The Colts will quickly get some reinforcement on the line of defense. The group introduced Saturday that they’ve activated defensive finish Tyquan Lewis off the injured reserve. Lewis continues to be questionable for Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Lions.
Lewis dealt with a long list of injuries to begin the season, with the defensive end suffering wrist, calf, and elbow issues. He landed on injured reserve in early October and has been on the shelf for the past month-plus. He returned to practice earlier this week, and the Colts didn’t take lengthy so as to add him to the energetic roster.
The 2018 second-round choose has spent his complete profession in Indy. He hasn’t essentially lived as much as his draft billing, as Lewis has solely began 20 of his 69 appearances. He’s additionally spent a lot of his Colts tenure coping with accidents, because the Ohio State product has missed 41 video games in six-plus seasons with the group.
Nonetheless, he’s confirmed to be a helpful rotational cross rusher. The defensive finish has collected 15 profession sacks, together with a career-high 4 sacks (together with a career-high 13 QB hits) in 2023. That efficiency earned him a two-year extension from the Colts, and Lewis proceeded to start out every of the group’s first 4 video games of the 2024 marketing campaign. 2021 second-rounder Dayo Odeyingbo and 2024 first-rounder Laiatu Latu have each garnered extra alternatives with Lewis out of the lineup. With 2021 first-round choose Kwity Paye additionally sticking round, it’s unsure if Lewis will proceed to start out as soon as he’s able to take the sphere.
The Colts made a handful of extra strikes in anticipation of Week 12. The group introduced that they’ve waived defensive finish Genard Avery and elevated guard Atonio Mafi from the observe squad.
