Indianapolis Colts TE Jelani Woods' NFL career hit another bump in the road with his most recent injury
The rough start to Jelani Woods' young NFL career continues. With the third-year Indianapolis Colts tight end being placed on the season-ending IR. The Colts drafted Woods with the 73rd pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. During his rookie season, he appeared in 15 games and recorded 25 catches, 312 yards and three touchdowns. He entered year […]
The rough start to Jelani Woods' young NFL career continues.
With the third-year Indianapolis Colts tight end being placed on the season-ending IR.
The Colts drafted Woods with the 73rd pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. During his rookie season, he appeared in 15 games and recorded 25 catches, 312 yards and three touchdowns.
He entered year two with many expecting a big jump from the TE, but a lingering hamstring injury forced him to miss his entire sophomore season. And now he has lost his third year to a severe case of turf toe.
Many speculated Woods was on the roster bubble after a lackluster training camp during an ongoing battle at TE. We may never know if the Colts planned on keeping him on the 53-man roster, but their choosing to use their two designated to-return IR spots on different players doesn't seem like a good sign he was going to make it.
Next year is now a literal make-or-break year for Woods as he will enter the final year of his rookie contract only playing in one of his first three seasons. And with the team having multiple young TEs on the roster, his odds of making next year's roster might just be an uphill battle.
The Indianapolis Colts waived a rookie they selected in the 2024 NFL Draft as part of their 53-man roster cuts
Cut-down day is full of tough decisions for all 32 NFL teams. The Indianapolis Colts are no different, with the news coming out that they are waiving 2024 7th-round pick Jonah Laulu. Jonah Laulu The Colts drafted Laulu with the 234th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Laulu had a strong training camp, but the […]
An Indianapolis Colts star player presumed to miss the entire season now has a chance to return
The Indianapolis Colts saw their 2023 sack leader, Samson Ebukam, go down with a torn Achilles, leading many to assume his 2024 season was over. This still may be the case, but it seems the Colts aren't ready to throw in the towel on Ebukam's season. With the news of them using one of their two […]
