It is nearly a miracle that the Indianapolis Colts are 6-1 through seven games. That is meant as no disrespect to the coaching staff or the players on the field, but more about how many injuries the team has suffered. Should Indy ever get fully healthy, watch out.
Unfortunately, the injury bug bit Indy against in Week 7. It wasn't the secondary that was affected this time, though. Instead, edge rusher Samson Ebukam hurt his knee and will miss at least several weeks. The Colts need to find an immediate replacement for him.
As good as Indianapolis's offense has been, the edge rush group has mostly been underwhelming except for Laiatu Latu. Eubkam is solid at chasing quarterbacks, but not good against the run. The issue is that Indy doesn't have a ready-made replacement.
Indianapolis Colts sign edge rusher Seth Coleman to the practice squad
Ahead of Week 8, the Colts decided to sign an edge rusher in hopes of getting some of the production lost with Ebukam's injury. The player general manager Chris Ballard signed to the practice squad was undrafted free agent Seth Coleman.
Fans will see the "practice squad" part and think, "What's the big deal? There isn't much risk involved." That is partly true.
But teams often sign players to the practice squad first, especially those players who haven't played yet in 2025, because it gives the player time to acclimate to the physicality of the NFL. Going from working outside the league to suddenly playing in real games risks a player getting hurt.
Veteran cornerback Mike Hilton was recently added to the practice squad by the Colts first, and then he got real snaps. Unfortunately, he suffered a quick injury, too.
Coleman hasn't yet proven he deserves real snaps. He played for the Seattle Seahawks in training camp and the preseason, but his statistics are misleading. The 6'5" and 250-pound edge rusher out of Illinois (he had 15.5 sacks and 27.5 tackles for loss in college) had 1.5 sacks in the preseason, but he also played mostly late in those games.
In other words, he was facing backups to backups, and going against other players unlikely to find a place on an NFL roster. Against actual starters, Coleman is probably going to struggle. The hope is that the Indianapolis Colts don't need to elevate him to the active roster. If they do, some other bad thing has probably happened.