The Indianapolis Colts officially got their offseason underway Monday by making several roster moves, including the signings of nine players to Reserve/Future contracts, the team announced.
Along with the nine futures contracts the team signed, all of which include players from the practice squad, the Colts also signed four players to one-year contract extensions while waiving another player. So in total, the Colts made 14 moves.
As is typical protocol following the end of the regular season, the Colts will be preparing to expand their roster to 90 players for the offseason. Much of that includes signing players to futures contracts.
The expansion of the roster to 90 players doesn’t go into effect until the start of the new league year, which is March 13. That’s why it’s technically a reserve contract. It is essentially stating the player will be on the 90-man roster when the time comes.
There is no limit to how many futures contracts the Colts have as long as they are within the 90-man limit when the new league year rolls around.
Here’s a look at the 14 moves the Colts made to begin the offseason:
1
LB Austin Ajiake
Reserve/Future contract
2
LB Liam Anderson
Reserve/Future contract
3
WR Tyrie Cleveland
Reserve/Future contract
4
S Marcel Dabo
Reserve/Future contract
5
WR Ethan Fernea
Reserve/Future contract
6
G Arlington Hambright
Reserve/Future contract
7
TE Jordan Murray
Reserve/Future contract
8
RB Zavier Scott
Reserve/Future contract
9
TE Eric Tomlinson
Reserve/Future contract
10
CB Darrell Baker Jr.
One-year contract extension
11
S Trevor Denbow
One-year contract extension
12
LB Cameron McGrone
One-year contract extension
13
LB Segun Olubi
One-year contract extension
14
CB Tony Brown
Waived
