular season:

A big reason why has been the monstrous rushing campaign of star workhorse Jonathan Taylor, who currently leads the league in carries (143), rushing yards (850), and a whopping 12 rushing touchdowns, as the NFL’s ‘Triple Crown rushing king.’

91% 0f Colts fans believe that Taylor, who’s on pace to be an NFL First-Team All-Pro again for the second time in his Hall of Fame career, will be this year’s NFL Offensive Player of the Year:

It would be a nice story for Taylor, who missed out on NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors back in 2021 because of the prolific receiving season of then Los Angeles Rams wideout Cooper Kupp.

However, Colts fans are less optimistic that Taylor will ultimately win NFL MVP honors (only at 34%), which is typically reserved for elite league quarterbacks in more modern seasons historically:

However, the fact that Taylor is even a legitimate MVP candidate these days speaks to his dominant season.

Source: https://www.stampedeblue.com/analys...-survey-results-week-9-at-pittsburgh-steelers