The Colts shuffled their roster Saturday with Sunday’s meeting against the Dolphins looming, making a series of moves that touched both sides of the ball.
Indianapolis activated defensive end Arden Key from injured reserve, signed linebacker West Weeks to the 53-man roster and placed tight end Mo Alie-Cox and linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither on injured reserve, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, who reported the transactions on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Colts activated DE Arden Key from injured reserve, signed LB West Weeks to their 53-man roster, and placed TE Mo Alie-Cox and LB Akeem Davis-Gaither on injured reserve.”
Key’s return gives the Colts another body on the defensive front and adds another piece to their pass-rushing mix. Weeks, meanwhile, comes aboard to help replenish the linebacker group after Davis-Gaither’s move to injured reserve.
That absence matters immediately. Davis-Gaither will be out for at least the next four games, forcing Indianapolis to rework its defensive rotation.
Alie-Cox’s injury creates a different kind of hole. The veteran tight end has been part blocker, part receiving outlet during his time with the team, and now the Colts will need more from the rest of their tight end room.
Both Alie-Cox and Davis-Gaither are required to miss at least four games under NFL injured reserve rules.
The roster changes arrive with Indianapolis at 2-7 and trying to stop a five-game skid. The Colts are coming off a 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 9 and will face Miami, which is 1-7, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on CBS at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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