Phillip Lindsay agrees to one-year deal with Indianapolis Colts

Phillip Lindsay, in want of a profession revival, is getting his likelihood with a prove-it deal in Indianapolis.

Lindsay agreed to a one-year contract with the Colts, his agent, Mike McCartney, introduced on Tuesday. Lindsay initiatives to compete for carries behind Indianapolis bell-cow Jonathan Taylor, who led the NFL with 1,811 speeding yards final yr.

The 27-year-old Lindsay starred at Denver South and CU earlier than bursting into the NFL as a rookie with Denver in 2018, when he turned the primary undrafted rookie offensive participant in NFL historical past to be named to the Professional Bowl.

After consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in 2018 and ’19, accidents and the arrival of Melvin Gordon curtailed Lindsay’s manufacturing to 502 yards and one speeding landing in 2020. Lindsay then signed with the Texans, however didn’t final lengthy in Houston, getting waived after 10 video games.

He completed the season in Miami and with simply 249 speeding yards general in 2021. Coming into this yr, questions stay about Lindsay’s capacity to remain wholesome and be constant in cross safety.

Along with Taylor, the Colts even have Nyheim Hines and Deon Jackson on the working again depth chart. Lindsay makes two Colorado merchandise in that room, as Max Borghi (Pomona/Washington State) signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent.