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The Indianapolis Colts have a serious need for talent in the secondary. Their four defensive starters of JuJu Brents, Kenny Moore II, Julian Blackmon, and Nick Cross are solid, but the Colts seriously lack depth at every position. The problem was recently magnified with the news that one of Indy's 2023 rookies suffered the second major injury of his young career.
According to Ari Meirov, Indianapolis Colts safety Daniel Scott suffered a ruptured Achilles during a practice last week. He will miss the entire 2024 NFL season.
This is a crushing injury for Scott. The fifth-round rookie in 2023 tore his ACL during OTAs and now suffered a major injury before the start of the 2024 season. It will be tough for Scott to bounce back from back-to-back major injuries so early into his career.
Scott played college football at Cal and was headed towards a depth role on defense and would likely have been a regular special teams contributor. Now, he must wait for his third year as a pro before he takes his first snap in the NFL.
The Colts will have to make due with existing safeties Rodney Thomas II, Trevor Denbow, and Marcel Dabo to step in the wake of Scott's injury.
Indianapolis could be in the running to sign a veteran safety or cornerback before training camp to add some depth with veteran experience. Notable free agent safeties include Justin Simmons, Quandre Diggs, and Eddie Jackson.
Anthony Richardson won't change playing style despite re-injury concerns
The Colts suffered a huge blow in 2023 when rookie QB Anthony Richardson went down with a season-ending shoulder injury.
Injuries will always be a topic of concern for Richardson. The mobile QB regularly puts his body on the line when running the ball and attempting to gain extra yards.
Richardson recently spoke with NFL.com's Jeremy Bergman about his recovery process and what comes next.
“I don't think there's any way I could have avoided what happened to me,” Anthony Richardson said. “Just a regular, routine tackle. I tried to brace myself for the fall and just my shoulder did what it did. There's nothing I could do about that. … Changing my game and my play style? I don't feel like there's anything wrong with my play style. People see me, I'm a big quarterback, so they always thing, ‘Oh, he wants to run the ball all the time, he wants to be physical and that's what's gonna get him hurt.' But that's not the case. The time I did get hurt… The one time, the one concussion, that was me completely because I slowed down by the end zone — you're never supposed to do that.”
Richardson was adamant that he won't change his play style. However, he did not that he will try to play smarter in 2024 so he can stay on the field.
“But necessarily changing my play? I don't think I'm gonna change it, but being smart, knowing when to get extra yards and knowing when to get down, I feel like I know how to do that,” Richardson said. “It's just I have to do it and do it at the right time, I guess. I don't know if I'm gonna change my game, but being smarter for the team, of course.”
