The Colts will quickly get some reinforcement on the line of defense. The workforce introduced Saturday that they’ve activated defensive finish Tyquan Lewis off the injured reserve. Lewis remains to be questionable for Sunday’s recreation 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 workforce.
Nonetheless, he’s confirmed to be a helpful rotational move 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 begin every of the workforce’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 begin as soon as he’s able to take the sphere.
The Colts made a handful of further strikes in anticipation of Week 12. The workforce introduced that they’ve waived defensive finish Genard Avery and elevated guard Atonio Mafi from the follow squad.