Colts Camp Confidential: Dog Days of Summer Edition

6. Colts Safety Depth Already Being Tested

With starting safety Clayton Geathers already out until perhaps the team’s regular season opener with a broken bone in his foot, the Colts were recently dealt another blow as fellow starter Mike Adams twisted his ankle on Sunday.

While Adams’ injury didn’t appear overly serious and he was held out Monday presumably for precautionary reasons, the Colts safety depth is already being tested early on in training camp.

The good news is that the team just got rookie 2nd round pick T.J. Green back from a calf injury, but the bad news is that nickel cornerback Darius Butler has been getting 1st team reps at safety in the aftermath of all the injuries at the position.

Nothing against Butler, but the Colts will be much better off with an actual safety starting at the position rather than an undersized cornerback. Still, Adams should be back soon, so this is more of a temporary fix at safety rather than a long-term solution.

On the bright side, it does allow the Colts to know they can play Butler at safety in a pinch during the regular season if it absolutely came to it.