Indianapolis Colts roster cut tracker: The long road down to 53 players ahead of the NFL regular season

The Indianapolis Colts are finished with training camp and the preseason following their win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Now they have the tough task ahead of cutting their roster down from 90 to 53 as they prepare for their regular season opener against the Houston Texans.  This article will be following each roster move the […]

Destin Adams NFL News Writer
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Indianapolis Colts General Manager Chris Ballard speaks to the media Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, the Colts Complex.
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The Indianapolis Colts are finished with training camp and the preseason following their win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Now they have the tough task ahead of cutting their roster down from 90 to 53 as they prepare for their regular season opener against the Houston Texans. 

This article will be following each roster move the Colts make on their road to 53. So make sure and bookmark this one and come back as each move is announced. 


Colts Roster Cuts Tracker: 

The Colts will waive and release players between now and the NFL's roster cut-down deadline on Tuesday, August 27. If a player is waived, this means they will be subject to league-wide waivers. Where as veterans who have at least four accrued seasons in the NFL immediately become free agents. 


Players released by the Colts: 

  • Ronnie Harrison, S
  • Tyrie Cleveland, WR 
  • Derek Rivers, Edge
  • Greg Ward, WR
  • Chris Lammons, CB
  • D.J. Montgomery, WR
  • Eric Tomlinson, TE
  • Laquon Treadwell, WR

Players waived by the Colts: 

  • Clay Fields III, CB
  • Spencer Shrader, K
  • Kedon Slovis, QB
  • Derek Slywka, WR
  • Mike Smith Jr., LB
  • Levi Bell, DE
  • Marcel Dabo, S
  • Michael Tutsie, S
  • Demetric Felton, RB
  • Mike Panasiuk, C/G
  • Liam Anderson, LB
  • Craig Young, LB
  • Austin Ajiake, LB
  • Jonah Laulu, DT (2024 7th-round pick)
  • Zavier Scott, RB 
  • Jake Witt, OT
  • Ameer Speed, CB
  • Eric Johnson III, DT
  • Genard Avery, DE
  • Evan Hull, RB
  • Jason Bean, QB
  • Jaylin Simpson, CB
  • Micah Abraham, CB
  • Arlington Hambright, G
  • Titus Leo, Edge